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Dublin city councilors have voted to rename a bridge next to Croke Park as Bloody Sunday Bridge in memory of the 14 civilians shot dead by British forces at the stadium 100 years ago.
Independent Councilor Nial Ring said the canal bridge is from where Black and Tans and Auxiliaries fired into the crowd on November 21, 1920 during a football game between Dublin and Tipperary.
Cllr Ring, whose grandfather and great-uncle came to the aid of one of the victims that day, said: “It is very fitting that we decided to rename the bridge ‘Bloody Sunday Bridge’ as we approach the centenary of that massacre of innocent civilians. in Croke Park. “
The Central Area Committee today of the Dublin City Council voted unanimously to change the name of the bridge, which is officially called the Clonliffe Bridge but known locally as Russell St or Jones Rd Bridge.
The vote followed a motion by Cllr Ring and fellow Independent Cllr Cieran Perry and will now go through a formal commemorative naming process.
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