David Barry, Photographer, a guest of the Bishop and fellow scouter brought his camera along to the St Patrick’s Day Celebrations at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork, along with the Diocesan Media Officer, Sam Wynn and many a smartphone and selfie was also produced. Here is a flavour of the photos of the morning:
- The Bishop with the Leader of Seanad Éireann, Senator Jerry Buttimer
- The Bishop with Michael Mulcahy, Honorary Consul of Poland, and Chairman of the Cork Civic Trust
- Councillor Nicholas O’Keeffe, the Bishop and the Leader of the Opposition, Micheál Martin, T.D.
- Paddy O’Brien, Irish Heart Foundation and )ver 60s Singing Competition
- PJ Coogan, 96FM
- Mr Robin O’Sullivan
- 2nd Cork St Fin Barre’s Scouts on hand to help with the washing up and to supervise the car parking
- The procession from the Cathedral
- The procession from the Cathedral
- Mrs Susan Colton welcomes members of the City Council
- Signing the visitors’ book
- Minister Simon Coveney, T.D.
- CHief Superintendent Barry McPolin
- Deirdre Clune, M.E.P.
- Mr Bill Brady, Diocesan Architect
- Representatives of guiding and scouting
- S scouters greeting for the scouts – Don Trotter and Colm Murphy
- Representatives of Cork charities including St Vincent de Paul
- Mr erci Patterson, BHL Landscape Group
- Mr Finbarr O’Shea, Flying Enterprise and Senator Colm Burke
- Deirdre Clune, M.E.P.
- Mrs Maura O Sullivan and Ms Ann-Marie O’Sullivan are greeted by the Bishop
- Bishop Colton chats with Mr Ted Owens, CEO of the Cork Education and Training Board
- The Honorary Consul of Denmark, Sir Freddie Pedersen and Mrs Pedersen
- The Bishop with the Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Joe Kavanagh and the CEO of Cork City Council, Ms Anne Doherty.
- The procession from the Cathedral
- The procession from the Cathedral
- Minister Simon Coveney TD are welcomed by Mrs Susan Colton and the Bishop
- Dr Brendan Murphy, President of Cork Institute of Technology, and mrs Murphy are greeted by the Bishop.
- Brigadier General Patrick Flynn arrives at The Palace
- The Dean of Cork, the Very Reverend Nigel Dunne bids farewell to the City Council
- After the Service the Bishop leads the guests from the Cathedral
- Canon Eithne Lynch with Archdeacon Adrian Wilkinson in the ambulatory before the Service
- The Rev. Edwin Hunter with the Rev. Ted Ardis before the Service
- The Rev. Anne Skuse with Father Christopher Fitzgerald