The annual Galway Hiroshima Peace Memorial will take place in Galway City Centre this afternoon.
The memorial, organised by the Galway Alliance Against War group, will be held in Eyre Square at 1:30pm on Sunday.
This year’s event, which marks the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, will also address the war in Ukraine.
The Hiroshima peace event will also have live protest music and a minute’s silence for the people killed in the Hiroshima/ Nagasaki atomic bombing.
Speaking at the memorial will be local peace activist Margaretta D’Arcy, who is currently campaigning to retain Irish neutrality.
A spokesperson for GAAW said, “With the blockbuster movie Oppenheimer currently in the cinemas, we hope that it provokes an awareness of the true horrors of nuclear weapons as experienced by the Japanese victims, and why such occurrences must never be allowed to happen again.”
“In a time of forever warfare, it is important that Ireland continues its role as international peacemakers rather than becoming aligned with warmongers.”
