Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 April 2015
207. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Gallipoli centenary is likely to receive particular mention at this year's national day of commemoration at Kilmainham, Dublin 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17159/15]
View answerVarious events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign were held on the 25 and 26 April 2016 last. The Tánaiste, Minister Alex White and Minister of State Ó Ríordáin attended the Dawn Service, hosted by the Australian Ambassador at the Military Cemetery, Grangegorman on Saturday the 25th. I attended the Service of Remembrance organised by the New Zealand Ireland Association at Christchurch on Sunday the 26th, where I laid a wreath on behalf of the people of Ireland, in memory of those who served and died in that campaign. I also hosted a reception afterwards in Dublin Castle on behalf of the Government.
The annual National Day of Commemoration Ceremony held annually at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, as well as other locations across Ireland, honours all those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations.
