Leitrim Fianna Fáil to celebrate 100 years with Centenary Commemoration

The event featuring a line up of speakers is set to take place on October 4 at Drumhierny in Leitrim Village. | Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway

placeholder image — The event featuring a line up of speakers is set to take place on October 4 at Drumhierny in Leitrim Village. | Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway

Leitrim Fianna Fáil will mark 100 years of the party with a major event at Drumhierny featuring national figures, local councillors and Ógra Fianna Fáil.

Leitrim Fianna Fáil has announced the full speaker line-up for its Centenary Commemoration, which will take place at Drumhierny, Leitrim Village, on Sunday, October 4.

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O'Callaghan TD will deliver the keynote address at the event, which marks 100 years since the foundation of Fianna Fáil.

The national panel, titled ‘Fianna Fáil: The National Contribution,’ will be moderated by Shane Moynihan and will include former Tánaiste Mary Coughlan, MEP Barry Cowen, former Minister Éamon Ó Cuív, Sligo-Leitrim TD Éamon Scanlon, former General Secretary Pat Farrell, Albert Dolan TD and Minister O'Callaghan.

A local panel will feature Leitrim County Councillors Paddy O'Rourke, Justin Warnock, Mary Bohan, Gary Prior, Paddy Farrell and Sean McGowan.

The afternoon will also include a debate from Ógra Fianna Fáil on the importance of politics in the new Ireland, moderated by Albert Dolan T.D., along with an exhibition of election posters and infographics charting Leitrim representatives elected at local, general, European and Seanad level since the party's foundation.

The event will begin with doors opening at 3pm. Admission is €15 per person, with attendees asked to RSVP to [email protected].

Leitrim Fianna Fáil chairman Eugene O’Neill said: “To have Minister Jim O'Callaghan deliver our keynote address, alongside such a strong line-up of national and local voices, is a fitting way to mark this centenary.

“From Mary Coughlan and Éamon Ó Cuív to our own councillors here in Leitrim, this panel reflects a century of service to this county and to the country. We look forward to welcoming everyone to Drumhierny on Sunday, October 4.”