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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Louise Burne

Taoiseach says Irish wearing poppy 'not as controversial' as some suggest at UK event

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said that people wearing poppies in Ireland is “not as controversial” as some may suggest.

The British and Irish Council met in Blackpool on Friday on Armistice Day, a day where British people remember soldiers who died during World War I.

Many people wear poppies for the month of November to mark the occasion.

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