We’ll Do It Live

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RTE will broadcast live coverage from Castlelyons, Co. Cork of the State Funeral of executed 1916 rebel Thomas Kent (pictured) on Friday 18th September 2015 at 1.25pm on RTE One

‘sup?

All the bells, all the whistles, all the solemnity.

Laura Fitzgerald writes:

RTÉ will broadcast live coverage from Castlelyons, Co. Cork of the State Funeral of executed 1916 rebel Thomas Kent on Friday 18th September 2015 at 1.25pm on RTÉ One

David McCullagh will present special television coverage of the State Funeral, starting at 1.25pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ News Now, with John Bowman and Mary Kennedy providing commentary of the Requiem Mass and reburial in the Kent family grave at St Nicholas’ Church in Castlelyons near Fermoy, Co.Cork. Full military honours will be rendered at the funeral ceremonies.

The Requiem Mass will be attended by the President, Michael D Higgins, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, the Tánaiste Joan Burton TD., the Lord Mayor of Cork, the Cork County Mayor, and other dignitaries.

But little time had they to pray.

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16 thoughts on “We’ll Do It Live

    1. ABM

      The pro abortion cum homosexualist advocates Mick and Enda together at Mass! The bishop must be only too delighted to have such high powered leaders strutting on his premises like they own the place.

  1. Ultach

    This and going round the state handing out flags and proclamations to primary schools, the last refuge of scoundrels, distraction, rant, snort *@¬€%\!

  2. ahjayzis

    I don’t really know why, but stuff like this makes me really uncomfortable. The whole tenor of the 1916 ‘celebrations’ seems just ‘off’ or something, like it’s not striking the right note…

    1. Frilly Keane

      Same here
      I just can’t shift the election campaign feel about it

      And I can never understand why it takes along to do right by these men and their families

  3. Louise Hannon

    Why do this to a man dead for so long this week, when it could and should have been done years ago.? Other than to distract media attention from multiple cronyism and economic failures

      1. Clampers Outside!

        Don’t be spreadin’ that nonsense.

        They’ve known where he was buried since 1916. They’ve only identified DNA from bones because of the excavation work which was set in place to be done on time for 1916. Pure theatre !

        Search preparation started June 22nd this year
        http://utv.ie/News/2015/06/22/Archaeologists-to-search-for-remains-at-Cork-Prison-39549

        and he was found two days later on June 24th
        http://www.corkindependent.com/20150624/news/remains-found-in-thomas-kent-search-S107682.html

        But the media would have you think it was a mystery :)

      1. ahjayzis

        He and his family are long dead and past caring, in fairness. We don’t worship ancestral spirits do we?

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