Irish Aviation: Past, Present and Future Conference
Conference: Irish Aviation: Past, Present and Future
- Omey Suite, Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co. Galway
- Friday 14th June 2019
- EVENT COST: €20 INCLUDES TEA/COFFEE & LUNCH
10.00am – 10.30am Registration & Tea/Coffee
10.30am – 10.45am Official opening by Group Captain A.J.H. Alcock MBE, RAF (Retired)
10.45am – 11.30am “Alcock and Brown – Dispelling the myths” by Kevin Glynn
11.30am – 12.15pm “Colonel James Fitzmaurice and the first east-west transatlantic flight 1928” by Teddy Fennelly
12.15pm – 12.30pm Questions and Answers Session
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm – 2.15pm “Irish Air Corps – The history of military aviation in Ireland” by Brigadier General Rory O’Connor
2.15pm – 3.00pm “Alcock & Brown: archives and artefacts in the RAF Museum’s collections” by Peter Elliott
3.00pm – 3.15pm Tea/Coffee
3.15pm – 3.45pm “The Role of Irish Airports in Irish Aviation – On a wing and a prayer, the story of an iconic west of Ireland airport” by Joe Gilmore
3.45pm – 4.30pm Moderated Session to deal with ‘The past, present & future of Irish aviation’
Moderator: Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh
To reserve a place on this conference please contact one of the following:
Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council. Phone + 353 (0) 91 509198/ +353 (0) 87 9088387 or email mmannion@galwaycoco.ie
or
Gráinne Smyth, Forward Planning, Galway County Council. Phone +353 (0)91 509121 or email gsmyth@galwaycoco.ie
or
Caroline Hannon, Forward Planning, Galway County Council. Phone +353 (0)91 509047 or email channon@galwaycoco.ie
This conference has been organised by Galway County Council in partnership with Alcock and Brown 100. This conference is part funded by Galway County Council under Galway County Heritage and Biodiversity Plan
It is an action of Galway County Council’s Heritage & Biodiversity Plan 2017 – 2021
