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In a post from Mr Robinson’s X account before the event, his team asked supporters to remember "we’re here not only for him, but most importantly to pay respects to Peter Lynch, and support the families of the political prisoners".

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He recalled going to visit the Woodland cemetery as a child to pay respects to his grandfather and being startled that the etching on the gravestone said “Young” instead of “Fong.”

Swansea's players will wear black armbands as they pay respects to James at Huddersfield on Saturday, 20 April, as will their under-21s as they host Bristol City on the same day.

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People, young and old, are queuing outside with flowers, hoping to be allowed in to pay respects to the late opposition leader.

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The last time she'd come here was to pay respects to her father right before the accident, before she was sentenced to life in prison.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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