Aontu, Ireland’s newest political party, will hold an Easter Commemoration in Crosstown Graveyard in Wexford town next Saturday. Wexford Aontu rep Elaine Cole said that her party felt strongly about keeping traditional republican values alive.
“The sacrifices made by the men and women of 1916 were supposed to usher in a Republic based on liberty and equality of opportunity, not licence and laissez faire,” Mrs Cole said. “It was supposed to be a place where class distinction did not exist, where politicians served the people and where all the children of the land were cherished equally. The ideals laid out in the 1916 Proclamation and the 1919 Democratic Programme were incredibly progressive for the day and promised a nation that we could all take great pride in.”
“A century later and the vision of our founders has been eroded away by gombeen politicians, corrupt big business and elitist yuppism. That is why Aontu believes it is so important to mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising, a moment sadly confined to the dustbin of history by the Irish establishment and group-think political parties.”
“We will be holding a traditional Easter Commemoration at 6pm on Easter Saturday evening at the Republican plot in Crosstown Graveyard in Wexford. This event is open to all to attend and will be family friendly. I’ll be honoured to share speaking duties with my Rosslare LEA colleague Jim Codd and local youths will read the proclamation and other historical documents as a mark of respect. We will also have Easter lilies for sale at the event.”
No comments:
Post a Comment