30-04-2025
See pictures from Easter commemorations in New Ross
There was a large crowd in attendance for the mass in St Mary and Michael's Church, and the parade thereafter which assembled in the Irishtown, and both the mass and parade were in memory of the men and women of the old IRA, to honour their sacrifices. When the parade arrived at St Stephen's Cemetery, MC Larry Shannon introduced the event and Monsignor Joe McGrath recited a decade of the rosary, followed by a reading of the 1916 Proclamation by Pipe Major, Paschal Bolger.
Former FCA Officer, Jim Sutton, performed the laying of the wreath, at which point, the FCA Pipe Band played the lament, Wrap the Green Flag Around Me, which was introduced for the centenary anniversary. A minute's silence then took place. Two members of the Confraternity band, Jane Connolly and George Delany played The Last Post and Reveille on bugles, accompanied by Derek Bolger, followed by a heart-rending performance of the national anthem by the FCA Pipe Band.
On behalf of the organising committee, John Bennett said he's grateful to Derek Furness and District Manager, Alan Fitzhenry, 'they have the place immaculate.' He thanked New Ross Municipal District and politicians for attending, and Joanne Cooney for use of her PA system.
