Annual George McBrearty commemoration to be held in Derry this weekend

The annual George McBrearty commemoration will take place this weekend.
The commemoration, which usually takes place at the end of May, will now be held on the earlier date of Sunday, May 18 at 2.00pm.
George McBrearty and fellow IRA man Charles 'Pop' Maguire were shot dead by undercover members of the British Army at the bottom of Southway on May 28, 1981.
Former republican prisoners turned authors John Crawley and Richard O'Rawe will chair the event and provide the main oration respectively, while a wreath-laying ceremony will take place below the mural dedicated to George McBrearty in Creggan.
Names of local republicans who have died recently will also be added to the monument in the Garden of Tribute, directly below the mural.
Danny McBrearty, brother of George, explained why the commemoration has been brought forward and encouraged local republicans of all shades to attend the commemoration.
Mr McBrearty said: “The commemoration for volunteer George McBrearty and every volunteer who fell in the city, along with the 12 hunger strikers has been brought forward to facilitate the national independent Wolfe Tone commemoration in Bodenstown which is being held on June 8.
“I would like to invite every republican group to attend as this is an all inclusive republican event and always has been.
“There are people from every group on the monument and there is no hierarchy on the monument. All of our dead who resisted our repression are treated equally.”