Taoiseach leads tributes to maritime historian

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today led the tributes to maritime historian John De Courcy Ireland who died at the age of 94.

Taoiseach leads tributes to maritime historian
Wed, 05 Apr, 2006 - 14:36

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern today led the tributes to maritime historian John De Courcy Ireland who died at the age of 94.

The well-known campaigner, described as a champion of the sea and the winner of national and international awards for maritime research, died yesterday at Dublin’s Clonskeagh Hospital following a long illness.

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