"February 25, 2006 was a busy day in Dublin, where concert goers, rugby fans and film festival attendees mingled on the city streets. It was a bright spring day in that optimistic era that followed the Good Friday Agreement, a time when "reconciliation" was the word on everyone's lips. So few could have imagined that reconciliation would become rioting before the afternoon was out."
"So few could have imagined that reconciliation would become rioting before the afternoon was out. It's now 20 years since the rally, so what was the march about, what sparked the clashes and how did it get so out of hand? Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Sunday World journalist Neil Fetherstonhaugh, to hear his first-hand account of that chaotic and dangerous afternoon in the capital city."
On 25 February 2006 Dublin experienced a crowded, lively day as concert-goers, rugby supporters and film festival attendees mingled on city streets. The bright spring atmosphere followed the Good Friday Agreement and was marked by widespread emphasis on reconciliation. That mood unexpectedly turned into rioting before the afternoon ended, producing chaotic and dangerous scenes across the capital. Twenty years after the rally, questions remain about the march's purpose, the immediate triggers of the clashes, and how public order collapsed so rapidly. A first-hand account recounts the confusion and violence that overwhelmed the city that afternoon.
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