11 Oct 2011, 17:08
The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement will meet this Thursday, 13th October at 11:30 a.m. in Leinster House to discuss preparing for the next ten years of commemorations. In attendance will be Dr. Ian Adamson, High Sheriff of Belfast; Mr. Sean Murray; Mr. Jackie McDonald, Mr. George Newell and Professor Wesley Hutchinson.
Dominic Hannigan TD, Chair of the Joint Committee, said “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to meet with people from different communities in Northern Ireland who are taking a lead in looking at the sensitive issues which the next decade of commemorations may raise at a grassroots level in their communities. I would like to commend their decision to come together to discuss and to raise awareness of these issues with a view to charting a way for their communities to consider how best to deal with upcoming centenaries. The members of the Joint Committee have identified the next decade of centenaries as a priority issue for us\"
The meeting will take place at 11.30 a.m. in Committee Room 4, Leinster House. Committee proceedings can be followed live at
http://www.oireachtas.ie/ViewDoc.asp?fn=/documents/livewebcast/Web-Live.htm&CatID=83&m=o
Members of the Committee:
Deputies Seán Conlan, Seán Crowe, Clare Daly, Regina Doherty, Alan Farrell, Frank Feighan, Martin Ferris, Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, Dominic Hannigan Michael P. Kitt, Joe McHugh, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Joe O’Reilly, Brendan Smith and Joanna Tuffy.
Senators Jim D’Arcy, Maurice Cummins, Martin McAleese, Mary Moran, Mary White.
Chairman: Dominic Hannigan, TD Vice-Chairman: Joe O'Reilly, TD
Further Information:
Verona Ní Bhroinn
Press and Public Relations Officer,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House, 01- 618 3881, 087 2624132