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Where it all began...at Foilhomurrum Bay, Valentia Island Co. Kerry, Both sides of the original transatlantic telegraph cable came together in Valentia Island this week, when representatives from Newfoundland and Labrador paid an official visit to Kerry, and to the Valentia Cable Station. The purpose of the visit was the signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding between both communities, which committed Kerry County Council and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to a co-operative approach on their journey to seeking UNESCO Heritage Status for the Cable Stations of Valentia and Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, the western terminus for the transatlantic cable. from left, Gerry Osmond , Assistant Deputy Minister - Arts and Heritage of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, John Griffin, Tourism Officer, Kerry County Council, Patrizia La Piscopia, Archaeologist, National Monuments Service, Emer Connolly, Director, National Monuments Services, Ross Waters, World Heritage Unit, National Monunment Services, Minister Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Steve Crocker, Michael Lyne, Chairman, Valentia Island Development Company. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan/FREE PIC***

PHOTOS: Newfoundland And Labrador Sign Memorandum Of Understanding With Kerry

September 20, 2022 at 4:29 pm Comments are Disabled

BOTH sides of the original transatlantic telegraph cable came together in Valentia this week, when representatives from Newfoundland and Labrador paid an official visit to Kerry, and to the Valentia Cable Station. The purpose of the visit was the signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding between both communities, which […]

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Valentia Transatlantic Cable Station

Council Welcomes Inclusion Of Valentia Transatlantic Cable On World Heritage Tentative List

July 21, 2022 at 10:47 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY County Council has warmly welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien that the Valentia Trans-Atlantic Cable Ensemble is to be included on the new Irish Tentative List of World Heritage Properties to be progressed for World Heritage inscription. This has been a […]

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Over €1.2m In Funding For Valentia Cable Station Project

Over €1.2m In Funding For Valentia Cable Station Project

November 23, 2018 at 12:31 pm Comments are Disabled

THE Valentia Island Cable Station Restoration Project is to receive €1.27m in Government funding. Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, said; “This is a huge news story for Valentia and all of South Kerry. €1,270,000.00 is an enormous amount of funding for one project […]

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