Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Kyne. I note the guests of Senator Micheál Carrigy from the active retirement group in Newtownforbes in County Longford, who are in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their day in Leinster House and in Seanad Éireann.

I also acknowledge the presence of Deputy Paul McAuliffe in the Visitors Gallery along with his guests, Professor Catherine Shannon and her niece. Professor Shannon is from Massachusetts and is a long-time friend of Ireland and of the late John Hume during his work of campaigning for peace in Ireland. I acknowledge her presence here today.