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Speech by President Higgins to representatives of Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strikers

Speech by President Higgins to representatives of Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strikers

Update: 2024-07-19
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The President and Sabina Higgins received representatives of the Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strikers at Áras an Uachtaráin.

19th July is the 40th anniversary of the commencement of the Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid strike, which commenced on 19 July 1984 when Mary Manning refused to handle the sale of grapefruit from South Africa.

To mark the anniversary, the President and Sabina met with strikers Liz Deasy, Karen Gearon, Sandra Griffin, Mary Manning, Theresa Mooney, Vonnie Munroe McCue, Cathryn O Reilly, Alma Russell and Michelle Sherlock at the Áras.
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Speech by President Higgins to representatives of Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strikers

Speech by President Higgins to representatives of Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strikers

Áras an Uachtaráin