"The Town" Joins the Campaign

The campaign launched by the Dún Laoghaire Community Association to have a memorial erected in the Town Centre of Dún Laoghaire to the eponymous founder of the "dún" (stone fortress) that gave its name to the Town is gathering support. The proposal for the erection of an iconic monument to Laoghaire who was High King of Ireland between 428AD and 461AD received the support of the County Council's Strategic Policy Committee on Culture, Community Development & Amenities and now the Community Association is intensifying its campaign. Pictured at the public launch of the campaign are (from left) Cllr. John Bailey, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council; Ian M. Kane, Director & Co-Founder of the Club; Stephanie Batt, Dún Laoghaire Tidy Towns Committee and Club Chairperson, Michael Merrigan. The momument behind is of that the Gaulish leader Vercingetorix in Alesia, France. The Community Association has suggested that an impressive, iconic monument such as a scaled version of that to Vercingetorix should be placed in our Town Centre. This Club which has as its emblem the Sacred Black Bull of High King Laoghaire would most certainly welcome such a monument. (click on photo to enlarge - photo by Ken Finlay)