During the wreath-laying ceremony, Murphy stood up and began to shout “this is an insult” before Vickers charged at him and forcefully swept him aside. “During a ceremony to remember British soldiers who died during the Easter Rising, in 1916, Ambassador Kevin Vickers intercepted a protester who ran up to the podium,” Lasalle said. When he saw former Canadian sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers stand up and charge toward him instead, he admits he was confused. Vickers was at the invite-only ceremony as a guest of Irish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Charles Flanagan. Global Affairs Canada spokesman Francois Lasalle confirmed Vickers’ involvement in the ceremony, and that he was not injured.

Source: National Post May 26, 2016 11:22 UTC