Taoiseach's April 1999 Schedule
Taoiseach's April 1999 Schedule
Thursday, April 1
Friday, Apr!) 2
Good Friday
Saturday, April 3
Sunday, April 4
Easter Sunday
Monday, April 5
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Wednesday, April 7
Keep Free
Thursday, April 8
02:00 PM 02;00 PM Attend the Local Authority Members Association 16th Annual
Conference
Venue: Tower Hotel, Waterford
Friday, April 9
Keep Free
Saturday, April 10
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03:30 PM 03:30 PM Address the Annual Meeting of the Irish Senior Citizens Pariiament
Venue: Dublin Institute of Technology, Boiton Street
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Attend a raffle for the Parents and Friends of the Local Scout Unit
Venue: Prussia Street Community Centre
Sunday, April 11
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Attend the Metropolitan Cup Final {under 11 level) and present trophy
and medals
Venue; Clontarf Rugby Club
Monday, April 12
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially open a Housing Project that First Active sponsored
Venue; Belvedere Road
Tuesday, April 13
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01:40 PM 01:40 PM Receive Honorary Doctorate from DIT
Venue: Dublin Castle
Wednesday, April 14
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Press Briefing by the Presidency and the President of the Commission
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Working Dinner with the designated President of the Commission
Venue: Brussels
Thursday, April 15
09:30 AM 09:45 AM Brief meeting with Shirley & David Mellor and Eddie Browne
Venue: Meeting Room
01:30 PM 02:30 PM Host a working lunch for Singapore Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee
Hsien Loong
Venue: Taoiseach's Dining Room
Friday, April 16
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Meeting with Management from factories in Bunbeg Industrial Estate 8.
part of Gaeltacht - MFG, Leader Group
Venue: Denybeg
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08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend the Gweedore Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala Evening
11:20 PM 11:20 PM Depart Donegal Airport by helicopter for Dublin - arrive Dublin Airport
(12.30 am)
Saturday, April 17
Sunday, April 18
Monday, April 19
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Tuesday, April 20
Wednesday, April 21
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02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
Thursday, April 22
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Senator Maureen Quill, Minister Danny Wallace with children from St.
Vincent's Secondary School, Cork
Venue: Front Steps of Building
04:00 PM 04:45 PM Meeting with Wally Kirwan re: Solidiers and Sailors Land Trust Fund
Venue: Taoiseach's office
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Officially launch new Insurance Brokerage for Bohan Hoey Phefan
Venue: The Pod
Friday, April 23
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Attend a fund raising lunch for the Cerebral Palsy Ireland
Venue: Mount Brandon Hotel, Tralee
Saturday, April 24
08:10 PM 08:10 PM Officially open an Art Exhibition for Pobal Scoil Rosmini
Venue: Drumcondra
Sunday, April 25
Monday, April 26
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Launch of Drugs Fund by Chris Flood - Tanaiste to attend also
Venue: Press Centre
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Plant a 40ft Tree to raise funds for Meningitis Research at Children's
Hospital, Temple Street
Venue: Entrance to Omni Park Shopping Centre
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Tuesday, April 27
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09:45 AM 09:45 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste
Paddy Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
Wednesday, April 28
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02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Launch five publications to mark the work of the Community Group
strand of the Local Development Programme
Venue: Dublin Castle
Thursday, April 29
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DAIL SITTING (10.30 am - 4.45 pm)
11:00 AM 11:15 AM Formal welcome for Sir William Deane - President attending also
Venue: Dublin Airport
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Friday, April 30
11 :Q0 AM 11:00 AM Officiate at the opening ceremony of St. Mary's School for Hearing
Impaired Children's first "Open Day", Venue: Cabra
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Photograph with Sir William Deane and tete a tete
Venue: Govt, Bldgs
Saturday, May 1
Sunday, May 2
Monday, May 3
Tuesday, May 4
11:55 AM 11:55 AM Photograph with Governor of Bank of Ireland, Howard Kilroy & Seamus
Brennan & three students
12:10 PM 12:10 PM Photograph to launch two collections of stories in Irish and English
Venue: Meeting Room
Wednesday, May 5
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09:50 AM 09:50 AM Arrive Arbour Hill
Thursday, May 6
Friday, May 7
10:50 AM 10:50 AM Photograph with Margaret Pratt, Michael Redmond & Declan
McDonagh
Venue; VIP Suite, Dublin Airport
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02:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially open the Shannon Key West Hotel
Venue: Rooskey
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Officially open the new Arts and Heritage Centre
Venue; Athenry
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Saturday, May 8
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Officially open new training centre for the Western Care Association
Venue: Ballinrobe
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01:00 PM 01 :Q0 PM Depart for Ballinrobe by helicopter for Sligo
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Officially open the Beach Hotel and Leisure Club
Venue: The Harbour, Mullaghmore
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04:00 PM 04:00 PM Depart for Carrick-on-Shannon by car
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05:00 PM 05:00 PM Depart for Dublin by car
Sunday, May 9
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Officially launch the 10th AlB Better Ireland Awards
Venue: Meeting House Square
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Attend the FAt Harp Lager Senior Challenge Cup Final - Bray
Wanderers v Finn Harps - ADC attending also
Venue: Tolka Park
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Address the 16th European Executive Policing Conference hosted by
An Garda Siochana in conjunction with the IACP
Venue: Dublin Castle
Monday, May 10
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Launch Dublin Inner City Partnership 2 year Progress Report
Venue: National Museum, Collins Barracks
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09:15 AM 09:15 AM Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Telecom IPO
Venue: Taoiseach's office
03:40 PM 03:40 PM Commissioner Pat Byrne and Director of FBI, Mr, Louis Freeh
Venue: Taoiseach's office
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Press Conference re: Introduction of Child Sexual Abuse Measures
Venue: Press Centre
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09:30 PM 09:30 PM Present prizes at the lona Arch Golf Classic
Venue: Hill 16 Pub, Gardiner Street
Wednesday, May 12
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02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
05:00 PM 05:45 PM Visit Microsoft and launch Office 2000 for Europe
Venue: South County Business Park, Leopardstown
Thursday, May 13
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Meeting with the Minister for Finance re: problems in the construction
industry
Venue: Meeting Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Launch an exhibition for the Shamrock Rovers Football Club
Venue: Library, South Dublin County Council, Tallaght
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Officially launch the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme for the Dublin
International Youth Hostel
Venue: 61 Mountjoy Street
08:15 PM 08:15 PM AUend the Sunday Independent/BMW Business of the Year Dinner
Venue: Berkeley Court Hotel
Dress: Blacktie
Celia Larkin invited
Friday, May 14
09:00 AM 09:00 AM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt by Government Jet
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Officially open new housing project which caters for Irish elders
Venue: Leicester
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend the 26th Annual Congress Dinner for the Federation of Irish
Societies
Venue: Grande Hotel Leicester
Dress: Blacktie
Celia Larkin attending also
Sunday, May 16
Monday, May 17
12:45 PM 12:45 PM Attend a Mass to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Dublin
Monaghan Bombings
Venue: Pro-Cathedral
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04:00 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with Des Geraghty
Venue; Meeting Room
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Brief meeting with Baroness Helena Kennedy, Q.C. and Harold Fish
Paddy Duffy attending also
Venue: Meeting Room
Tuesday, May 18
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with Tanaiste, Min/Finance and Min/Environment & Local Govt.
Re: National Development Plan
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Photograph with Martin Wilson, Group Chief Executive, Ulster Bank to
launch a 400 page book about the history of Ulster Bank
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with Tanaiste, Min/Finance & Social Partner Pillars (Employer
Pillar)
Venue: Sycamore Room
Wednesday, May 19
09:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with Tanaiste, Min/Finance, Min/Agriculture & Food & Social
Partner Pillars (Farming Pillar)
Venue: Sycamore Room
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05:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Christine Buckley - Micheal Martin & Gerry Hickey
attending also
Venue: Meeting Room
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Thursday, May 20
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0 : 5 PM : PM Drop in to Meeting of National Millennium Committee
Venue: Room 301 Govt. Bldgs
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08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend a Mass to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the foundation of
the Bon Secours
Venue: Our Lady of Dolours Church, Glasnevjn
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Friday, May 21
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10:15 PM 10:15 PM Depart for Dublin engagement
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Saturday, May 22
09:30 AM 10:00 AM Officially open the Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Irish
Sports Medicine Association
Venue: Mater Hospital
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Press Conference re: Soldiers and Sailors Land Trust Fund
Venue: Irish Embassy
Sunday, May 23
Monday, May 24
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Official opening of new Computer Room in St. Gabriel's National School
Venue: Cowper Street, Dublin 7
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Address the students of the Capuchin Education/Training Centre and
present certificates
Venue: 29 Bow Street
Tuesday, May 25
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10:30AM 10:30AM Government Meeting
Wednesday, May 26
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DAIL SITTING (10.30 am - 8.30 pm)
09:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with Tanaiste, Min/Finance and Social Partner Pillars
(Community & Voluntary Pillar)
Venue: Sycamore Room
11:00 AM 01.30 PM Declaration under Article 29.7 of the Constitution (Extension of Time)
Bill 99
Venue: Dail Eireann
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02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
Thursday, May 27
09:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with Tanaiste, Min/Finance and Social Partner Pillars {Trade
Union Pillar)
11.30 AM 01:00 PM Meeting with President Designate of the European Commission Prodi
Venue: Govt. Bidgs
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Depart Dublin Airport
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Formally launch the new Peace and Interreg offices
Venue: Monaghan town
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Friday, May 28
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08:30 PM 10:00 PM Postal Celtic Golf Classic Awards
Venue: Black Bush Golf Club, Dunshaughlin
Saturday, May 29
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Attend a Friendly International between the Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland in aid of the Omagh Fund
ADC to attend also
Venue: Lansdowne Road
Sunday, May 30
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Attend a Mass for the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the
Sacred Heart
Venue: Croke Park
ADC attending also
Monday, May 31
10:55 AM 10:55 AM Attend official welcoming ceremony for the Portugese President
Venue: Aras an Uachtaran
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05:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially open a Youth Resource Centre for St. James's Youth Services
Venue: Mary Aikenhead House, Basin Lane
Tuesday, June 1
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09:15 AM 09:15 AM Cabinet Sub-Committee Meeting on Telecom IPO
Venue: Meeting Room
03:20 PM 03:40 PM Courtesy call from Senator Patrick Leahy and the Vermont Trade
Mission
Venue: Govt. Bldgs
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05:30 PM 05:30 PM Launch NAPS with Minister Dermot Ahern
Venue: Davenport Hotel
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Accept copy of Economic Development Plan from the Chambers of
Commerce of Ireland West Region
Venue: CCl offices, 22 Merrion Square
Wednesday, June 2
Thursday, June 3
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Meeting of the European Council with Jose Maria Gil-Robles
Friday, June 4
10:00 AM 12:00 PM Third Working Session of the European Council followed by Press
Conference
Venue: Conference Hall, Gurzenich
Saturday, June 5
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Sunday, June 6
Monday, June 7
BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday, June 8
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09:30 AM 09:50 AM Officially start the Special Olympics Ireland Torch Run
Venue: Dublin Castle
Wednesday, June 9
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12:00 PM 12:00 PM Launch Fas Youth Development Programme for the Bohemian Football
Club Ltd
Venue: Dalymount Park
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Officially open a computer room and attend an Open Day for Christ the
King G.N.S,
Venue: Annaly Road, Cabra
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Officially open a Visitors Centre for St. Columba's Parish Church
Venue: Drumcliff, Co. Sligo
03:55 PM 03:55 PM Meeting with Mr. Joe Coulter, County Chairman, IFA
Venue: Drumcliff
Thursday, June 10
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Inaugurate the Dublin Swift Fast Ferry Service for Irish Ferries
Venue: Passenger Terminal Building, Dublin Ferryport
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Friday, Jupe 11
Polling Day
Saturday, June 12
Sunday, June 13
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Attend a Mass to mark the departure of the Vincentian Community from
St. Patrick's College
ADC to attend also
Venue: St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra
04:25 PM 04:25 PM Arrival of H.E. Mr. Jean Chretien, Pnme Minister of Canada & Mrs.
Aline Chretien
Venue: Dublin Airport
Monday, June 14
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10:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister
Venue: Govt. Bldgs
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Tuesday, Jnne 15
09:15 AM 10:00 AM Meeting re: Infrastructure Development & Public Private Partnerships
Venue: Meeting Room
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Wednesday, June 16
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02:30 PM 03:15 PM Question Time
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Photograph for St. Vincent's Trust 10th anniversary magazine
Venue: Dining Room
Thursday, June 17
11:30 AM 11:30AM Attend the International Fund for Ireland Communities in Action
Conference
Venue: Dublin Castle
05:00 PM 06:30 PM Briefing meeting with Select Committee on Finance and the Public
Service regarding the Estimates 1999
Venue: Kildare House
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Friday, June 18
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08:15 AM 08:15 AM IFSC Seminar
Venue: Dublin Castle
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Present prizes at the Open Day for St. Finbarrs Boys National School
Venue: Cabra West
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Present the Dublin North Region Community Initiative Awards
Venue: St. Vincent's GAA Club
Sunday, June 20
Monday, June 21
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Open new computer room in Scoil Mhuire Girls National School
Venue: Navan Road
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03:00 PM 03:00 PM Launch the Youth reach Roadshow Bus
Venue: 34 Dominick Place
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Official opening of newly refurbished offices of the Acorn Group
j Venue: 84 Upper Drumcondra Road
07:00 PM 07:00 PlOT Launch the Area Action Plan for the North West Inner City Area
Network
jtenue: Incorporated Law Society, Blackhall Place
Tuesday, June 22
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05:30 PM 06:15 PM Meeting with the Organisation for Recovery from Institutional Abuse
Venue: Sycamore Room
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Brief courtesy call from the US/Ireland Alliance Golf Challenge
Venue: Dining Room
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend signing of contract with Martin Cullen for Farmleigh House
Venue: Phoenix Park
Wednesday, June 23
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03:30 PM 04:15 PM Meeting with Donovan McClelland, SDLP Member South Antrim
Venue: Meeting Room
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Courtesy call from Mary Freehill, Lord Mayor of Dublin and John
Fitzgerald, City Manager
Venue: Meeting Room
Thursday, June 24
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Courtesy call from the Governor of Massachusetts, Mr. Paul Celucci
Venue: Meeting Room
Friday, June 25
Saturday, June 26
Sunday, June 27
Tuesday, June 29
Wednesday, June 30
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Northern Ireland talks in Belfast (All Day)
Thursday, July 1
Friday, July 2
Saturday, July 3
Sunday, July 4
Monday, July 5
12:45 PM 12:45 PM Lay the foundation stone for the Law Society Education Centre
Venue: Blackhall Place
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Launch a Government plan for the development of the National Digital
Park
Venue: Citywest, Naas Road
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Brief piece to camera for the National Centre for Partnership launch
(rescheduled from 1 July)
Venue: Meeting Room
Wednesday, July 7
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Photocall with the Attorney General re: Appointment as European
Commissioner
Venue: Steps, Govt. Bldgs
02:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Pierre Moscovici, French Minister for European Affairs
Venue: Sycamore Room
05:05 PM 06:30 PM Bi-lateral meeting with the Minister for Education and Science
Venue: Sycamore Room
Thursday, July 8
10:40 AM 10:40 AM Arrive Killarney Racecourse and transfer to the Great Southern Hotel
Friday, July 9
Saturday, July 10 ~
Sunday, July 11
Monday, July 12
Tuesday, July 13
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12:45 PM 03:45 PM Lunch with Independent Newspapers (Ministers & Joe Lennon to attend
also)
Venue: No. 2 Fitzwilliam Square
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Meeting with Alan Dukes and Patricia Lawler, European Movement
Venue: Meeting Room
Wednesday, July 14
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs
Venue: Govt. Bldgs
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Photograph with John Dunne and Peter Cassells for the National
Centre for Partnership
Venue: Italian Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Drop in to meeting with Fr. Gerry Kivlehan and Senator Paschal
Mooney
Venue: Meeting Room
Gerry Hickey chairing meeting
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Launch a unique training programme for the National Centre for
Partnership
Venue: Dublin Castie
Thursday, July 15
09:00 AM 10:30 AM Bi-lateral meeting with the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Venue: Sycamore Room
11:00 AM 12:30 PM Bi-laterat meeting with the Minister for the Marine and Natural
Resources
Venue: Sycamore Room
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Attend a lunch to receive the Order of the Gold Shamrock from Dublin
Tounsm
Venue: Dublin Tourism Centre, Suffolk Street
Friday, July 16
09:00 AM 10:30 AM Bi-laterai meeting with the Minister for Health and Children
Venue: Sycamore Room
10:30 AM 12:00 PM Bi-lateral meeting with the Minister for Sociai, Community and Family
Affairs
Venue: Sycamore Room
Saturday, July 17
Sunday, July 13
Monday, July 19
03:00 PM 03:00 Pi-i Launch evaluation report for ICON Drugs Support Service
Venue: CERT Building, Amiens Street
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Brief meeting with Dr. Stoiber, Bavarian Minister President
Venue: Govt. Bldgs
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Tuesday, July 20
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Wednesday, July 21
08:30 AM 08:30 AM All day Government Meeting (Breakfast & Lunch served)
Thursday, July 22
12:20 PM 12:20 PM Photograph with John Egan, Chairman, Dublin GAA County Board
Venue: Govt. Bldgs
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01:00 PM 02:15 PM Bi-lateral meeting with the Minister for Agriculture and Food
Venue: Sycamore Room
02:30 PM 03:45 PM Bi-lateral meeting with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the
Islands
Venue: Sycamore Room
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Attend Removal of Sergeant Andy Callanan Venue: Church of the Most
Holy Redeemer, Bray
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08:45 AM 09:15 AM Appointment of Mr. larfhlaith O'Neill as High Court Judge
Venue: Aras an Uachtarain
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Saturday, July 24
Sunday, July 25
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Monday, July 26
06:30 PM 06:45 PM Piece to camera for McLaughlin Lecture (repeat of a previous exercise-
badly recorded)
Tuesday, July 27
Wednesday, July 28
12:00 PM 12:20 PM Courtesy call with German Agriculture Minister Herr Karl Heinz Funke
Venue: Committee Dining Room, Galway Racecourse
Thursday, July 29
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Friday, July 30
Saturday, Juty 31
Monday, August 2
Keep Free
Tuesday, August 3
Keep Free
Wednesday, August 4
Keep Free
Thursday, August 5
Keep Free
Friday, August 6
Keep Free
Saturday, August 7
Keep Free
Sunday, August 8
Keep Free
Monday, August 9
Tuesday, August 10
Keep Free
Wednesday, August 11
Keep Free
Thursday, August 12
Keep Free
Friday, August 13
Keep Free
Saturday, August 14
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Attend a Mass to commemorate the victims of the Omagh Bomb
Venue: Pro-Cathedral
Sunday, August 15
11:00 AM 1t:00 AM Mass to commemorate victims of the Omagh Bomb (For information
only)
Venue; Pro Cathedral
Monday, August 16
Keep Free
Tuesday, August 17
Keep Free
Wednesday, August 18
Thursday, August 19
Keep Free
Friday, August 20
Keep Free
Saturday, August 21
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Monday, August 23
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Attend "Signing Ceremony" between Mater Dei Institute and DCU
Venue; Archbishop's House, Drumcondra
Tuesday, August 24
Wednesday, August 25
Thursday, August 26
Friday, August 27
Saturday, August 28
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Officially open the 1999 National Finals Festival of the Community
Games
Venue: Mosney Holiday Centre
Sunday, August 29
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Repeat Transmission of BBC Radio 4 programme "The 51 st State" {for
information only)
Monday, August 30
Tuesday, August 31
09:10 AM 09:10 AM Officially open a Seminar to discuss international trade and economic
relations
07:10 PM 07:10 PM Attend the Euro 2000 Qualifier - Republic of Ireland v Yugoslavia - ADC
attending also
Venue: Lansdowne Road
Thursday, September 2
08:45 PM 08:45 PM Officially open new executive wing of the Grand Hotel
Venue: Malahide
Friday, September 3
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
Saturday, September 4
Sunday, September 5
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Attend the All Ireland Camogie Final (Kilkenny v Tipperary)
Venue: Croke Park
ADC to attend also
Monday, September 6
Tuesday, September 7
Wednesday, September 8
01:30 PM 02:45 PM Lunch meeting with the Minister for Defence and the Army Chief of Staff
(ADC attending)
Venue: McKee Barracks
04:30 PM 06:00 PM Bi-lateral meeting with the Minister for the Environment and Local
Government
Venue: Sycamore Room
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Present medals to the Under 14 Football Team, Craobh Chiarain GAA
Club
Venue: Parnell Park
Thursday, September 9
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09:45 AM 09:45 AM
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open new extension to Merck, Sharp & Dohme plant
Venue: Baliydine, Co, Tipperary
03:45 PM 04:00 PM
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04:15 PM 04:15 PM Interview (by telephone} with County Sound Radio
Venue: Government Buildings
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
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Friday, September 10
09:30 AM 10:00 AM
01:00 PM 01:00 PM
02:00 PM 03:00 PM
03:00 PM 04:30 PM Bi-laterai meeting with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law
Reform
Venue: Sycamore Room
Saturday, September 11
Sunday, September 12
Monday, September 13
04:30 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Tanaiste & Min/Finance
to attend also)
Venue: Govt. Bldgs
Tuesday, September 14
Wednesday, September 15
Russia
Thursday, September 16
Friday, September 17
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Launch a car developed by Ford which runs on alternative fuel
Venue: Dublin Castle
08:30 PM 08:30 PM 40th Birthday Party for Padraig Casey (for information only)
Venue: Clontarf Yacht Club
Saturday, September 18
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Monday, September 20
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Address a joint forum of Intel and the Irish Information Society
Venue: Dublin Castle
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Officially launch the new one stop shop scheme for Dublin Corporation
Venue: Convent, Sean MacDermott Street
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open new Sports' Hall and School Extension
Venue; Ardscoil Ris, Griffith Avenue
ADC to attend also
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Tuesday, September 21
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05:30 PM 06:30 PM
Wednesday, September 22
Listowel Races
Thursday, September 23
03:30 PM 11:45 PM
Friday, September 24
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Officially open new premises for Delta Dental Corporation
Venue: Claremorris
05:30 PM 06:15 PM
Saturday, September 25
09:30 PM 09:30 PM Drop in to Katies Ball in aid of Arc Cancer Support Centre [Biacktie]
Venue: Sheriff Youth Hall, Commons Street
Monday, September 27
11:00AM 11:00AM Official opening of Residential Unit for St. Michael's House
Venue: 75 New Cabra Road
02:00 PM 02:00 PM "Turn the sod" to mark the commencement of a major new extension to
the Mater Private Hospital
Venue: Eccles Street
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Officially open new community resource centre for the Inner City
Renewal Group
Venue: 57 Amiens Street
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Lay the foundation stone for the new Shelbourne Stand
Venue: Toika Park
Tuesday, September 28
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Launch of IFA - Bank of Ireland Farm Women of the Year
Venue: National Ploughing Championship
Wednesday, September 29
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Attend a reception for IFl Wider Horizon Australian Programme
Venue: Italian Room
Thursday, September 30
09:00 AM 09:30 AM
09:50 AM 10:00 AM
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Perform the joint official opening with Richard Branson of the Food Park
and Virgin Cola's new concentrate plant
Venue: Castieblayney
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
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06:00 PM 06:00 PM Officially launch "A New Day Dawning: A portrait of Ireland in 1990"
Venue: National Library
06:30 PM 06:30 PM
08:30 PM 08:30 PM
Friday, October 1
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09:15 AM 09:45 AM
12:30 PM 12:45 PM
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Officially open new Oranmore Lodge Hotel leisure centre
Venue: Oranmore, Co. Galway
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Attend the Fianna Fail President's Trophy Golf Classic
Venue: Galway Bay Hotel and Country Club
Saturday, October 2
11 ;00 AM 11:00 AM Address the National Adult Literacy Agency on International Literacy
Day
Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham
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02:00 PM 02:00 PM
Sunday, October 3
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Attend the Ladies All Ireland Football Final (Senior Match - Mayo v
Waterford)
Venue: Croke Park
ADC attending also
Monday, October 4
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Photograph with Grarnne Barnett in aid of ARC 2000 Cuba Cycle
Challenge
Venue: St. Lukes
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Attend opening of the Exhibition of sculpturers & graphics by Natalia
Vyatkina (Moscow)
Venue: Russian Embassy
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Meeting with Senator George Mitchell Venue : St. Lukes
Tuesday, October 5
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09:45 AM 09:45 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste
Paddy Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
01:30 PM 01:45 PM
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with the Community and Voluntary Pillar re: National
Development Plan
Venue: Sycamore Room
07:15 PM 09:00 PM
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Wednesday, October 6
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Frank Murray, Joe Lennon, Philip Kefiy, Brendan Ward
04:30 PM 04:45 PM
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with the Employer Pillar re: National Development Plan
Venue: Sycamore Room
06:00 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with the Farming Pillar re: National Development Plan
Venue: Sycamore Room
07:00 PM 07:30 PM
Thursday, October 7
08:50 AM 09:00 AM
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Perform the official opening of An Cosan with the Tanaiste
Venue: Jobstown, Tallaght
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
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Friday, October 8
08:15AM 08:15 AM
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Give the opening address at the joint IPA/CIPFA Conference
Venue: Dublin Castle
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
Saturday, October 9
Macedonia v Ireland
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Sunday, October 10
Monday, October 11
11:30 AM 11:30 AM
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01:00 PM 01:00 PM Launch a new Master Degree programme in Environmental Health Risk
Management for DIT
Venue: DIT, Cathal Brugha Street
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Officially open new offices for Security of the Elderly
Venue: St. Mary's Lane, Dublin 7
07:30 PM 07:30 PM
Tuesday, October 12
08:00 AM
09:45 AM
09:00 AM
05:00 PM 05:15 PM Courtesy Call with Henry Kissenger (Wally Kirwan to attend also)
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
07:15 PM 09:00 PM
Wednesday, October 13
08:45 AM 08:45 AM
09:15 AM 09:45 AM Courtesy call from Paul Newman, Ron Boiger, David Strong and Liz
Robbins re Hole in the Wall Gang
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
03:30 PM 04:15 PM Meeting with Dublin Chamber of Commerce Mary O'Rourke and Noel
Dempsey to attend also Venue: Meeting Room
06:30 PM 06:30 PM
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Thursday, October 14
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11:45AM 12:10PM
01:00 PM 01:30 PM
Friday, October 15
European Council
Venue: Finland
Saturday, October 16
Sunday, October 17
Monday, October 18
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10:30 AM 12:00 PM
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Jointly launch the Employment Equality Act, 1998 with Minister John
O'Donoghue
Venue; Cionmel Street, off Harcourt Street
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
Tuesday, October 19
10:20 AM 10:20 AM
03:20 PM 03:20 PM
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Meet briefly with an American Group with Deputy Ulick Burke
Venue: Leinster House
05:15 PM 05:30 PM Courtesy call from the Governor of Rhode Island, Lincoln Almond
Venue; Meeting Room
05:30 PM 06:15 PM Meeting with IBEC (Minister for the Environment & Local Government
to attend also)
Venue: Meeting Room
07:15 PM 09:00 PM
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Wednesday, October 20
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03:30 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with the Irish Payments Services Organisation Min/Fin to
attend also Venue :Meeting Room
05:45 PM 06:30 PM
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend a dinner for the annual meeting of the Heads of the national
audit of institutions of the EU
Venue: Dublin Castle
Celia Larkin invited also
Dress: Lounge Suit
Thursday, October 21
11:00AM 11:30AM Meeting with Fr. Tomas O Caoimh, Fr. Martin Tierney, Bishop Ray
Field & Bishop Laurence Ryan, Seamus Brennan to attend also
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
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11:30 AM 11:30 AM
02:50 PM 02:50 PM
Friday, October 22
09:15 AM 09:45 AM
02:00 PM 03:00 PM
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03:00 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with CPSU/Nordic Council delegates
Venue: Sycamore Room
Saturday, October 23
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10:30 AM 10:30 AM Depart Dublin Airport
12:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend Jack Lynch's Funeral Mass followed by State Funeral
Venue: St. Mary & Anne Cathedral
Sunday, October 24
02:45 PM 03:15 PM French PM, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Sport
Venue:Berkeley Court Hotel
Monday, October 25
Bank Holiday
Tuesday, October 26
08:00 AM 09:00 AM
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10:30 AM 11:00 AM Courtesy Call from the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Dr. Tony
Tan
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
Wednesday, October 27
01:15PM 01:15PM
02:00 PM 02:45 PM
Thursday, October 28
08:30 AM 09:30 AM
01:00 PM 02:00 PM
Friday, October 29
08:45 AM 08:45 AM
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Meeting with Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General, Council of Europe
Venue: Meeting Room
04:30 PM 05:30 PM Briefing session in relation to Hungary and Slovenia & KFOR
Venue; Taoiseach's Office
Saturday, October 30
Sunday, October 31
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Monday, November 1
05:30 PM 08:00 PM f,
Tuesday, November 2
03:20 PM 03:30 PM
Wednesday, November 3
Thursday, November 4
Friday, Novembers
01:00 PM 01:00 PM
Saturday, November 6
12:30 PM 12:30 PM
Sunday, November 7
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Officially start the Dublin Simon Community's Annual 5 Mile Road Race
Venue: Phoenix Park
Monday, November 8
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Photocall with John Lynch & Gavin O'Reilly Re: FAS Opportunities
2000
Venue: Jervis Street
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Officially open an Exhibition on the occasion of the 175 anniversary of
Ordnance Survey Ireland
Venue: Smithfield Village
Tuesday, November 9
08:00 AM 09:00 AM
10:00 AM 10:30 AM
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Present the Irish Times/PA Management Award for 1999
Venue: Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud
07:15 PM 09:00 PM
Wednesday, November 10
08:00 AM 09:30 AM Meeting with Tanaiste and Minister for Finance re Budget
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11:30 AM 11:30 AM Parliamentary Party Meeting
Venue: Fifth Floor, Leinster House
Thursday, November 11
USA
Friday, November 12
USA
Saturday, November 13
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Attend Euro 2000 Playoff Football Match - Ireland v Turkey
Venue: Lansdowne Road
Sunday, November 14
10:50 AM 10:50 AM Meet very briefly with a group from Eu in France who have links with St.
Laurence O'Toole Church (Dermot McCarthy wilt be accompanying
them)
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Attend Mass for 150th Celebration at St. Laurence O'Toole Church
Venue: Sheriff Street/Seville Place
Monday, November 15
09:15 AM 09:15 AM
04:00 PM 04:15 PM
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04:30 PM 05:00 PM Launch South East Network's Area 5 Year Action Plan
Venue: St. Andrews Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse Street
06:45 PM 06:45 PM
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Present the 1999 annual People of the Year Awards for Rehab
Venue: Burlington Hotel
Dress: Blacktie
Celia Larkin attending
Tuesday, November 16
10:25 AM 10:30 AM Drop in to meet a delegation of British MPs (per Helen Jackson)
Venue: Sycamore Room
Ref Martin Mansergh
05:00 PM 05:15 PM Courtesy Call from Joseph McGlynn Honarary Consul St Louis
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Joe Colwei! re: Shamrock Rovers Football Club
Venue: Taoiseach's office
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Officially launch a commemorative book to mark the Shelbourne Hotel's
175th anniversary
Venue: Shelbourne Hotel
07:15 PM 09:00 PM
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09:30 PM 09:30 PM
Wednesday, November 17
Thursday, November 18
OSCE Summit
Venue: Istanbul
Friday, November 19
OSCE Summit
Venue: Istanbul
Saturday, November 20
Sunday, November 21
Monday, November 22
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Attend the lighting up ceremony for the Millennium Tree of Light for
Temple Street Hospital
Venue: Omni Park
Tuesday, November 23
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Photocall with Mr. Frank Lewis, Chairman, Kerry Diocesan Youth
Service
Venue: Front Steps of Building
05:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting of Cabinet Sub Committee on Infrastructure {re CIE) Venue
Sycamore Room
07:15 PM 07:35 PM Attend a reception to launch Ireland's Blue Book for the Irish Country
Houses & Restaurants Association
Venue: St. Patrick's Hail, Dublin Castle
Dress: Lounge Suit
Celia Larkin attending also
07:45 PM 07:45 PM
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Wednesday, November 24
09:30 AM 09:50 AM Officially open the National Centre for Partnership Seminar
Venue: R.D.S.
01:15 PM 01:30 PM
07:00 PM 07:45 PM
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07:45 PM 07:45 PM Official opening Russell Court Cafe Bar & Bojangles Niteclub
Venue: Harcourt Street
Thursday, November 25
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Meeting of Cabinet Sub Committee on Infrastructure (re NRA) Venue
Sycamore Room
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Attend Integrated Services Process meeting for senior Public Service
Managers
Venue; Erin Room, Dublin Castle
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Laying the foundation stone for Focus Ireland's new housing project
Venue:Holy Faith Convent, Cappagh Road, Finglas
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Friday, November 26
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Lunch with Rory Godson and John McManus, Sunday Times
Venue: Taoiseach's Meeting Room
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
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08:15 PM 08:15 PM Present the 1999 Canon Hayes National Sports Awards
Venue: Dundrum House Hotel, Tipperary
Saturday, November 27
Sunday, November 28
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Baiie Atha Cliath v Ciarrai
Monday, November 29
11:30 AM 11:30 AM Perform sod turning at new development of St. Mocbtas AFC
Venue: Clonsilla
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Briefing Meeting re PM Lipponen with Philip Kelly and D/FA
Venue: Taoiseach's Meeting Room
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Launch the book "One Hundred Years of Irish Art"
Venue: National Gallery of Ireland
Tuesday, November 30
05:00 PM 05:30 PM
Wednesday, December 1
03:30 PM 03:30 PM
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04:15 PM 04:15 PM Budget Speech
Thursday, December 2
10:00 AM 10:00 AM
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10:10 AM 10:30 AM Briefing on Order of Business
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Brief Meeting with The Young at Heart Club (photo)
Venue: Leinster House
01:30 PM 01:30 PM
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02:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting & presentation with Mr. William T. McCarter, Chairman,
International Fund for Ireland & Board members
Venue: Meeting Room
02:40 PM 02:40 PM Meeting with Fr. Reid (Martin Mansergh to attend also)
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02:50 PM 02:50 PM
01:00 PM 06:00 PM
Saturday, December 4
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with Mr. Dara Calleary, Chamber of Commerce of Ireland
Venue: Longford Arms Hotel
Sunday, December 5
Monday, December 6
Tuesday, December 7
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08:00 AM 09:00 AM
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with Tanaiste, Min for Finance, Min for Social, Community &
Family Affairs & the Minister for Marine & Natural Resources
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
Wednesday, December 8
09:50 AM 10:00 AM
01:30 PM 01:50 PM
06:00 PM 06:15 PM
06:15 PM 06:30 PM
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with the Trade Union Pillar Venue : Meeting Room
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Meeting with the Community and Voluntary Pillar Venue : Meeting
Room
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Meeting with the Employer and Business Pillar Venue : Meeting Room
08:00 PM 08:30 PM Meeting with the Farming Pillar Venue : Meeting Room
09:30 PM 09:30 PM Dropping into the Law Students' Debating Society of Ireland
Venue: Dining Hall, Kings Inn
Thursday, December 9
11:10 AM 11:10 AM
Friday, December 10
European Council
Venue: Finland
Saturday, December 11
European Council
Venue: Finland
Sunday, December 12
08:30 AM 08:30 AM
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09:15AM 10:00 AM Interview for Breakfast with Frost
Venue: 36 Molesworth Place
Monday, December 13
09:15 AM 09:15 AM
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10:15 AM 10:15 AM Deprt Dublin Airport by Helicopter for Armagh
08:00 AM 09:00 AM
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09:45 AM 09:45 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste
Paddy Teahon and Paul Haran to attend also
04:45 PM 05:15 PM
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05:15 PM 05:45 PM
07:00 PM 07:05 PM
Wednesday, December 15
09:15 AM 09:45 AM Launch of the New Deal : A Plan for Educational Opportunity with the
Minister for Education & Science
Venue: Dublin Castle
10:45AM 10:45AM
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11:30 AM 11:30 AM Parliamentary Party Meeting
Venue: Filth Floor, Leinster House
05:45 PM 06:15 PM
06:15 PM 06:15 PM
06:30 PM 06:30 PM
Thursday, December 16
10:00 AM 10:40 AM Announce Hewlett Packard's strategic decision to locate the company's
E-Service European hub in Ireland
Venue: Liffey Park, Barnhall, Leixlip
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Millennium Address by President Mary McAleese to a joint sitting of the
Oireachtas
01:00 PM 02:15 PM Lunch hosted by the Ceann Comhairle for President McAleese
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Drop into Reception for Oireachtas Members past and present
Venue: Italian Room
06:15 PM 06:15 PM
07:00 PM 07:00 PM
Friday, December 17
09:50 AM 12:00 PM First summit meeting of British Irish Council Venue: Lancaster House,
London
Saturday, December 18
Sunday, December 19
Monday, December 20
Tuesday, December 21
01:00 PM 01:00 PM
03:00 PM 03:15 PM Brief Meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank, Maurice O'Connell
Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Brief Meeting with Chief Justice Liam Hamilton re Dublin / Monaghan
inquiry Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:45 PM 04:15 PM
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Photocall with John Gallagher to present 2000 IPA Diary
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Formal Presentation of Collection of Essays about Ireland & EU from
European Movement
Venue: Taoiseach's Office
Wednesday, December 22
09:00 AM 09:15AM
10:00 AM 10:00 AM
12:00 PM 10:00 PM
12:30 PM 12:45 PM
Thursday, December 23
09:00 AM 01:00 PM Christmas phone calls to Fianna Fail TDs and Senators Venue :
Taoiseach's Office
12:00 PM 12:00 PM
12:10 PM 12:10 PM
Friday, December 24
Saturday, December 25
Sunday, December 26
Monday, December 27
Tuesday, December 28
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Mass for the Taoiseach's mother Venue : All Hallows
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Photocall with group of Students from Omagh with the Omagh Flame
Venue: Government Buildings
12:40 PM 12:40 PM Record message for MWR FM on Balla Millennium Project {Tree
Planting)
12:45 PM 01:15 PM
02:00 PM 02:00 PM
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07:30 PM 07:30 PM Private Dinner with Dr. Michael Smurfit and party at Villa Barton, The K
Club, Co, Kildare (Celia Larkin to attend also)
Thursday, December 30
07:30 PM 07:30 PM
Friday, December 31
02:45 PM 02:45 PM
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02:50 PM 02:50 PM RTE Millennium Programme interview with Mark Little (Venue : RTE)
03:20 PM 03:35 PM New Year Political Interview for This Week with Gerry Barry (Venue :
RTE)
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Arrive Italian Room, Government Buildings to be briefed on role in Last
Lights Cermony
05:00 PM 06:30 PM Drop in to the illumination of the Liffey of Lights Venue : Civic Offices,
Wood Quay (OPTIONAL)