80th Anniversary Handover of Treaty Ports 11 July 2018 & Cork Harbour Trail Cork County Council’s award winning tourist attraction Spike Island celebrated the 80th anniversary of the handover from Britain to Ireland of the Treaty Ports with a ceremony attended by almost 400 guests, including the Mayor of the County …
National Day of Commemoration – Sunday 08 July 2018 Throughout Ireland, the National Day of Commemoration, An Lá Comórtha Náisiúnta, took place on Sunday, 08 July 2018. This year the principal event was held at Collins Barracks Dublin, rather than the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Events were also held in Cork, …
Annual Ceremony of Remembrance and Wreath Laying – Saturday 07 July 2018 The Royal British Legion, Republic of Ireland District, supported by the Irish Government, hosted its Annual Ceremony of Remembrance and Wreath Laying at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin, on Saturday 07 July 2018. The event …
60 Years of Peace Support Operations – 24 June 2018 A State Ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Irish participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations took place in the upper courtyard of Dublin Castle, on Sunday, 24 June 2018. The President Michael D. Higgins was greeted by Colonel John Ryan …
LT COL WILLIAM SAFFERY COOPER 1903 – 1962 William Saffery Cooper, late Indian Army, shares a tombstone with his wife, two children and in-laws, the McNeills.
