Presidential first on Sherkin Island

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese will make history next Monday when she becomes the first president to visit an island off the southwest coast.

Presidential first on Sherkin Island
Wed, 14 Apr, 2010 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

President McAleese will be guest of honour at the conferring of awards for the Dublin Institute of Technology’s (DIT) BA in Visual Art Graduation.

The event will take place on April 19 at the Sherkin Island Community Hall.

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