Carol Nolan TD Will Speak at Sinn Féin Commemoration in Tralee
New Sinn Féin TD Carol Nolan from Offaly will be the keynote speaker at the annual Easter Rising commemoration in Tralee this Sunday.
Deputy Nolan said that Sinn Féin remains committed to the realisation of the vision of 1916 and the implementation of the principles of the Proclamation.
“This year we will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rising. This is an occasion to both reflect upon the legacy of the Rising and Proclamation and the relevance they still hold today,” she said.
“It is also an occasion to celebrate the contribution the men and women of that time made to the cause of Irish freedom. Like modern Ireland, they came from a diverse range of backgrounds, but what they shared was a burning ambition to live in a free independent Ireland.
“Kerry played a pivotal role in the events surrounding the Rising and the first casualties took place here. I am honoured to be the speaker at this year’s commemoration in Tralee and I look forward to meeting with my comrades who have kept alive the memory of the brave men and women of 1916,” the deputy concluded.
The commemoration in Tralee will leave The Square at 12.30pm on Easter Sunday and proceed to the Republican Plot in Rath graveyard.The event will be chaired by Councillor Pa Daly from Tralee.
Ceantair Bardais Trá Lí / Tralee Municipal District Easter Ceremony
©Photograph: John Reidy
Tugann Maor Ceantair Bardais Trá Lí cuireadh duit chuig ócáid comóradh Éirí Amach na Cásca atá eagraithe ag Ceantair Bardais Trá Lí. Sé atá i gceist sa tsearmanais ar an Domhnach Cásca 27ú Márta 2016 ná:
The Mayor of the Tralee Municipal District, Cllr. Thomas McEllistrim, cordially invites you to attend the following Ceremony to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising. The ceremony, which will take place on Easter Sunday, 27th March 2016, will consist of the following;
11 a.m. Brat na hÉireann a ardú go hoifigiúil i Sraid Denny, Trá Lí ag Maor Thomas McEllistrim agus léamh Forógra 1916 ag Unity Ankomah, scoláire i meán scoil Mercy Mounthawk, Trá Lí.
Formal raising of the National Flag at Páirc An Phiarsaigh, Denny Street, Tralee by Mayor Thomas McEllistrim and reading of the 1916 Proclamation by Unity Ankomah, student at Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School, Tralee
11.15 a.m. Óráid ag; Dr. John O’Callaghan, Léachtóir le Stair agus Oideachais. Coláiste Naomh Angela, Sligeach / Oration by: Dr. John O’Callaghan, lecturer in History and Education, St.Angela’s College, Sligo.
11.30 a.m. Searmanas Fleascleagain ag Leacht Cuimhneacháin an Phiarsaigh / The Laying of the Wreath Ceremony at the Pearse Memorial.
11.30am. – 12-30pm. Caife in Óstán an Grand, Sráid Denny / Coffee served in the Grand Hotel, Denny Street.
Beidh Fáilte Romhat / You are cordially invited to attend.
Yours sincerely, Cathal O Súilleabhain, Charlie O’Sullivan, Bainisteoir Cheantair Bardasach Thrá Lí / Tralee Municipal District Manager.
