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Remembering World War I: The Hauntings Soldier keeps watch at St Stephen's Green

Events are taking place this morning to mark the moment the guns fell silent.

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THE HAUNTINGS SOLDIER has been keeping watch at the corner of Stephen’s Green, in the heart of Dublin city, for the last seven days.

Constructed by Martin Galbavy and Chris Hannam in Dorset and made entirely of scrap metal its presence casts a ghostly figure – careworn and weary from battle – and evokes the suffering of those who served in the Great War and returned home to an uncertain future.

Onlookers have been stopping to take in the sight, inside the landmark gates of the green, over the past week.

There is no agreement on the total number of Irish soldiers who served in the British Army and Navy in the First World War. There appears to be a consensus that at least 35,000 died and the figure on the National War Memorial is 49,400.

Events are being held in Dublin and around the world today to mark the centenary of Armistice Day. World War One ended at 11am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.

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    Mute JoeJoe Kilbride
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    May 18th 2025, 3:30 PM

    Seems like the only ones the government feels responsible to is this Lowry group and not the general public

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    Mute thomas molloy
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    May 18th 2025, 7:17 PM

    @JoeJoe Kilbride: Elected politicians are supposed to interact. This is another case of the news media trying to create distrust of politicians as trust in the media is fast declining. They foster angst when normal essential political activity is boringly getting on with the job.

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    Mute JoeJoe Kilbride
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    May 18th 2025, 8:10 PM

    @thomas molloy: it would appear that this small group has greater access to cabinet members than their own colleagues on the backbenches.

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    Mute James Leahy
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    May 18th 2025, 3:30 PM

    The innocent face of that Troy lad .Must be a wonderful feeling to own all those properties in the midst of a housing crisis.

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    May 18th 2025, 3:35 PM

    @John doe: doh! No.

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    May 18th 2025, 3:36 PM

    @John doe: You should try it

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    May 18th 2025, 3:42 PM

    @John doe: You can’t rent the space under bridges, pīg troll.

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    May 18th 2025, 3:43 PM

    @John doe: You can prove nothing, you’re one of life’s wasters.

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    May 18th 2025, 3:55 PM

    @James Leahy: Thought he had done the honourable thing and resigned a few years ago.

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    May 18th 2025, 3:56 PM

    @James Leahy: And I see the migration minister is unaware as well…. are these lads up to speed at all.

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    May 18th 2025, 4:22 PM

    @John doe: Thought that was your level of intelligence alright

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    May 18th 2025, 4:22 PM

    @John doe: indeed, investing in several properties is a wise career move

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    May 18th 2025, 4:24 PM

    @Joe Beirne: I’d say he hasn’t got a pit to p155 in

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    May 18th 2025, 5:01 PM

    @Jb Walshe: To be fair, the journal facilitated it cos it encourages engagement however negative. I’m all for a bit of craic and healthy debate but this lad or whatever he is should be permanently banned.

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    Mute Dominic Leleu
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    May 19th 2025, 4:48 AM

    @John doe: because you have a iq equal to your backside temperature.

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    May 18th 2025, 3:32 PM

    a proven corrupt political talking about corruption. only in Ireland

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    May 18th 2025, 3:42 PM

    @micheal gilsenan: Expecting straight dealing from that shower of shysters, is the triumph of hope over experience!

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    Mute JoeJoe Kilbride
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    May 18th 2025, 3:42 PM

    @micheal gilsenan: no, not only Ireland, look at the states, corruption at a far grander scale than could ever happen here

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    May 18th 2025, 3:35 PM

    Anyone with half a brain knew that as they signed up to a pact with Fibe Garl and Fianna Fáil that they’d have access to ministers which highlights the undemocratic process to cut opposition speaking time, backed by people who saud most other countries allow government politicians to ask questions, I’d suggest look at Westminster and seeing the complete waste of time that us, turning into a nothing but a free for all. Martin and Harris have attempting to destroy democracy on their C.V’s along with their other litany of failures.

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    May 18th 2025, 4:40 PM

    @Brian D’Arcy: It’s the death Nnell for independentants anyway …can’t be trusted anymore.

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    May 18th 2025, 4:29 PM

    Sure a man that doesn’t know he owns houses wouldn’t know anything!

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    May 18th 2025, 4:09 PM

    A joke

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    May 18th 2025, 5:23 PM

    Ff are a joke their bank ruptured the country

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    May 18th 2025, 6:33 PM

    @Paul Byrne: Do you think they actually giant fcuk

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    May 18th 2025, 3:49 PM

    How do all men stand by and allow total corruption? Gen X seem to be the only ones capable in this country and the rest of you are just a complete waste of space.

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    May 18th 2025, 9:36 PM

    @H Woo: Pull the other one it’s got bells on it

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    May 18th 2025, 4:03 PM

    Why are the comments for the City Weat Hotel closed? I know for a fact because i met people living there that they pay for a family of two children, an accommodated apartment with gym, swimming pool, all amenities for a five stars golf hotel that’s the city west for only €650 per month, they also work full time and get subsidised childcare, more than anyone would get. Where is the fairness in this? Refugee? That’s a five stars hotel turn to apartments and they get more disposable income than the rest of us. That’s why people are protesting.

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    May 18th 2025, 8:34 PM

    @The Truth: always the lies to try to justify your agenda of hate

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    May 18th 2025, 7:41 PM

    Lowry will take down this Govt. He’ll bide his time. And make sure it happens. For his own satisfaction. He does not care about a single other person or entity except himself.

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    May 18th 2025, 6:56 PM

    Lowry is a corrupt wart.

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    May 18th 2025, 8:28 PM

    Of course Lowry and co have access to Ministers – Lowry and Co ARE the government. This story’s narrative is to gaslight us into thinking they’re some kind of opposition.

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    May 18th 2025, 8:09 PM

    Minister unaware…..hardly surprising news with the batch of incompetent fake politicians that we are unlucky enough to have to suffer

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    May 18th 2025, 4:23 PM

    Michael Lowry is awesome

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    May 18th 2025, 8:10 PM

    Up tipp.

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    May 19th 2025, 1:27 AM

    Troy/Lowry dowery

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