05 Sept 2025
05 Sept 2025
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PEACE: Participants in Dungiven's Silent Vigil for Peace which concluded at Dungiven Castle this morning. (Image courtesy of Stiofán Ó Nuanáin.)
'This is a community that has been impacted by conflict and we are horrified by the indiscriminate targeting of civilians en masse and the high death toll of women and children.'
Several hundred people have attended a Vigil for Peace in Gaza, held in Dungiven.
Dungiven's Vigil for Peace making its way through the town.
The Vigil took place this morning (Saturday), with several hundred people assembling at St Canice's GAA and walking through the County Derry town to the iconic Dungiven Castle.
Once there, the participants, who were dressed in white, spelled out the word 'PEACE'.
Dungiven's Vigil for Peace.
Speaking to County Derry Post on behalf of Vigil organisers, St Canice's Ladies Football girls and St Patrick's Camogie girls, Tricia Harkin, Chairperson of St Canice's Ladies, thanked everyone who attended the Vigil.
She said: "We would like to thank the several hundred people who attended the vigil for peace in Dungiven on Saturday morning.
One Dungiven woman making her voice heard this morning.
"Women, children and families wearing white, walked around the town and along the way, were met by some elderly citizens who stood out at their doors with a white blanket around their shoulders.
This is a community that has impacted by conflict and we are horrified by the indiscriminate targeting of civilians en masse and the high death toll of women and children.
Dungiven mammys and babies at the Vigil for peace.
"We want to send the strongest possible message, joining with all humanitarian agencies around the world, that there must be an immediate ceasefire and a peaceful resolution to this decades-long conflict.”
Gearing up for Dungiven's Vigil for Peace.
Musician and singer, Nodlaig Ní Bhrollaigh, who took part in this morning's Vigil for Peace said she was chatting to one woman who said she was walking because she was "absolutely heartbroken".
Taking part in Dungiven's Vigil for Peace.
Nodlaig added: "She told me she had children of her own and she could hardly sleep at night and that is why she came out to the Vigil.
"Everybody in the community felt the Vigil represented their views and we wanted to send a clear message. There are also now signs up on the flyover bridge just as you are coming into Dungiven, so that people see it both ways."
Taking part in Dungiven's Vigil For Peace.
Dungiven holding Silent Vigil for Peace in Gaza
Vigil for Peace in Gaza organised by St Canice's Ladies Football and St Patrick's Camogie clubs.
Our canine friends ready for Dungiven's Vigil for Peace.
Getting ready for Dungiven's Vigil for Peace.
"We are doing what we can. Everybody was saying today, 'It is very clear the politicians aren't going to do anything. Western leaders aren't going to do anything. We need to just get our voices heard, whatever way we can."
Walkers in Dungiven's Vigil for Peace.
In addition to the Vigil for Peace, there was also a collection held in Dungiven, organised by the local charity ‘Let’s Change Tomorrow’, to support humanitarian aid for Gaza.
Dungiven's Vigil for Peace making it's way through the County Derry town.
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