Children lead vigils for peace

SIXTEEN children, each representing one million Iraqis said to be surviving on food rations, released 250 paper doves towards the tip of the new Spire of Dublin and beyond, during a city-centre peace vigil yesterday.

The children, all of different ethnic backgrounds, released the doves, attached to helium balloons, during a silent vigil organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Vigils were held at local post offices across the country in tandem with similar protests across the continent and organised by the European Trade Union Federation.