1916 Heather Humpries TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Kildare Decade of Commemorations

Teachers and pupils from Patrician Primary School, Newbridge (who formed a guard of honour

Minister Heather Humpries, Mayor Fiona O'Loughlin,

 Eric Hennelly-Flanagan, Riverbank Arts centre and author Mario Corrigan Local Studies.

Heather Humpries 

TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht inspecting Shackleton graphic novel work in progress.

Heather Humpries 

TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht inspecting Shackleton graphic novel work in progress.

On Thursday 11 June Minister Heather Humpries 

TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht  and John Concannon Director Ireland 2016, visited Aras Chill Dara to meet the Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee. Also present were Mayor Fiona O'Loughlin, teachers and pupils from Patrician Primary School, Newbridge (who formed a guard of honour, representing those men from Newbridge who died in WWI); pupils and teachers from Gaescoil Collaiste Chill Dara, Naas; Naas Local History Group; Marian Higgins, Acting Co. Librarian; James Durney, Historian in Residence; Mario Corrigan, Local Studies; artist Dave Butler; Eric Hennelly-Flanagan, Riverbank Arts centre; Peter Carey and Peter Minnock, KCC. Photos by Tony Keane.

Mario On Irish TV Kildare Matters 45

Alan travels to Naas to commemorate the anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania. There he finds out about Thomas McCormack, a Robertsown man, who survived the tragedy. 

We meet his daughter, Vera, now 90 years old.

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Still a huge reaction to our programme about Kildare man Thomas McCormack who survived the Lusitania disaster 100 years ago!! In this mini-doc Mario Corrigan talks me through his research and we hear from Vera McCormack, a daughter of the Kildare man who survived.

Kildare Matters 45 | Irish TV

Alan travels to Naas to commemorate the anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania. There he finds out about Thomas McCormack, a Robertsown man, who survived the tragedy. We meet his daughter, Vera,

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http://www.irishtv.ie/kildare-matters-45/

Mario On Who Do You Think You Are? with actress Rosie O'Donnell

Author Mario talks to American actress Rosie O'Donnell  from the American version of 

Who Do You Think You Are? Details in video description on YouTube.

Curragh Project