An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Seanad Éireann — 2022-07-12
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Mark Daly (CC), Administrative Panel

I hope it does not rain at least. I wish the day to be celebrated in an appropriate manner. As Senator Currie pointed out, when people celebrate culture, they should not try to denigrate the culture of others. I have seen the posters and our national flag on the bonfires. That is not celebrating anybody's culture. I imagine that is the very opposite of what many people in the unionist community think is celebrating their culture. Senator Currie is correct that they need to speak out to say that does not represent a celebration of culture as they would like to see it. The more that happens, the more respect we will see when celebrations take place in both communities. I thank the Senator for raising that issue this morning.

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Sitting date: 2022-07-12