1916 parade critics turn blind eye to Irish role in Nelson flotilla

SOME of the contributors to your letters columns commenting on the Easter Rising commemoration recently were critical of its military aspect.

Strangely enough, not one of these contributors who were offended by the sight of Irish military personnel honouring the Easter Rising volunteers appeared to take no offence at the participation of Irish navy personnel alongside counterparts in the British navy in an event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Admiral Nelson’s defeat of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar.

Nor, it seems, were they much concerned when the our air corp, alongside the Royal Air Force, took part in the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in the early stages of World War II.