Where to appreciate Irish world war victims

IN response to Tom Cooper and Jack Lane who feel that a remembrance concert to honour the Irish who fought and died during the First World War is wrong (Letters, October 20), I challenge anyone who shares these views to attend the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium, just once.

You would be so moved by this experience as an Irish citizen you would really appreciate why your fellow-countrymen and women should be honoured.

I applaud Cork’s Lord Mayor, Brian Bermingham, for announcing a remembrance concert in City Hall on November 8. The visual aspect of this concert — a compere, music and costumes — is a wonderful way to encourage younger people to study our history and in turn learn about the reality of war and its effects. Alternatively, sceptics could visit the Island of Ireland Peace Park in Belgium.