Irish public did not grasp the honesty, integrity & devotion of Patrick Hillery
*Dr Patrick Hillery. Dr. Patrick Hillery was not a politician, he proved to be a statesman.
*Dr Patrick Hillery. Dr. Patrick Hillery was not a politician, he proved to be a statesman.
*Photograph: John Mangan A VOTE WAS REQUIRED to defeat an amendment seeking the commencement of a public consultation process for the naming of the new County Library in Ennis.
*Éamon de Valera looks inside the Dodge car that was owned by his grandfather, former President Éamon de Valera. A FORMAL LAUNCH of the exhibition of Éamon de Valera’s Dodge limousine in the newly renovated space at Clare Museum took place on Sunday.
LONG-SERVING TD, Éamon Ó Cúiv will be the guest of honour at the annual commemoration of his grand-father Eamon de Valera in Ennis this weekend.
Micheál Martin addresses the crowd surrounded by Mike Enright, Timmy Dooley, Cathal Crowe, Michael McTigue and Brendan Daly. Photograph: Natasha Barton AN IDENTITY CRISIS in Fianna Fáil has not been aided by the decision of the Taoiseach to address a commemoration marking the 100th anniversary of Michael Collins’ death, a prominent local party member has …
A 1947 Dodge car once owned by Eamon de Valera has taken up a new residence in Ennis.
Micheál Martin addresses the crowd surrounded by Mike Enright, Timmy Dooley, Cathal Crowe, Michael McTigue and Brendan Daly. Photograph: Natasha Barton EAST Clare’s role in the fight for Irish independence and the contribution of Éamon de Valera to political life in the county and country was acknowledged on Sunday.
1995 saw the people of Ireland narrowly vote to allow divorce following a referendum, a ban on the sale of Playboy in the country was lifted, the Prince of Wales visited Dublin for the first time but most significantly the Banner Roar founds its voice.
*John McInerney of Clare County Council lowers the Irish flag to half mast. An Irish identity needs to be emphasised across Co Clare with councillors calling for the national flag to be erected at libraries and district offices throughout the county.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly Returning to Clare for a signing in Ennis Bookshop was a sense of coming home for RTÉ broadcaster, Des Cahill. On Monday he was in Ennis signing copies of his autobiography ‘Play It Again Des’. While promoting the book, he has opened up on a family tragedy that saw his father Patrick’s …
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