The one-hundredth anniversary of May Day was celebrated two days early in Dublin with a parade and street carnival organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions to highlight the fact that Ireland does not yet have a bank holiday on May First.
Report shows May Day balloon.
Street carnival parade along O’Connell Street with band and banners.
Sam Nolan, General Secretary, Dublin Council of Trade Unions, speaking.
Face-painting.
Interview with Eric Fleming, Executive Officer, Dublin Council of Trade Unions, on the need to declare May Day a holiday to recognise the contribution made by workers to Irish life today.
The reporter is Teresa Mannion.
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