COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

MOTION NO. 17

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

"As we near the end of 2016, this committee commends the work of all those in Clondalkin who have done such tremendous work to ensure that the centenary of Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916 was marked so well in the area." 

Report:

The Council's Centenary Programme has attracted a large number of participants to our events and exhibitions during the year and we are delighted with how the year is progressing to date and the level of community engagement. Some of the very successful events which took place in the Clondalkin Electoral Area included Proclamation Day on the 15th March in Clondalkin, where the Mayor raised the National Flag for first time at the Civic Offices. Every primary school in Clondalkin also received their own National Flag in a ceremony with the Irish Defence Forces. There was also an exhibition on display in the Clondalkin Civic Offices about the role the Irish Language Revival played in the lead up to the Rising in 1916.

On the 30th April in Clondalkin Library a Grand Irish Concert which was due to take place on the 30th April 1916 in that venue in aid of the Gaelic League was re-inacted. This event was a celebratory concert featuring Irish Music, Dancing, Readings and Recitations- exactly 100 years to the day of the original concert. Prior to that event the wonderful 1916 Garden at Newlands Cross was officially opened. This was a joint initiative between the Clondalkin Tidy Towns Committee and the Council.

On Saturday 28th May, South Dublin Comhairle na nÓg sealed their 1916 – 2016 Commemorative Time Capsule in the beautiful surroundings of Corkagh Park’s Rose Garden in the heart of Clondalkin. To be opened in fifty years by the current members of the Comhairle, the time capsule represents what life is like for a young person in 2016.

A number of projects/initiatives from the Clondalkin Electoral area were also successful in receiving funding from South Dublin County Council for commemorative events/projects, these include: