Michael Collins Commemoration 2010
The 2010 Michael Collins commemoration will take place today, 22 August 2010 at Béal na mBláth, where he died in 1922.
Each year, a speaker is invited to deliver the Oration at the site. This year's speaker will be Fianna Fail Finance Minister, Brian Lehihan. The choice of speaker has been somewhat controversial and has been criticised by members of the opposition Fine Gael party who feel they have a closer connection with the Collins legacy.
More details are available at the General Michael Collins website.
Technology Bridges The Gap Between Past And Present
The County Museum Dundalk is hosting a one-day conference, ‘Reach The Future Through The Past’, on Wednesday 25 August 2010.
The conference will explore the use of innovation in a heritage setting, and will examine new ways of promoting concepts of heritage and identity through the use of new technologies.