SENATOR MARK DALY
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Over 4,000 secondary school students receive National Flag at special State Ceremonial event in Croke On Park


On Monday 7th March the Flags for Schools programme culminated when representative groups of students and teachers from every secondary school in the country,  as well as some of our finest young athletes, received a National Flag and a copy of the Proclamation at a special ceremony in Croke Park. The Flags for Schools initiative was first set up by Senator Mark Daly and the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation chairman Rev. Michael Cavanagh. The inaugural event of the TFM Foundation was held last year in Waterford. The initiative has since grown into a partnership with the Defense Forces and the Department of Art, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. The event was the largest commemoration event of 2016 after the Easter Sunday parade.

Our National Flag was first raised in Waterford in 1848 by Thomas Francis Meagher and was brought to Dublin prior to 1916 by Irish Volunteers from Waterford City. The TFM Foundation are delighted this special event could be held in Croke Park and for the ongoing support of the GAA as one of their key partners along with the FAI, Navillus and Kerry Group.
This year’s 7th of March ceremony, included a keynote address by President Michael D. Higgins, and was the first of its kind in the history of the state.  Ryan Tubridy hosted the event,  and included a formal presentation of a handmade flag to a representative of every secondary school and education centre by the Defence Forces. The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, who is leading the Ireland 2016 programme, also made a special presentation of the Flag to representatives from sporting organisations. The ceremony was brought to a close with a special performance by Seo Linn.

Speaking in advance of the ceremony Minister Humphreys said:

“Over the past five months, primary schools the length and breadth of the State have received a tricolour and a copy of the Proclamation, specially delivered by a member of the Defence Forces. The Flags for Schools programme has arguably been the most important of Ireland 2016 to date, bringing history to life for young people in an exciting and interactive way.  It has allowed our school children to reconnect with our National Flag and fully understand its peaceful message.
“I would like to thank the Defences Forces, the Department of Education and indeed all of the school teachers and principals which have made this initiative a success. Today we are teaming up with the Thomas F Meagher Foundation to complete the programme by providing a National Flag to every secondary school in the State. This is the start of what will be a very busy few weeks of commemorations, when I hope people right across the country will come together to remember our shared history, reflect on our achievements and re-imagine our shared future.”


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  • Home
  • About
    • About Mark
    • Role of Cathaoirleach
    • Contact
  • Seanad Éireann
    • Speeches
    • Recent Press
  • Seanad 100
    • Seanad 100 Launch
    • Seanad 100 Exhibit
    • Interview with Eolas Magazine
  • Shared Ireland
    • Article from The Economist Magazine on a United Ireland
    • Research Reports >
      • Uniting Ireland & its people in Peace & Prosperity Brexit & the Future of Ireland
      • Unionist Concerns & Fears of a United Ireland
      • Northern Ireland’s Income & Expenditure in a reunification scenario
      • The Calling of a Referendum on a United Ireland by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
      • Northern Ireland Returning to Violence due to a Hard Border as a result of Brexit or a Rushed Border Poll: Risk to Youth
      • Submissions to the National Risk Assessment 2019 from Deputy Seán Fleming & Senator Mark Daly
  • Decade of Commemorations
    • Member of the All-Party Consultation Group on Commemorations
    • Washington Monument to Receive Commemorative Plaque from Ireland
    • Over 4,000 secondary school students receive National Flag
    • Senator Mark Daly works with world famous Smithsonian Museum
    • Biggest Bridge in the State renamed for Thomas F Meagher
    • Rapporteur of Seanad Public Consultation on National Anthem
    • Irish Flag can now be flown at night
  • Kerry
    • Kenmare Hospital
    • Kenmare Peninsula Park
    • Marine Rescue Coordination Centres saved from closure
    • €200,000 of lottery funding secured for Cystic Fibrosis Unit
    • Red Tape Report in order to create jobs
  • Diaspora
    • A Cead Mile Failte to the US Ambassador to Ireland, Claire Cronin
    • Senator Daly Appointed as Spokesperson for Diaspora Affairs
    • Senator Daly Publishes the First Policy by any Political Party for the Irish Overseas and Diaspora
    • Irish Oak Tree Ceremony on Capitol Hill DC to Commemorate the 1916 Rising organised by Senator Daly
    • Certificate of Irish Heritage taken from Concept to White House with the help of Senator Daly
    • Direct Flights from Dublin to San Francisco reinstated
    • American Irish Legislators of New York 40th Anniversary Webinar
  • Irish Sign Language Rights
    • Irish Sign Langauge Law
    • Irish Sign Language National Anthem
  • Irish Sign Language National Anthem St Patricks Day Challenge
  • Gardens of Remembrance Brochure
  • Gardens of Remembrance & Reflection