COMMEMORATION - 1916 Easter Rising, Malaga

Commemoration at Plaza de San Pedro Alcántara, Malaga City.

Assemble at 14:20 in Plaza de la Merced. The venue is a five minute walk.

Spokesman John Cadiz of the ' Children of 1916' commit

tee said “This is a momentous occasion that we celebrate - the Proclamation of the Republic of Ireland - on Easter Sunday 1916".

it is an opportunity to gather with fellow Irishmen and women to proudly acknowledge the sacrifice of a small but brave handful of revolutionaries at the General Post Office in Dublin one hundred years ago. Similar commemorations will take place throughout the World.

As Irish Malagueños we are humbled to have been welcomed into the fabric of such a rich and tolerant community.

Further information is available from the web site www.FACEBOOK.com/pascua1916.

The format will be:

1916 celebrations in Malaga City

14:30 start.

Reading of the Proclamation in English and Spanish

Reciting of a poem by W B Yates in English and Spanish

Reading of the names of the 16 executed leaders

One minute silence. The dipping of the flag.

Playing of The Last Post and Foggy Dew

A brief speech.

Closing with the Irish national anthem.

Followed by drinks, music and tapas in La Tranca bar, across the road to the event.