Taoiseach Diary 2005

11:00 AM 11:00 AM Attend World Day of Prayer for Peace Mass
Venue: St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church, Sandymount (to arrive at
10.50 - no protocol officer)
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Tuesday, January 4
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with Irish Aid organisations re Asian disaster (Minister Ahem
and officials attending also) Venue : Room 308
04:40 PM 04:40 PM Attorney General
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Minister McDowell
Wednesday, January 5
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government meeting
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Observe three minutes silence for victims of the Asian Disaster (in the
foyer in Government Buildings)
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01:00 PM 01:30 PM Meeting with Cllr. Joe Reid & small delegation
Venue: Meeting Room
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Eoin O'Leary and Bobby McDonagh
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

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03:30 PM 03:30 PM Minister of State Michael Ahern
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Record piece to camera (on autocue if required) with RTE for tribute to
Barry McGuigan Venue : Meeting Room
06:00 PM 06:20 PM
Netta at their home
Venue: Clontarf, Dublin 3
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Visit Paddy Weir (former Caretaker of the Mansion House) and his wife
Thursday, January 6
Friday, January 7
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Photocall for presentation of Frank Burke's book entitled "All Ireland
Glory"
Venue: Dining Room
10:10 A M 10:10 A M P h o t o g r a p h with T o m m y Reilly, F F c a n d i d a t e in M e a t h b y - e l e c t i o n

Venue: Taoiseach's office
10:20 AM 10:20 AM Photocall receiving IPA Yearbook & Diary

Venue: Ceremonial Stairs

10:30 AM 10:30 AM Piece to camera (on autocue) for the 2005 ESAT BT Young Scientist &
Technology Exhibition
Venue: Meeting Room
10:40 AM 10:40 AM Photocall for the 2005 ESAT BT Young Scientist & Technology
Exhibition
Venue: Ceremonial Stairs
10:50 AM 10:50 AM Photocall for FAS Opportunities Career Exhibition 2005 (Vincent
Crowley, MD, Independent Newspapers) Venue: Ceremonial Landing
11:30 AM 12:15 PM Give Keynote Address at the Irish Farmers' Association Annual General
Meeting
Venue: Bluebell, Dublin 12
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Pre-record interview for 'This Week' Venue : RTE

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12:10 PM 12:10 PM Phone call (outgoing) to new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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A 150th Anniversary Mass, Parish Church, Fairview [celebrated by
Archbishop Martin]
Sunday, January 16
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03:45 PM 03:45 PM Depart Dublin for Frankfurt(1 hr 55 flying)
06:40 PM 06:40 PM Arrive Frankfurt Airport (local time)
08:15 PM 08:15 PM Depart for B e i j i n g ^ | m p p ( l o c a l time, 7.15pm Irl time)

Monday, January 17
Trip to China
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12:25 PM 12:25 PM Arrive Beijing (local time) (4.25am Irish time)
Tuesday, January 18
Trip to China

Trip to China
10:00 AM 10:00 AM For information : Government meeting (to be chaired by the Tanaiste)
Thursday, January 20
Trip to China
Friday, January 21
Trip to China
Saturday, January 22
Trip to China
11:25 PM 11:25 PM Depart Hong Kong

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Sunday, January 23
06:00 AM 06:00 AM Arrive Paris (local time) (5.00am Irish time)
06:30 AM 06:30 AM Depart Paris (local time) (5.30am Irish time)
07:00 AM 07:00 AM Arrive Dublin
Monday, January 24
Keep free
Tuesday, January 25

11:15 AM 11:45 AM Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Meet with Ministers Dermot Ahern & Michael McDowell Venue :
Taoiseach's Office
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with Sinn Fein Venue : Taoiseach's Office
02:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with the SDLP Venue : Sycamore Room
04:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with the UUP Venue : Meeting Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Interview with Tommy Gorman Venue : Dining Room
07:20 PM 07:20 PM
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Attend President's Annual Government Dinner
Venue: Aras an Uachtarain
09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste

Venue: Taoiseach's Office
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Phone call (outgoing) with Prime Minister Blair
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Phone call (outgoing) with DUP Leader, Ian Paisley
02:00 PM 03:45 PM Dail Preparation
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Leaders Questions

04:06 PM 04:06 PM Question Time
04:51 PM 04:51 PM Statements of Sympathy (Eileen Desmond, R.I.P) followed by Order of

Business
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Dail Statements on the Tsunami Disaster ( 4 x 1 5 mins + 5 min wrap up
followed by a minute of silence) [time approx]
06:45 PM 07:00 PM Courtesy call from Vice Minister, Chinese Dept of International Affairs
and delegation (ref Cyprian) Venue: Taoiseach's Office
07:20 PM 07:20 PM Commence Charity Football match for GOAL Tsunami Appeal Venue
Dalymount Park. Kick off; 7.30pm.
Thursday, January 27
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Meeting with Mr. David Ford, Alliance Party

Venue: Meeting Room
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Interview with Academy of Achievement Venue : Taoiseach's Office
12:30 PM 01:00 PM Meeting with Mr. Alan Crosbie, President of Down Syndrome Ireland
and delegation
Venue: Meeting Room
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Photo to promote the Dublin Chinatown Festival 2005

Venue: Front Steps
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Photo to launch An Post stamp (Chinese Year of the Rooster) Venue:
Meeting Room
03:10 PM 03:10 PM Phone call with Deputy Enda Kenny
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Launch the National Action Plan on Racism (with the Minister for
Justice) Venue : Press Centre
04:30 PM 05:15 PM Meet with Gerry Conlon and party Venue : Sycamore Room

06:15 PM 06:45 PM Officially open the Holiday World Show 2005
Venue: RDS
07:00 PM 07:00 PM National Executive Meeting

Venue: Leinster House
09:15 PM 09:15 PM Present Innovation through Technology Awards Venue: Radisson Hotel
Friday, January 28
11:40 AM 11:40 AM Depart Dublin Airport
12:10 PM 12:10PM Arrive Cork Airport
12:30 PM 01:45 PM Guest of Honour at the Cork Person of the Year Awards Lunch
Venue: Jury's, Cork
01:55 PM 01:55 PM Photocall with Charity Friends of Londiani

Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel Foyer
02:00 PM 03:00 PM Guest of Honour at the Eamon De Valera Comhairle Lunch

Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
03:30 PM 03:50 PM Drop into St. Raphael's Centre

Venue: Youghal, Co. Cork
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Photocall at Youghal GAA's Club new development

Venue: Youghal
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Officially open St. Vincent's GAA Sports Complex

Venue: Northside Cork City
07:00 PM 08:00 PM Munster National Executive, Metropole Hotel,

Venue: Cork
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Depart Cork Airport
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Arrive Dublin Airport
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09:30 PM 09:30 PM Retirement function for Paddy Harrington Venue : Leixlip GAA Club
Saturday, January 29
Sunday, January 30
06:00 PM 07:00 PM
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Attend the 3rd Annual Holocaust Memorial Day
Venue: City Hall
Monday, January 31
11:30 AM 12:30 PM Meeting with Independent Monitoring Commission Venue : Sycamore

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01:00 PM 01:30 PM Launch the Allianz Football League 2005

Venue: Burlington House, Burlington Road, Dublin 4
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Officially open Mercy Family Centre

Venue: South Brown Street, Dublin 8
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Launch fundraising appeal for Belvedere Youth Club

Venue: Belvedere Youth Club, 41 Lr. Buckingham Street, Dublin 1
03:45 PM 04:15 PM Launch Dundalk Institute of Technology's New Degree Programme

Venue: Larkin College, Dublin 1
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07:00 PM 07:30 PM Meeting with His All Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew
1: Venue: Archbishop's Palace

Tuesday, February 1

12:50 PM 12:50 PM Depart Dublin Airport
01:50 PM 01:50 PM Arrive RAF Northolt
02:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Blair Venue : Downing St
04:10 PM 04:10 PM Depart RAF Northolt (time approx)
05:10 PM 05:10 PM Arrive Dublin Airport (time approx)
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Attend Dinner for Fianna Fail TDs and Senators
Venue: Members Restaurant, Leinster House
Wednesday, February 2
09:00 A M 10:30 A M Dail Preparation
10:30 AM 10:51AM Leaders Questions
10:51 AM 11:36 AM Question Time
11:36 AM 11:36 AM Order of Business
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12:15 PM 01:15 PM Dail Statements on the December European Council (4x15 + 20 Q&A)
(time approx)
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Mary Doyle
01:45 PM 02:30 PM Meeting with Mr. Michael Patten, Diageo Ireland and group [MOS Sean
Power attending also] Venue: Meeting Room
02:45 PM 03:15 PM Meeting with Deputies Ruairi Quinn and Pat Carey j
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03:30 PM 03:50 PM Meeting with Minister Dick Roche
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Deputy Mary Wallace
06:00 PM 06:20 PM Courtesy call from the Presidential Council of the Order of Malta Venue:
Taoiseach's Office
07:15 PM 09:25 PM Attend 0 2 Ability Awards & present the overall Winner of the Ability
Best Practice Company 2005 [Dress : Blacktie] Venue: Dublin Castle
Thursday, February 3
12:40 PM 12:40 PM Meet with a delegation from St Mary's School, Drumcar Venue
Syndicate Room 3, Fairways Hotel, Dundalk
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Address Dundalk Chamber of Commerce Business Lunch

Venue: Tain Suite, Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Co. Louth
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Press Opportunity

Venue: Dundalk, Co. Louth
04:30 PM 04:30 PM News Week Polska Interview

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Venue: Government Buildings

05:15 PM 05:15 PM Deputy John Ellis Venue : Taoiseach's office
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Deputy Jim Glennon Venue : Taoiseach's office
06:00 PM 06:20 PM Courtesy Call from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Venue : Government
Buildings
07:00 PM 07:45 PM Guest Speaker at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce AGM Dinner
Venue: The Four Seasons Hotel
Friday, February 4
Keep free for visit to Roscommon
11:00 AM 11:30 AM Unveil a model of Bio-Pharma Healthcare Park

Venue: Monksland, South Roscommon
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Officially open the new Accident & Emergency Department
Venue: Roscommon County Hospital
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Visit Christian Brothers Secondary School

Venue: Roscommon Town
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Officially open the Brothers of Charity Headquarters

Venue: Lanesboro Street, Roscommon
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Visit Elphin Day Care Centre

Venue: Elphin, Co. Roscommon
03:30 P M 03:30 PM M e e t i n g with Boyle C h a m b e r of C o m m e r c e / B o y l e T o w n C o u n c i l

Members
Venue: Royal Hotel, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Ballaghadereen Development Association

Venue: Durkins Function Room, Ballaghadereen

05:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Castlerea Enterprise Group
Venue: Tullys Hotel, Castlerea
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Photocall to launch of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association Poster
on Substance Abuse for distribution in schools on a national basis
Venue: Royal Hotel
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with Roscommon Town Chamber of Commerce (timing prov)
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Press Conference (timing prov)
08:00 PM 10:00 PM Address by An Taoiseach prior to Dinner
Saturday, February 5
07:30 PM 07:30 PM
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For information : National Football League Match - Dublin V. Mayo
Venue: Parnell Park
Sunday, February 6
For information : Six N a t i o n s R u g b y : Italy V. Ireland
Monday, February 7
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02:25 PM 03:00 PM Turn the sod at the new Adamstown Development
Venue: West Dublin
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Launch the 'Health is Your Wealth1 Campaign

Venue: Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8

04:15 PM 04:45 PM Launch Centre for Cross Border Studies' 2005 Yearbook
Venue: St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Officially open Ashcoin Limited new premises

Venue: Bellevue Industrial Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
06:00 PM 06:20 PM Launch book entitled "Learning - it's not just the stuff you get out of
books"
Venue: Failte Ireland, Amiens Street (old CERT Building)
Tuesday, February 8
07:45 AM 08:30 AM Private

01:30 PM 01:30 PM Brief drop in to a meeting of the Task Force on Donegal Venue : Room
308
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Chief Whip

04:36 PM 04:36 PM Order of Business
07:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend Private Members Business in the Dail on Northern Ireland
(Taoiseach to speak at 7.40 for 15-20 mins)
09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation
10:51AM 11:36 AM Question Time
01:00 PM 01:20 PM Receive European Award from the Public Relations Consultancy
Association (PRCA)
Venue: Merrion Hotel
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Interview with Miriam O'Callaghan for RTE documentary on Charles
Haughey Venue : Sycamore Room
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Record short piece with Sky News on Conlon apology Venue :
Forecourt
02:45 PM 02:55 PM Photo with Paddy Behan, Frank Lane & Des Edwards (recently retired
Leinster House Ushers) Venue: Taoiseach's Office
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04:00 PM 05:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's Venue :
Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 05:45 PM Meet with Minister Cowen and MoS Fahey re Disability Bill Venue
Taoiseach's Office
06:00 PM 06:10 PM Senator Mary O'Rourke
07:25 PM 07:25 PM
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Attend International Soccer Friendly - Ireland V Portugal (kick off 7.30)
Venue : Lansdowne Road
09:00 AM 09:30 AM Open NESF Conference entitled "Evaluation & evidence-based policy
making: Getting the evidence into policy making"
Venue: UCD
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Launch the new name of the Los Angeles Society (Home Again)
Venue: Mansion House
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Phone call with Congressman Walsh [10.30am US time][Congressman
Walsh to ring in]
04:30 PM 05:30 PM Briefing with the President

Venue : Aras an Uachtarain
Friday, February 11
Visit to Bulgaria and Poland
08:00 AM 09:00 AM Guest of Honour at a By-Election Fundraising Breakfast

Venue: Killashee House Hotel, Naas, Co. Kildare

09:30 AM 09:30 AM Attend Mass
Venue: Naas, Co. Kildare
11:10 AM 11:10 AM Depart Dublin Airport for visit to Bulgaria and Poland Dublin Sofia 3hrs
20mins
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Arrive Sofia (two hours ahead)
Visit to Bulgaria and Poland.

Sofia - Warsaw 1 hr 45 mins
Warsaw- Dublin 2hrs 45 mins
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For information : Six Nations Rugby : Scotland V. Ireland
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Depart Sofia
12:45 PM 12:45 PM Arrive Warsaw (one hour ahead)
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Depart Warsaw
10:30 PM 10:30 PM Arrive Dublin
Sunday, February 13
For information : National Football League Match - Tyrone V Dublin
01:00 PM 02:00 PM
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Attend ceremonial dawning of the Chinese New Year at the Dublin
Chinatown Festival 2005
Venue: Collins Barracks
Monday, February 14

Keep free all day (apart from 2.00pm function)
02:00 PM 02:15 PM Photocall with Roy Keane for Guide Dogs for the Blind Venue :
Radisson Hotel, Stillorgan
02:20 PM 02:20 PM Photograph with son of Chinese Ambassador Venue : Radisson Hotel
Tuesday, February 15
DAIL SITTING (2.30 P.M. - 8.30 P.M.)

12:30 PM 01:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Science & Technology, Sycamore Room

[Chaired by M/ETE with Taoiseach in attendance].
01:30 PM 01:35 PM Photo-call at the statute of Hamilton [front steps of building] with Royal
Irish Academy to mark Hamilton year.
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Record piece re Dublin Jobs Announcment with 98FM (by phone)

07:15 PM 07:15 PM Launch Paidi O Se Football Weekend

Venue: Burlington Hotel
DAIL SITTING (10.30 A.M. - 8.30 P.M.)
01:00 PM 02:30 PM Working lunch with the Prime Minister of Lesotho Venue : Government
Buildings
01:00 PM 01:10 PM Minister of State Brian Lenihan Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with the Board of Wexford Opera Festival Venue : Meeting
Room
04:00 PM 07:00 PM Keep free : paperwork
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Friday, February 18
10:15 AM 10:15 AM Depart Dublin Airport (Helicopter)
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Arrive Nenagh
11:10 AM 11:10 AM Visit the Nenagh Childcare Centre

Venue: Nenagh
11:30 AM 11:50 AM Officially open Development 4 U Ltd. new Street "Quentins Way"
Venue: Nenagh
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Visit Nenagh AFC Brickfield's Ltd. Facilities

Venue: Old Birr Road, Nenagh
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Photocall at Johnny Kavanagh's new Blacksmiths premises

Venue: Old Birr Road, Nenagh
12:40 PM 12:40 PM Visit to Nenagh Courthouse
01:00 PM 01:20 PM Visit Nenagh Day Care Centre

Venue: Ashe Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
02:00 PM 02:45 PM Visit the Stereame Project

Venue: Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
02:55 PM 02:55 PM Photocall for the launch of Tipperary North Women in Business
directory
Venue: Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with delegation from Nenagh Tourism Committee

Venue: Nenagh
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Meeting with delegation from Gortmore Environmental Action Group
Venue: Nenagh

03:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Nenagh McDonagh Cumann delegation
Venue: Nenagh
04:00 PM 04:10 PM Press Opportunity (details from FF Press Office)

Venue: Nenagh
04:10 PM 04:10 PM Depart NenaghJ
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Start the All-Ireland Cross Country Championships Race

Venue: Morton Stadium, Santry
08:30 PM 09:00 PM Officially open Fingallians GAA Club new All Weather Pitch
Venue: Swords, Co. Dublin
Sunday, February 20
Monday, February 21
11:10 AM 12:00 PM Ceremonial welcome for the President of Hungary Venue: Aras an
Uachtarain
01:50 PM 02:20 PM
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Press Launch of the Fianna Fail by election candidates Venue :
Shelbourne Hotel, St Stephen's Green
02:45 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with the President of Hungary Venue : Government Buildings

03:45 PM 04:00 PM Record piece for Eamon Dunphy Show
04:00 PM 05:00 PM
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07:20 PM 10:00 PM State Dinner for the President of Hungary [Dress : Blacktie] Venue :
Dublin Castle
Tuesday, February 22

12:25 PM 01:00 PM Attend pre-lunch formalities for the President of Hungary Venue
Iveagh House (followed by motor bike escort to airport)
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Brussels
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Arrive Brussels (one hour ahead) and transfer to Justus Lipsius to arrive
by 4.25pm
04:45 PM 07:00 PM Meeting of the European Council (followed by family photo and press
conference)
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Depart Brussels

12:10 PM 12:10 PM eeting with French students from the French College I
: Bottom of Main Stairs, Leinster House
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Meeting with Mary Higgins, Former Director of the Homeless Agency
[Venue : Taoiseach's Office >
01:45 PM 01:50 PM Short meeting with Senator Rory Kiely Venue : Taoiseach's Office
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion Venue : Sycamore Room
03:45 PM 03:50 PM Short Interview with [Limerick] 95 Live Radio (by phone)
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Health Venue : Sycamore Room
09:00 AM 09:20 AM Drop in to Industrial Relations News Conference Venue : UCD
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07:45 PM 08:30 PM ^ e s t o f H o n o u r at the Small Firms Association Awards Gala Banquet
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aoiseach's Diary 25-Feb-05 - 20-Apr-05
Friday, February 25
09:00 AM 09:40 AM Address a Seminar for EU Officials Venue : Farmleigh
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Shannon
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Arrive Shannon
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Visit John F. Kennedy School

Venue: Ennis Road, Limerick
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Visit the St. Munchins Family Resource Centre

Venue: Ballynanty, Limerick
04:00 PM 04:40 PM Open New Regional Office/Ashdown Neighbourhood Centre & Launch
of 108 Units at Alandale
Venue: Limerick
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Visit Our Lady of Lourdes Action Centre

Venue: Limerick
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Drop in to a number of venues in Limerick
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend Gerry Collins Tribute Night

Venue: Rathkeale House Hotel, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
10:30 PM 10:30 PM Depart Shannon time tbc
11.00 PM 11:00 PM Arrive Dublin Airport
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06:30 PM 06:30 PM Officially open the new clubhouse of Clanna Gael Fontenoy Venue
Sean Moore Park, Dublin 4

Sunday, February 27
12:45 PM 12:45 PM Attend Ireland v England Rugby Match |
/enue^tnsdowne Road
Monday, February 28
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Officially open Dublin Bus new Bus Depot

Venue: Harristown, Old Dublin Airport Road
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Launch Dublin City Development Board Social Inclusion Task Force
Action Plans for Dublin City
Venue: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
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Wednesday, March 2
07:30 AM 07:30 AM Telephone Interview with Today FM (Ian Dempsey) re Special Olympics
World Winter Games

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Thursday, March 3
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Phone call (incoming) from the Prime Minister of Croatia, Dr Ivo
Sanader
10:50 AM 10:50 AM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt
11:50 AM 11:50 AM Arrive RAF Northolt
12:30 PM 02:00 PM Attend Ireland Fund of Great Britain Lunch Venue: London
02:15 PM 02:45 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Blair Venue : Downing Street
02:55 PM 03:30 PM Official opening of RTE's London Studios Venue : London

07:00 PM 09:30 PM Attend Business Dinner Venue : Irish Embassy in London
10:00 PM 10:00 PM Depart RAF Northolt for Dublin Airport
Friday, March 4
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Record short piece with Q102 (by telephone) Venue : St Lukes
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Saturday, March 5
Sunday, March 6
For information : National Football League Match - Kerry V Dublin
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Monday, March 7

11:30 AM 12:00 PM Launch Cabra Community Policing & Estate Management Forum
Report
Venue: Cabra Community & Sports Complex, Ratoath Road
12:15 PM 12:40 PM Call in to St. Joseph's School for the Deaf

Venue: Navan Road
01:30 PM 02:00 PM Officially open Allied Irish Windscreens Nationwide office and present
them with their ISO certificate Venue: Merrion Hotel
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Officially open Lucent Bell Labs premises

Venue: Blanchardstown
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Wednesday, March 9
08:30 AM 09:00 AM
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Photocall with the two Fianna Fail by election candidates Venue :
Drumcondra (meet at the Skylon Hotel)
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Meeting with Geraldine Finucane and delegation

Venue: Sycamore Room
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's

04:00 PM 04:40 PM Launch Report on the Forum on the Workplace of the Future
Venue: The Helix, DCU, Dublin 9
Thursday, March 10
09:00 AM 09:30 AM Meeting with EU Commissioner Margot Wallstrom

Venue : Meeting Room
09:30 AM 10:30 AM Meeting with small trade union delegation on aviation policy [Minister
Cullen to attend also] Venue : Meeting Room
12:15 PM 12:30 PM Photocall to promote Daffodil Day

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Venue: Entrance to St. Stephen's Green (opposite Shelbourne Hotel)
12:45 PM 01:30 PM Guest of Honour at Microsoft's 20th Anniversary Celebrations

Venue: Sandyford
Friday, March 11
Polling Day in the By Elections

09:45 AM 09:45 AM Brief meeting with the British Ambassador, Stuart Eldon
Venue: I
Saturday, March 12
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Attend Ireland v France Rugby Match (Kick off 1.30pm - President
arriving at 1,05pm)
Venue: Lansdowne Road
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Dublin v Westmeath, Parnell Park
Sunday, March 13
Monday, March 14
12:10 PM 12:10 PM Record St Patrick's Day Greeting for Celtic TV Venue : St Lukes
12:40 PM 12:40 PM Phone call (incoming) from the Prime Minister of Croatia
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Officially open the redevelopment of Hill 16

Venue: Croke Park
Tuesday, March 15
Keep free : US visit (depart Dublin 9.45am approx)
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09:45 AM 09:45 AM Depart Dublin for US
09:45 AM 09:45 AM Depart Dublin for US

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11.45 AM 11:45 AM Arrive Syracuse (4.45pm Irish time)
11:45 AM 11:45 AM Arrive Syracuse (5.15pm Irish time)
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Depart Syracuse (9.00pm Irish time)
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Arrive New York (9.45pm Irish time)
Wednesday, March 16
Keep free : US visit
New York to Baltimore 50 mins
Thursday, March 17
St Patrick's Day
Keep free : US visit
Friday, March 18
Keep free : US visit (arrive Dublin 8.00pm approx)
Washington to Dublin 6hrs 45mins
08:45 AM 08:45 AM Depart Washington (Local time)
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For information : Six Nations Rugby : Wales V. Ireland
Sunday, March 20
For information : National Football League Match - Dublin V. Donegal

Venue: Parnell Park
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Briefing for Media Interviews
01:30 PM 01:55 PM ITV News Channel, Meeting Room
02:00 PM 02:25 PM Channel 4, Meeting Room
02:30 PM 02:55 PM BBC Hearts & Minds, Sycamore Room
03:00 PM 03:25 PM UTV News, Meeting Room
04:15 PM 04:30 PM Brief Meeting with Dennis Ahem

04:30 PM 04:30 PM Brief meeting with Pat Enright
04:45 PM 05:30 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs: Pre European Council briefing
Tuesday, March 22
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European Council Venue : Brussels

Dail Sitting (PQs postponed and Tanaiste taking LQs and OoB)

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05:30 PM 05:30 PM Arrive Brussels (local time)
06:15 PM 06:15 PM European Council
Wednesday, March 23
Dail sitting (PQs postponed and Tanaiste taking LQs and OoB)
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion [To go ahead in Taoiseach's

absence] /
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Depart Brussels (local time)

Thursday, March 24
Holy Thursday
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Photograph with Frank Little Venue : St Lukes
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Tree Planting ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the smoking
ban
Venue: St. Stephen's Green
Friday, March 25
Good Friday
Saturday, March 26
World Cup Qualifier (Away) Israel V. Ireland (Kick Off 5.50pm Irish
Time)
For information : National Football League Match Cork V Dublin
Sunday, March 27
Easter Sunday
Monday, March 28
Keep free apart from 12.30 event
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Attend Powers Gold Label Irish Grand National & present the winner of
the Irish Grand National with the Powers Gold Label Trophy
Venue: Fairyhouse
Tuesday, March 29

Wednesday, March 30
Thursday, March 31
Friday, April 1
Saturday, April 2
Sunday, April 3
For information : National Football League Match - Offaly V. Dublin
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Anniversary Mass

Venue: St. Joseph's Grace Park Road
Monday, April 4
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Sign Book of Condolence for Pope John Paul, Venue; Papal Nunciature

01:00 PM 01:45 PM Launch of the new Asia Strategy with Ministers Micheal Martin and
Dermot Ahern Venue: Press Centre and Room 308
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Interview with John Kearns, Irish Mirror Venue: Taoiseach's Office
02:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with the SDLP [MoS Kitt and officials to attend] Venue :
Meeting Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Senator Maurice Hayes, Rev. Ernest Ray & Mr. Ian Milne
07:25 PM 09:00 PM Attend Annual Dinner of CIPFA Republic of Ireland Branch [Dress :
Blacktie] [Awards after main course - Taoiseach then free to depart]
Venue: Berkeley Ct
Tuesday, April 5 .
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05:45 PM 05:45 PM Pontifical Requiem Mass (to arrive by 5.30pm) Venue : Pro-Cathedral
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Thursday, April 7
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01:00 PM 01:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Rome by Government Jet
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Arrive Rome (local time)

Friday, April 8
Keep Free : Attend the funeral of the Pope in Rome

Saturday, April 9
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Drop in to Forum on Europe Youth Session Venue : Dublin Castle
Sunday, April 10
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Meeting with the partner and family of Robert McCartney Venue :
Meeting Room
01:30 PM 01:45 PM Mary Doyle
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeing with Bernadette McGreevy

07:00 PM 10:00 P M ' Dublin Central Golf Classic

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Venue: Malahide Golf Club
Tuesday, April 12
IB $
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting with the T&naiste

03:45 PM 03:45 PM D£il Preparation
05:15 PM 06:15 PM Dail Statements on the passing of Pope John Paul II (time approx - after
the OoB - 1 2 x 5 mins)
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting (Taoiseach may be a little late due to the
Statements)
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Launch 'Golden Apples' by Bill Cullen Venue : Fado Restaurant,
Mansion House
Wednesday, April 13
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12:30 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with the Tanaiste and Ministers for Finance and Transport
Venue: Meeting Room ,
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Dail Statements on March European Council (4 x 15 + 20 Q&A)
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Mr. Bruce St. John Blake (ref MoS Noel Treacy)

05:30 PM 05:50 PM Courtesy Call from the Foreign Minister of East Timor, Ramos Horta
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Phone call (outgoing) with Senator Chris Dodd
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Open the 8th Meeting of the United Nations ICT Task Force Global
Forum
Venue: Concert Hall, RDS
Thursday, April 14
09:00 AM 09:00 AM Photograph with Pat Farrell and group from the Irish Bankers
Federation to present a copy of their Brochure Venue : Ceremonial
Landing
09:10 AM 09:10 AM Photograph with Robbie McManamin, World Kickboxing Champion

Venue : Front Steps
09:20 AM 09:20 AM Photograph in advance of IMI Conference Venue : Beside Fountain
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting with Fianna Fail Oireachtas members from Clare (Gerry Howlin
to attend also)
Venue: Meeting Room
10:15 AM 10:15 AM Deputy Michael Moynihan
11:30 AM 12:10 PM Meeting with Cllr. Enda Nolan (Chairman) & Cllr Deirdre Forde
(Secretary), Fianna Fail Group of Councillors Whips
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12:45 PM 02:00 PM Guest Speaker at Dublin South East Comhairle Lunch
02:15 PM 02:45 PM Visit The Arts Council

Venue: Merrion Square, Dublin 2
03:15 PM 03:45 PM Address the National Conference for the Community and Voluntary
Sector (The Wheel)
Venue: Croke Park
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11:00 AM 11:20 AM Interview with Pete Hamill Venue : St Lukes
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Open and Address the National Youth Conference
Venue: The Royal Dublin Hotel, O'Connell Street
06:45 PM 07:00 PM Drop in to GAA Annual Delegate Conference Venue: Croke Park
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend Fianna Fail Race Night & Banquet

Venue: Shelbourne Park
Sunday, April 17
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01:20 PM 01:40 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Deputy of Val d'Oise &
former French Finance Minister
Venue: Farmleigh
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Officially open Castleknock Hotel & Country Club

Venue: Castleknock, Dublin 15
02:30 PM 02:35 PM Brief meeting with 3 members of the Dublin 15 Hospice Committee
Venue: Castleknock Hotel & Country Club
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Launch Irish League of Credit Unions Annual Report

Venue: 81-84 Upper Dorset Street
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with John Dillon, President, I FA Venue : St Lukes
Tuesday, April 19
DAlL SITTING (2.30 P.M.- 8.30 P.M.)

04:36 PM 04:36 PM Order of Business (preceded by Expressions of Sympathy on death of

former FG TD, Michael J O'Higgins and Vote on last Thursday's
expulsion)
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07:30 PM 07:30 PM Deputy Donal Moynihan
07:40 PM 07:40 PM Deputy John Curran
Wednesday, April 20
01:00 PM 01:45 PM Meeting with Mr. Hugh Mohan, new Chairman of the Bar Council and
one other (Dermot McCarthy to attend also)
01:50 PM 01:50 PM Photograph with Lt Col Tony Gilleran with Army Battalion &
presentation of gift
Venue: Front Steps
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Photograph to mark the official opening of The Pallet Network
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Photograph and short courtesy call with the ADS Group from Shanghai
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Photograph to launch 'Marks & Start' community employment

programme sponsored by Marks & Spencer Venue : Front Steps
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04:00 PM 05:30 PM Attend Dail Committee on Finance and the Public Service
(accompanied by MoS Kitt and officials) Venue : Committee Room 4,
Leinster House 2000
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Open St. Declan's College & Dominican Girls School Joint Art Exhibition
Venue: Navan Road, Dublin 7
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Thursday, April 21
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Minister of State Callely.Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Interview with Harry McGee, The Examiner Venue : Taoiseach's Office
04:15 PM 04:45 PM
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Interview with Stephen O'Brien, Sunday Times Venue : Taoiseach's
Office
05:00 PM 05:45 PM Deliver Annual Lecture at CPA's AGM

Venue: Davenport Hotel
06:00 PM 06:45 PM Guest of Honour at the PA Consulting Group 2005 Awards Ceremony
Venue: National Museum, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

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08:50 AM 08:50 AM Arrive Druids Glen
09:00 AM 09:50 AM Address the IMI Management Conference

Venue: Marriott Druids Glen Hotel, Newtownmountkennedy, Co.
Wicklow
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10:05 AM 10:05 AM Depart Druids Glen
10:25 AM 10:25 AM Arrive Avondale House
10:30 AM 11:30 AM Visit Avondale House

Venue: Wicklow
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Media Opportunity
12:05 PM 12:05 PM Depart Avondale House by Helicopter
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Attend mass for Pope Benedict XVI celebrated by Archbishop Martin
Venue: Pro Cathedral
Saturday, April 23
06:45 PM 07:15 PM Officially open Pobalscoil Rosmini Annual Art Exhibition

Venue: Grace Park Road
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Attend Micheal O Muircheartaigh Gala Dinner Drinks Reception

Venue: Hogan Suite, Croke Park
08:30 PM 09:45 PM Attend Na Fianna 50th Anniversary Dinner

Venue: Citywest
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Sunday, April 24
11:50 AM 11:50 AM
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Attend Fianna Fail 1916 Commemoration (commences 12 noon)
Venue: Arbour Hill
Monday, April 25

12:45 PM 01:25 PM Open new Colposcopy Suite & new Ultrasound & Fetal Assessment
Unit
Venue: The Rotunda Hospital
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Attend the Opening Ceremony of the Cherry Orchard School
Development
Venue: 103 Cherry Orchard Avenue, Dublin 10
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Officially open Irish Pepper Plant

Venue: St. Margarets

Tuesday, April 26
DAIL SITTING ( 2.30 P.M. - 8.30 P.M.)
03:45 PM 03:45 PM D6il Preparation

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Wednesday, April 27
12:45 PM 12:50 PM Pre-record short radio piece on visit to Spain with Mark Costigan
(Today FM) and Ken Murray (INN) Venue: Meeting Room
01:00 PM 01:45 PM Meeting with Alcohol Action Ireland Group

Venue: Meeting Room
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Senator John Hanafin
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Minister of State Pat the Cope Gallagher
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Presentation to Anne Deasy Venue : Meeting Room
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Health
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with Dr Muireann Ni Bhrolchain, Save Tara Skreen Valley
Group (Minister Roche to attend also) Venue: Taoiseach's Office
06:00 PM
Thursday, April 28
07:30 PM Meeting with Minister Cowen and Sean Dorgan|
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DAlL SITTING (10.30 A.M. - 4.45 P.M.)
07:45 AM 07:45 AM Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Arrive Madrid (local time)
11:30 AM 11:50 AM Visit Memorial to Victims of the Madrid Bombing
12:05 PM 01:50 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Zapatero (followed by press conference)
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Depart Madrid
06:00 PM 08:00 PM For Information : Possible drop in to Officer Board Dinner

Venue: College of Catering, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1
Friday, April 29
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02:45 PM 02:45 PM Depart Dublin
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Arrive Knock
03:20 PM 03:20 PM Brief meeting with Mr. Joe Kennedy, Chairman, Knock Airport Venue
Knock Airport
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Officially open O'Hara Gutters new extension to factory

Venue: Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
04:40 PM 05:00 PM Official open a disabled Art Exhibition

Venue: Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo
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05:30 PM 06:00 PM Officially open OCEAN FM new Studio
Venue: North West Business Park, Collooney, Co. Sligo
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Officially open County Sligo Golf Club's new Clubhouse
Venue: Rosses Point, Sligo
08:00 PM 09:30 PM Guest of Honour at Sligo Chamber of Commerce & Industry Annual
Dinner
Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel, Ballincar, Sligo [BLACKTIE]
Saturday, April 30
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Sunday, May 1
Monday, May 2
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Tuesday, May 3
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with the Tanaiste

02:30 PM 02:30 PM Government Meeting
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Deputy Pat Rabbitte and Labour Party delegation re
European Constitution [AG and officials to attend also] Venue : Meeting
Room
06:00 PM 06:10 PM Courtesy call from the new Austrian Ambassador, Horst Dieter Rennau
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06:15 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with officials on the EU Financial Perspectives Venue : Meeting
Room
Wednesday, May 4
09:50 AM 11:45 AM Attend 1916 Commemoration Ceremony

Venue: Arbour Hill
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02:00 PM 03:45 PM Dail preparation
05:15 PM 05:4$ PM Present Department of the Taoiseach Employee Recognition Awards

Venue: Room 308 (start time flexible depending on Dail business)
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Roy Donovan
06:30 PM 06:40 PM Drop in to a reception to mark Willie Slattery's retirement as Chairman

of Financial Services Ireland Venue : Merrion Hotel
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Thursday, May 5
12:40 PM 01:45 PM
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Guest Speaker at the Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants
Members' Lunch
Venue: The Westin Hotel

02:00 PM 02:00 PM Photocall to announce details of the National Showcase for the Young
Social Innovators
Venue: Front Steps (on Taoiseach's arrival)
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Short visit by American Ambassador Kenny [to present Taoiseach with
photographs]
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Minister Dermot Ahern
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Colm Wilkinson
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with a Fianna Fail delegation from Wexford [Gerry Howlin
attending]
Friday, May 6
09:30 PM 10:00 PM Attend a thank you function for canvassers during the by election
campaign in Kildare North
Venue: Glen Royal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Saturday, May 7
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05:25 PM 05:45 PM Courtesy call on Emperor of Japan Venue : Farmleigh
08:15 PM 08:15 PM Drop in to Michael O'Doherty's Surprise 80th Birthday Party

Venue: O'Connell Restaurant, Bewleys Hotel, Ballsbridge
Sunday, May 8

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Officially open Ballinteer St. John's GAA new Clubhouse
Venue: Ballinteer, Dublin 16
02:35 PM 02:35 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Moscow
09:50 PM 09:50 PM Arrive Moscow (local time) Irl +3hrs
Monday, May 9
Morning Event in Russia (attended by all members of the European

Council) to commemorate the end of World War li
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Depart Moscow
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07:00 PM 07:00 PM Interview with Sky News Ireland (10 mins max) Venue : Meeting Room
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Meeting with Minister Cowen and Sean Dorgan Venue : Taoiseach's
office
Wednesday, May 11
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Photocall to launch the Irish Heart Foundation Happy Heart Week
Venue: Front Steps
01:10 PM 01:10 PM Photocall to launch the 0 2 Ability Awards 2006

Venue: Beside Fountain
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Address the Annual Conference of the European Association of

Personnel Management (EAPM)
Venue: The Burlington Hotel
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Fianna Fail delegation from Donegal [Gerry Howlin to
attend also]
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Deputy Noel Davern
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08:00 PM 10:30 PM Guest ot Honour at the Sunday Independent/Irish Nationwide Person of
the Year 2005 Dinner [Dress: Blacktie]
Venue: The Berekely Court Hotel
Thursday, May 12
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Interview with UTV re David Trimble Venue : St Lukes
11:15AM 11:15AM Interview with Sunday Independent Venue : St Lukes
01:15 PM 02:15 PM Attend European Movement Lunch Venue : Berkeley Court
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Open Donal Brady's Auctioneer Franchise (Douglas Newman Good)
Venue: Bridge House, Johnstown, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Friday, May 13
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08:45 AM 08:45 AM Interview (by phone) with South East Radio Venue : St Lukes
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Present certificates to second level students working as Meitheal

Leaders in their respective schools
Venue: Gorey, Co. Wexford
02:10 PM 02:30 PM Visit Presentation Convent

Venue: Wexford Town
02:40 PM 03:10 PM Open FDYS Childcare Facility

Venue: Francis Street, Wexford Town
03:15 PM 03:45 PM Open McConnell Business Hall at Wexford Enterprise Centre

Venue: Rosslare Road, Wexford

03:50 PM 04:10 PM Visit to St. Peter's 3rd Level Institute
Venue: Wexford Town
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Photocall at Deputy Tony Dempsey's Constituency Office

Venue: Wexford Town
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Visit Wexford Community Services

Venue: Wexford Town
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Visit to Thadhmon GAA Centre

Venue: Wexford Town
06:15 PM 06:15 PM Photocall at Zocalo Offices

Venue: Rathure
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Launch Bunclody & District Active Retirement Association Festival
Venue: Bunclody, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
07:05 PM 07:05 PM Open Carrigduff National School's new extension

Venue: Bunclody, Co. Wexford
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Visit Raparees Starlights GAA Club

Venue: Enniscorthy
08:00 PM 10:00 PM Attend function celebrating Minister of State John Browne's 21 years in
the Dail
Venue: Riverside Hotel, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
Saturday, May 14
Sunday, May 15
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Leinster Football Championship Wicklow v Kildare

Venue: Croke Park

04:00 PM 04:00 PM Leinster Football Championship
Dublin v Longford
Venue: Croke Park
Monday, May 16
12:30 PM 01:30 PM Attend Ouzel Galley Society Luncheon

Venue: Dublin Port
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01:45 PM 02:15 PM Open National College of Ireland's Research Centre & Launch their
e-Leaming Research & Development Roadmap for Ireland Report
Venue: Dublin 1
02:30 PM 02:45 PM Photocall to promote Special Olympics GO Campaign

Venue: Merrion Square Park
03:30 PM 04:00 PM
Government Buildings
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Launch of the report of the Obesity Task Force Venue: Press Centre,
04:15 PM 05:30 PM Keep free (Ref: Gerry Hickey) Venue : Taoiseach's Office
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Officially open IIB new headquarters

Venue: Corner Fenian Street/Sandwith Street
06:45 PM 07:15 PM Hold
Tuesday, May 17
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Arrive Warsaw (local time, lrl+1 hr)

11:30 AM 02:45 PM Attend Third Council of Europe Summit Venue : Warsaw
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Depart Warsaw
Wednesday, May 18
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Meeting with a group of Fianna Fail TDs Venue: Sycamore Room
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Brief meeting with Phil Furlong, Secretary General, Department of Arts
Sport and Tourism J ^ B f l H f l H H B ' e n u e : Taoiseach's office
Room
03:30 PM 04:00 PM Officially open Griffith Park Playground

Venue: Griffith Park. Drumcondra
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Government meeting
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Meeting with Minister Dempsey Venue: Taoiseach's Office
06:45 PM 07:00 PM Short meeting with new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter
Hain Venue : Taoiseach's Office
Thursday, May 19

09:15 AM 09:45 AM Opening of NESC Conference on The Development Welfare State
Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham
10:40 AM 10:40 AM Minister Martin and two officials Venue : Taoiseach's Office
11:00 AM 11:20 AM Drop in to a meeting between Michael Collins and Mitchell Reiss (will
have commenced at 10.30am) Venue : Meeting Room
11:30 AM 11:30 AM Courtesy Call from Sir John Bond, Chairman of HSBC (accompanied by
his wife and two others) Venue : Meeting Room
12:15 PM 12:45 PM Visit The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

Venue: Lower Leeson Street, Dublin 2
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Guest of Honour at Dublin South East Fundraising Lunch

Venue: Elm Park Golf Club, Nutley House, Nutley Lane, Dublin 4
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Officially open Hewitt Associates new Offices

Venue: Block D, Iveagh Court,rt, Harcourt
Harcc Road, Dublin 2
07:30 PM 08:15 PM
Venue: Dublin 9
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Friday, May 20
09:20 AM 09:20 AM Arrive Isle of Man

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02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Isle of Man
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Arrive Sligo
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Officially open the new Renal Dialysis Unit at Sligo General Hospital
Venue: Sligo
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially open the Quayside Shopping Centre Venue: Sligo
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Interview with Sligo Champion Venue: Shopping Centre
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Drop into Fureys Pub to meet with Cathy Jordan and other members of
Dervish
Venue: Bridge Street, Sligo
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Accept letter from a group from Parrian China, Donegal
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Sligo
07:30 PM 09:15 PM Guest of Honour at Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers

Annual Conference
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Sligo
09:45 PM
Saturday, May 21
09:45 PM Depart SiigoJ
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01:00 PM 01:00 PM Photocall with the students taking part in the 28th World Skills
Competition
Venue: Croke Park
03:00 PM 05:00 PM Visit Sir David Davies in Abbeyleix
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Sunday, May 22
Monday, May 23

02:00 PM 02:30 PM Meeting with Mary and Padraic O'Hara [Tom Kelly, D/Health to attend
also] Venue : St Lukes
02:50 PM 02:50 PM Photograph for Clongowes Fund Raising Effort for Crumlin Hospital
Venue : Fountain, Government Buildings
03:00 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with SDLP delegation [Ministers Ahern and Kitt and officials to
attend also] Venue : Meeting Room
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Maurice Hayes, Brian Curran and Ian Milne [Michael
Collins to attend also] Venue : Meeting Room.
04:40 PM 04:40 PM Brian Murphy [to sign letter]
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with President Clinton Venue : Taoiseach's Office
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Prime Time piece with Tommie Gorman: Meeting Room
06:55 PM 08:00 PM Attend Rehab Care Gala Event [President Clinton is Guest Speaker]
(Taoiseach to depart before dinner as President Clinton is doing)
Venue: Citywest
Tuesday, May 24
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Attend funeral of Emma Curran (daughter of Deputy John Curran)
Venue: Clondalkin
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Phone call with Deputy Pat Rabbitte
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Phone call with Deputy Enda Kenny

04:36 PM 04:36 PM Order of Business (preceded by brief expressions of sympathy on

victims of Navan crash)
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Attend Launch of Co-operation Agreement with China Research and
Rehabiliation Centre, Beijing (Ref: Paul Golden) Venue: Conrad Hilton
Wednesday, May 25
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Photograph for the Fianna Fail publication The Nation' Venue :
Taoiseach's Office
02:40 PM 02:40 PM Photograph with Senator Ann Ormonde Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:00 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with the Disability Legislation Consultation Group Venue:
Sycamore Room

04:00 PM 05:00 PM Ministerial Meeting on Housing (Ministers Cowen, Roche and N. Ahern
and AG (and officials if required)) Venue: Sycamore Room
Thursday, May 26
11:00 AM 11:40 AM Launch Ireland's first offshore wind power plant

Venue: Arklow Bank
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Interview with Georgina and Cecelia for the RTE Guide Venue : RTE
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Depart Dublin j

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07:30 PM
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Officially opening of Camillus Glynn's new Constituency Office
Venue: 34A Austin Friars Street, Mullingar (Photocall only)
Interview (Arrangements by F.F. Press Office)

Venue: Greville Arms Hotel
07:45 PM 07:45 PM Meeting and Photocall with F.F. Organisation

Venue: Harp Room, Greville Arms Hotel
08:00 PM 09:30 PM Attend Senator Camillus Glynn's 25th Celebratory Function

Venue: Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar
09:30 PM 09:30 PM Taoiseach departs for Dubli
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09:15 AM 09:45 AM Attend Institute for British Irish Studies Conference Venue : UCD
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12:45 PM 01:00 PM Interview with The Tallaght Echo Venue : Red Cow Hotel (ref FF Press
Office)
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend The Tallaght Echo's 25th Birthday Lunch

Venue: Red Cow Hotel
02:15 PM 02:45 PM Officially open the Citywise Education & Outdoor Centre
Venue: Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin 15
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09:00 PM 10:00 PM Interview on The Late Late Show (on air at 9.30pm) Venue : RTE
Saturday, May 28
FOR INFORMATION
Leinster Irish Dancing Championship
Venue: The Helix (Terry Dooley)
10:30 AM 12:00 PM Meeting with young Fianna Fail Councillors
Venue: Radisson SAS Stillorgan
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Address the Marino Institute for Education Centenary Dinner.
Venue: Marino
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Venue: Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

01:45 PM 02:15 PM Presentation of new specially adapted coach to St. Joseph's School for
the Blind
Venue: Grace Park Road
02:45 PM 02:45 PM
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Interview with The Star Venue : St Lukes
04:00 PM 04:15 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Alan Hevesi, the New York State Comptroller
Venue: St. Luke's
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Officiate at the turning of the sod at the Housing Project at Holy Angels
Venue: Navan Road
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Officially open the Artane School of Music Premises

Venue: St. David's Park, Artane, Dublin 5
Tuesday, May 31
DAIL SITTING (2.30 P.M. - 8.30 P.M.

01:15 PM 01:15 PM Phone call (outgoing) with European Commission President Barroso
03:25 PM 03:25 PM Phone call (outgoing) with Austrian Chancellor Schussel

06:30 PM 06:30 PM Depart Dublin (Docks) by helicopter (time approx)
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Arrive Radisson Hotel, Galway (time approx)
07:45 PM 08:30 PM Attend Reception before the Jackie McNamara Testimonial Gala Ball
[Dress: Blacktie]
Venue: Radisson Hotel, Galway
08:45 PM 08:45 PM Depart Radisson Hotel, Galway by helicopter (time approx)
Wednesday, June 1
,09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail Preparation

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01:45 PM 01:45 PM Record short message (on autocue) marking Citigroup's 40 years in
Ireland Venue : Meeting Room

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04:40 PM 05:10 PM Officially open the Bank of Scotland's new headquarters, Bank of
Scotland House
Venue: St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
05:15 PM 05:45 PM Officially open The Association of International Accountants new Offices
Venue: Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Launch Daniel Mansergh's book entitled "Grattan's Failure:

Parliamentary Opposition & the People in Ireland, 1779-1800" Venue:
Buswell's Hotel
Thursday, June 2
09:00 AM 09:00 AM Depart Dublin Airport for Luxembourg [1 hr 40 mins]
11:40 AM 11:40 AM Arrive Luxembourg
02:50 PM 02:50 PM Depart Luxembourg for Berlin [1 hr 15 mins]
04:05 PM 04:05 PM Arrive Berlin
10:30 PM 10:30 PM Depart Berlin for Dublin Airport [2 hrs 5 mins]

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Friday, June 3

10:45 AM 10:45 AM Interview with Gene McKenna, Irish Independent (per Gerry Howlin)
11:45 AM 12:00 PM Outgoing phone call with President Chirac, French President
(translation provided by the President's office)
Saturday, June 4
07:10 PM 07:10 PM Attend World Cup 2006 Qualifying Match - Ireland V. Israel (kick off
7.30pm)
Sunday, June 5
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Leinster Football Championship :

Wexford v Carlow Venue: Croke Park
04:05 PM 04:05 PM Leinster Football Championship :

Dublin v Meath Venue: Croke Park
Monday, June 6
Bank Holiday
Tuesday, June 7
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport (1hr 10 flight)
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Arrive Welvegem Airport, near Messines, Belgium (local time)
12:30 PM 03:00 PM Visit to Messines (local time)
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Depart Welvegem Airport for Dublin (local time)

Wednesday, June 8
World Cup Qualifier (Away) Faroe Islands V. Ireland
10:15AM 10:15AM Arrive Cork Airport
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Arrive City Hall, Terence McSweeney Quay Courtesty call with Lord
Mayor
10:40 AM 10:40 AM Presentation of Cork Area Developments
11:00 AM 01:00 PM Government Meeting in City Hall, Cork
01:10 PM 01:10 PM Depart for Crawford Municipal Art Gallery
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Arrive Crawford Municipal Art Gallery for

Lunch and Press Conference
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Depart Crawford Municipal Art Gallery for Cork Vision Centre
02:50 PM 02:50 PM Arrive Cork Vision Centre (St. Peter's Church) to view exhibition
03:10 PM 03:10 PM Depart for Jack Lynch's former house in Shandon
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Arrive Jack Lynch's former house in Shandon (Cut Ribbon & Unveil
Plaque)
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Depart for Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC
04:00 PM 05:10 PM Visit Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC (View Exhibition and Accept
O'Riada Archive) [Speech]
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Lay Foundation Stone for the School of Pharmacy, UCC [Speech]
Venue: Cork

06:00 PM 06:00 PM Launch Coleman Brothers' Development
Venue: Brideholm, Cork (Speech)
06:40 PM 06:40 PM Visit Howard Holdings City Quay Quarter Development

Venue: Lapps Quay, Cork
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Officially open the Cork Main Drainage Scheme [Speech]
Venue: Cork
07:45 PM 07:45 PM Photocall with the Cork City Fire Brigade

Venue: Steps of City Hall, Cork
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Arrive Dubin Airport
Thursday, June 9
09:00 AM 09:00 AM Phone call with Danish Prime Minister Rasmussen Venue : Beresford
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Launch GET AHEAD Conference

Venue: DCU
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Depart St Lukes for Roscommon
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Drop in to visit Sean Doherty's family Venue: Cootehill, Boyle,
Roscommon
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Attend Sean Doherty's Removal

Venue: Cootehill, Boyle, Roscommon
Friday, June 10
09:40 AM 09:40 AM Photocall to launch the Farmleigh 2005 Programme of events with
Minister Tom Parlon
Venue: Farmleigh

10:00 AM 10:30 AM Courtesy call from Mr. Charlie Fote, President & CEO, First Data
Corporation
Venue: Farmleigh
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Photocall at St. Vincent's GAA Club (Frederick Grasset, French
Ambassador also in attendance)
Venue: Malahide Road
01:10PM 02:00 PM Attend a Meningitis fundraising event

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Monday, June 13
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Officially open The Europa Academy

Venue: Swords, Co. Dublin
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend South Dublin Chamber of Commerce Annual President's Lunch
Venue: Citywest Hotel
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Perform the official opening of York House

Venue: York Street, Dublin 2

04:30 PM 04:50 PM Judicial appointments (President of Circuit Court, Matthew Deery and
President of District Court, Miriam Malone) Venue: Aras an Uachtarain

06:15 PM 06:15 PM Brief phone interview with Dick Hogan, UCC Staff Magazine Venue : St
Lukes
08:20 PM 09:00 PM Drop in to event for Horse Racing Ireland (event will have started before
Taoiseach arrives) Venue : Farmleigh
Tuesday, June 14

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting (followed by Cabinet Committee on Defamation at

12.00 approx)

Wednesday, June 15
NOTE : LQs and OoB (Tanaiste), PQs (postponed), Housing meeting

and Cabinet Committee (to go ahead in the Taoiseach's absence)
08:00 AM 08:00 AM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt
09:00 AM 09:00 AM Arrive RAF Northolt and transfer by car to Irish Embassy
09:40 AM 09:40 AM Arrive Irish Embassy
10:00 AM 11.00 AM Meeting with the DUP Venue : Irish Embassy, London
12:30 PM 01:00 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Blair Venue : House of Commons, London
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Depart RAF Northolt
03:10 PM 03:10 PM Drop in (time permitting) to the end of the Cabinet Committee on
European Affairs (2.00 to 3.30) Venue : Sycamore Room
04:00 PM 04:15 PM Photocall to launch new Here & Now version of Monopoly
Venue: LUAS on St. Stephen's Green
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Senator Paschal Mooney Venue : Taoiseach's Office
Thursday, June 16
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(DAIL SITTING 10.30 A.M. - 4.45 P.M.)
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Arrive Brussels (local time)
Friday, June 17
DAIL SITTING (10.30 A.M. -1.30 P.M.) Morris Tribunal Report
Saturday, June 18
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Attend National Aquatic Swim Club's Swimming Gala

Venue: National Aquatic Centre, Dublin 15 (If returned from EU Council)
Sunday, June 19
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Leinster Football Championship Semi Final

Laois v Kildare
Venue: Croke Park
04:05 PM 04:05 PM Leinster Football Championship Semi Final

Dublin v Wexford
Venue: Croke Park
Monday, June 20
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Venue: Stillorgan Park Hotel
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Launch Open Heart House Strategic Plan

Venue: Open Heart House, St. Mary's Place, off Dorset Street, Dublin 1

03:00 PM 03:30 PM Officially open St. Raphael's Garda Credit Union Ltd new premises
Venue: Dublin 22
06:30 PM 06:45 PM Tete-a-tete with the President of Serbia and Montenegro (Svetozar
Marovic) Venue: Government Buildings
06:45 PM 08:00 PM Dinner for the President of Serbia and Montenegro (Svetozar Marovic)
Tuesday, June 21

04:36 PM 04:36 PM Order of Business (preceded by Expressions of Sympathy on the

passing of former TD Sean Doherty)
05:15 PM 06:15 PM Dail Statements on June European Council (4 x 15 + 20 Q&A) (time

approx)

07:00 PM 08:00 PM Meeting on Transport with Ministers Cullen and Cowen (will start earlier
if time permits) Venue : Taoiseach's office
Wednesday, June 22
10:30 AM 10:51AM Leaders Questions.
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Greet South East Clare Active Retirement Group Venue : Main Stairs,
Dail Eireann (ref Olive) (time approx)
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Meeting with Deputy John Ellis

02:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with Martin Territt, Head of the European Commission Office in
Dublin Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Senator Eamonn Scanlon (photograph)

Venue: Taoiseach's Office (may not go ahead)
03:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with CORI [Dermot McCarthy to attend also]

Venue: Meeting Room
04:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with Fianna Fail Councillors from Mayo [Minister Dempsey and
Gerry Collins to attend also] Venue : Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Keep free - possible follow on meeting to 4.30 one
Thursday, June 23
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10:40 AM 10:40 AM Arrive Belfast City Airport
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Address the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegate
Conference
Venue: Waterfront, Belfast
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Depart Belfast City Airport
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Phone interview with Galway Bay FM Venue : St Lukes
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Photograph (of the Taoiseach gardening) for book on celebrities'
hobbies Venue : St Lukes
03:50 PM 04:30 PM Appointment of Ms. Fidelma Macken to the Supreme Court

04:40 PM 04:40 PM Brief meeting with 12 George J. Mitchell Scholars during their visit to
Ireland
Venue: Farmleigh
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Attend Law Reform Commission Anniversary function Venue :

Farmleigh
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Officially open Quality Kitchens Ltd new premises

Venue: QK House, Greenhills Industrial Estate, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
07:00 PM 07:00 PM National Executive Venue : Leinster House
09:00 PM 09:00 PM Andy O'Rourke Venue : Taoiseach's Office (time approx - after National
Executive)
Friday, June 24

02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Dublin
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Arrive Galway Airport
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Visit Udaras na Gaeltachta (celebrating 25th Anniversary of its

foundation)
Venue: Furbo
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Drop in to Department of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs

Venue: Furbo
04:45 PM 04:45 PM Visit the set of Ros na Run TG4 soap opera
Venue: Spiddal
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Launch Galway Business School

Venue: Salthill, Galway
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Fianna Fail Press Office

Venue: Sacre Coeur, Salthill, Galway
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Launch document for the future development of the Fianna Fail
Organisation in Galway
Venue: Sacre Coeur, Salthill, Galway
08:00 PM 09:30 PM Guest of Honour at the Great Southern Hotel 160 years Celebratory
Dinner. Dress: Blacktie
- Venue: Galway
Saturday, June 25
For information : Fianna Fail National Day of Canvassing
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Present Certificates of Achievement to Volunteer Community Mothers

Venue: Bank of Ireland Arts Centre
12:30 PM 01:00 PM Open Clontarf GAA Club new all-weather floodlit training facility
Venue: Seafield Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3
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Sunday, June 26
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Attend the Cork v Tipperary Munster Hurling Final

Venue: Cork
Monday, June 27
08:30 AM 08:30 AM Depart Dublin i

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Conference Board Venue : Druids Glen
11:05 AM 11:05 AM Depart Druids Glen by helicopter
11:35 AM 11:35 AM Arrive Dublin Airport.
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Present the prizes at St. Finbarr's National School

Venue: Cabra West, Dublin 7
01:20 PM 01:20 PM Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet
03:00 PM 04:15 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Blair (including BIIGC) Venue : Downing
Street (time approx)
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Depart RAF Northolt by Government Jet
Tuesday, June 28

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting [Followed by CO on Science, Technology and

Innovation - Taoiseach in attendance, chaired by M/ET&E]
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Meeting with Minister Brian Cowen

07:50 PM 07:50 PM Deputy John Curran
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Deputy Sean Fleming
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12:20 PM 12:20 PM Brief greeting of Ladies Group from Longford during visit to Dail Eireann
12:35 PM 12:35 PM Drop in to a meeting on traveller issues chaired by Minister of State

Fahey Venue : Italian Room
01:15 PM 01:45 PM Meeting with Minister Eamon O'Cuiv

03:30 PM 03:30 PM Deputy Liam Aylward Venue : Taoiseach's office
06:30 PM 06:50 PM
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Phone interview with Eamonn Dunphy, Newstalk 106 Venue
Thursday, June 30
10:10 AM 10:10 AM Peter Ryan
10:30 AM 11:30 AM Meeting with President of the European Commission Barroso Venue:
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Attend Forum on Europe for address by President Barroso [Forum is on
from 12.00 to 1.30] Venue : Mansion House
01:50 PM 02:30 PM Pre-record interview with Matt Cooper, Today FM Venue : Today FM
Studios, 124 Upper Abbey St (to arrive at 1.50, interview at 2.00)
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Leinster Hurling Final (Kilkenny v Wexford)
Venue: Croke Park (throw in 3.30pm)
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Tuesday, July 5
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Minister of State Callely Venue : Taoiseach's office
12:00 PM 02:30 PM
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03:00 PM 03:45 PM Meeting with the Construction Industry Federation
Venue: Meeting Room
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07:00 PM
07:30 PM
07:00 PM
07:30 PM
Depart Dublin Airport/
Arrive Shannon Airport

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08:15 PM 09:45 PM Present prizes at a Fundraising Golf Event and Dinner
Venue: Adare Manor
10:15 PM
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Depart Shannon Airport
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Wednesday, July 6
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee $ Housing, infrastructure and PPP's
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Photograph with Mr. Paddy Feely and family (visiting home from
Romania)
®4:45 PM 04:45 PM Photocall to publicise the unveiling (in August) of a Statue of Phil Lynott
Venue: Front steps (weather permitting)
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Rome (2hrs 50mins)
09:20 PM 09:20 PM Arrive Romel

Thursday, July
11:00 AM 11:20 AM Audience with Pope Benedict VXI Venue : The Vatican
11:30 AM 11:55 AM Meeting with Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Sodano Venue : The
Vatican
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Visit to the Tomb of Pope John Paul II Venue : The Vatican
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Lunch hosted by Ambassador McDonagh Venue : Rome
02:50 PM 02:50 PM Depart Rome for Dublin (local time)
Friday, July 8
09:15 AM 09:15 AM Meeting with John Hurley, Governor, Central Bank Venue : St Lukes
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Officially open a new Biotechnology Research facilities for start-up
companies
Venue: DCU
11:45 AM 12:15 PM Open Minister Dermot Ahern's Constituency Office

Venue: Dundalk, Co. Louth
12:15 PM 12:30 PM Press interview (FF Press Office) Venue : Dundalk
01:20 PM 01:20 PM Photograph at Port Tunnel for the Sunday Independent Venue
Whitehall (time approx)

11:00 AM 11:00 AM Pre-record interview with Gerry Barry for This Week' Venue : RTE
11:30 AM 11:30 AM Sign Book of Condolence for victims of the London bombings Venue
British Embassy, 29 Merrion Road, Dublin 4
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Sunday, July 10
10:55 AM 12:00 PM National Day of Commemoration Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Attend Ulster Football Final - Armagh v Tyrone Venue : Croke Park
Monday, July 11
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Record piece to camera for ISPCC Venue : St Lukes
01:00 PM 01:30 PM
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Launch the Ladies 2005 TG4 All Ireland Junior & Senior
Championships
Venue: Croke Park
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Deliver opening address at the Launch of Regulatory Impact Analysis
Report & Consultation Guidelines Venue: Farmleigh
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Brief meeting with David Cooney Venue : Taoiseach's office

03:30 PM 03:30 PM Photograph with Ambassador of Malta, Richard Muscat Venue
Taoiseach's Office
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Meeting with the family of the late Robert McCartney Venue
Taoiseach's office
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Brian Murphy Venue : Taoiseach's office
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Open Tennis Ireland's new Centre

Venue: DCU
Tuesday, July 12
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04:55 PM 05:20 PM Officially open the new pedestrian Bridge across the Liffey
Venue: Custom House Quay
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Address Young Presidents Organisation (a group of business people)

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Government Dinner Venue: Farmleigh
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Thursday, July 14
09:00 AM 01:00 PM Attend Plenary Meeting of Sustaining Progress [Tanaiste and Minister
Cowen to attend also][two minutes silence at 12.00] Venue: Dublin
Castle
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Photographs for (i) charity wristband project, (ii) taxi federation
magazine and (iii) senior times magazine Venue : Courtyard,
02:00 PM 02:45 PM Meeting with the Chairs of the Local/Regional Drugs Task Forces and
National Drugs Strategy Team [Tanaiste to attend also] Venue : Room
308
04:30 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with An Post group of unions [Minister Dempsey and officials to
attend also] Venue : Room 301
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Video Conference call with Governor Manchin of West Virginia Venue :
Room 308
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with the Heads of the Irish Universities [Tanaiste and Ministers
Cowen, Hanafin and Martin to attend] Venue : Sycamore Room
Friday, July 15
Keep Free
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Phone call with the Prime Minister of Poland, Marek Belka (outgoing)
Venue : St Lukes

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Leinster Football Final - Dublin V Laois (throw in at 3.45)

Venue: Croke Park
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Sunday, July 24

For information : All Ireland Hurling Quarter Finals (Wexford v Clare at
2.00pm and Cork v Waterford at 4.00pm)
Venue: Croke Park
Monday, July 25
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting with Minister of State Tom Kitt Venue : Taoiseach's office
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste and Minister Cowen Venue: Taoiseach's
office

06:30 PM 06:30 PM Depart Dublin for Galway
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Tuesday, July 26
Galway Races
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Wednesday, July 27
Galway Races
Thursday, July 28

04:30 PM 04:30 PM Press Conference Venue : Front Hall, Government Buildings
05:10 PM 05:10 PM Interview by phone for The Last Word Venue : Taoiseach's Office
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Interview with TV3 Venue: Government Buildings
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Other Phone Interviews Venue : Taoiseach's Office
06:20 PM 06:20 PM Six One Live Venue : Taoiseach's Office
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Sky News Live Venue : Sycamore Room
07:10 PM 07:10 PM Sky News International Live Venue : Sycamore Room
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Pre-record for Primetime Venue : Taoiseach's Office
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Friday, July 29
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Meeting with Mark Durkan and SDLP delegation [MoS Kitt and officials
to attend also] Venue : Sycamore Room
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Interview for RTE's 'This Week' Venue : RTE, Dublin 4
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Dermot McCarthy Venue : Taoiseach's office
Saturday, July 30
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Sunday, July 31
For information [Hurling Quarter Finals : Tipperary v Galway ( 2.00pm)

and Kilkenny v Limerick (4.00pm)]
Venue: Croke Park
Monday, August 1
Bank Holiday
Tuesday, August 2
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Saturday, August 6
Sunday, August 7
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Venue: Croke Park
Monday, August 8
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Thursday, August 11
Friday, August 12
03:30 PM 03:30 PM All Ireland Football Quarter Finals Dublin v Tyrone

Venue: Croke Park
Sunday, August 14
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All Ireland Hurling Semi-Final (Cork v Clare)
Venue: Croke Park
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02:15 PM 02:15 PM Phonecall to Croatian PM. (outgoing)
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Attend the Dublin 70s Team Charity Golf evening [Dress: Blacktie]
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Venue: Croke Park
Monday, August 29
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09:30 PM 10:00 PM Attend Minister of State Conor Lenihan's Annual Golf Classic
Tuesday, August 30
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02:00 PM 02:00 PM Photograph to Launch the SFA National Small Business Awards
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Photograph with members of St. Vincent's Hurling & Football Club
(Cork)
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Meeting with Ronnie Delaney

Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
03:00 PM 03:10 PM Courtesy call from Mr. Joseph McGlynn, Ireland's Honorary Consul in
St. Louis, Missouri
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Meet with Chuck Feeney, Venue: Taoiseachs Office
03:45 PM 03:50 PM Photocall to promote the Tri-To-Beat-Cancer Band

Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with Sir David Davies
Thursday, September 1
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10:45 AM 10:45 AM Arrive Waterford Airport
i 1:00 AM 11:00 AM Visit T. Butler Engineering Ltd. premises

Venue: Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
11:30 AM 11:30 AM Visit Kildalton College, Pilltown, Co Kilkenny
12:00 PM 01:30 PM Officially open the Iverk Show (incl presentation of Aherne Apple tree &
visit Brett Brothers Stand & present them with ISO Quality Certificates
to the Management)
Venue: Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Photocall at Anthony's Pub, Pilltown with local FF Organisation
02:20 PM 02:20 PM Open new facilities at the Mount Carmei Centre, Callan. Meet with
Doctors Jim Ryan & Pat Crowley regarding Health Centre proposal.
Accept Submission from Fr Willie Dalton regarding Church restoration.
03:10 PM 03:30 PM Open scheme of Voluntary Houses, Hugginstown.
03:50 PM 04:10 PM Visit Knocktopher Housing Development.
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Officially open Malting's Building

Venue: Kilkenny City
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Kilkenny People, Kilkenny City. Press Opp (tbc)
05:00 PM 05:00 PM Officially open new Mailings Building, Kilkenny City.
05:25 PM 05:25 PM Brief stop at Kilkenny Echo for Photocall
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Turn the sod at a community based childcare project

Venue: Newpark Close, Kilkenny
Friday, September 2
11:05 AM 11:05 AM Depart Dublin Airpo
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11:55 AM 11:55 AM Arrive CBS Rugby Pitch, Roscrea
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Visit Taro Pharmaceuticals, Roscrea
12:20 PM 12:20 PM Open extension to Dean Maxwell Home for the Elderly, Roscrea.
12:25 PM 12:25 PM Photocall with Ambulance from local Ambulance Centre, Venue;
Outside Dean Maxwell Home.
01:15 PM 01:15 PM Visit Athletics Track, Templemore (brief speech)
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Visit Garda Training College, Templemore
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Visit site of new Hospital, Thurles
02:50 PM 03:10 PM Visit to Arts & Library Centre, Thurles
03:20 PM 03:50 PM Visit Technology Centre, Thurles
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Visit Community Development Scheme, Littleton.
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Officially open refurbished Millennium Family Resource Centre

Venue: Glengoole.
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Brief stop at Primary School, Photocall. Annacarty.
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06:00 PM 06:00 PM Visit Community & PE Centre, Cappawhite.
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Civic Reception, Civic Offices, Templemore
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend Templemore Comhaire Ceanntair Function, Templemore Arms

Hotel.
Venue: Templemore
Saturday, September 3

12:00 PM 12:00 PM Meet with Ennis Hospital Action Group Venue: Queens Hotel, Ennis,
Co.Clare.
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend Clare Ogra Fianna Fail Annual Eamon de Valera
Commemoration 2005
Venue: Ennis, Co. Clare
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Depart Shannon Airport
06:45 PM 06:45 PM 21st Anniversary celebrations of the Emergency Response Unit, Venue:
Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. Dress: Black Tie.
Sunday, September 4
All Ireland Football Semi-final

Venue: Croke Park
Monday, September 5
Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party meeting Venue : Slieve Russell Hotel,

Cavan
01:00 PM 01:30 PM
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Officially open the Cavan Innovation Technology Centre
Venue: Dublin Road, Cavan
Tuesday, September 6
Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party meeting Venue : Slieve Russell Hotel,

Cavan
Wednesday, September 7

02:30 PM 02:30 PM Photograph with Mobile Computer Clubhouse Bus (funded by

elnclusion Fund) Venue : Merrion Square
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Brief meeting (5 mins) with Ambassador to China, Declan Kelleher
Venue : Taoiseach's Office
03:15 PM 03:45 PM Meeting with Directors of Retail Outlets from Dublin City [Minister Dick
Roche to attend also]
07:45 PM 07:45 PM Attend FIFA World Cup Qualifier Ireland V. France [not meeting teams
kick off 7.55pm] Venue : Lansdowne Road
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10:15 AM 10:40 AM Visit the Jewish Museum

Venue: off South Circular Road
11:00 AM 11:40 AM Officially open Wyeth new Biopharmaceutical Campus

Venue: Grange Castle, Clondalkin
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Attend the rededication of the St. James's Gate Brewery
Venue: Dublin 8
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Photo with West of Ireland Alzheimer Foundation Cyclists (ref Frank
Fahy) Venue : Outside Guiness (2 mins)

01:00 PM 01:30 PM Officially open McLoughlin & Sons Hardware Ltd. distribution centre
Venue: Unit 5, Northern Cross Business Park, North Road, D11
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Druids Glen by helicopter
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Launch Marriott Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club 5 Star Award
Venue: Druids Glen, Wicklow
03:15 PM 03:15 PM Depart Druids Glen.
06:00 PM 06:45 PM Present Certificates to the winners of the Central Areas Tidy Districts
2005
Venue: The Trinity Suite, Gresham Hotel
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Officially open Beggsboro AFC Ground at Coiaiste Eanna

Venue: Dublin 7
Friday, September 9
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Mary Doyle Venue : St Lukes
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Meeting with University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre re radiotheraphy

services (O. Wilkinson and officials to attend) Venue : St Lukes
10:45 AM 10:45 AM Record piece to camera for seminar on business opportunities in India
Venue: St Lukes
12:20 PM 12:50 PM Visit Teen Counselling Centre at Mater Dei

$
Venue: Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Attend Naomh Olaf GAA Club's Annual pre All-Ireland Lunch
Venue: Croke Park

07:00 PM 07:30 PM Open the Third Annual Historic Houses of Ireland Conference
Venue: NUI Maynooth
08:30 PM 09:15 PM Officially open Oliver Plunketts GAA newly refurbished Clubhouse
Venue: Navan Road
08:30 PM 08:30 PM For Information only : Fianna Fail Golf Classic j

Venue: Cruzzo's Restaurant, Malahide
12:15 PM 02:00 PM Inaugration of Rainforest House, viewing of Mokara Bertie Ahem and
tree planting followed by lunch Venue : Botanic Gardens
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Officially open Castleknock Lawn Tennis Club indoor court complex
Venue: Castleknock
Sunday, September 11
01:20 PM 01:20 PM All Ireland Hurling Finals (Minor Game 1.30 p.m. & Senior Game 3.30
p.m.)
Venue: Croke Park
Monday, September 12
03:00 PM 03:15 PM
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Meeting with Catherine Colonna, French Minister for European Affairs
Venue: St. Luke's
03:30 PM 03:45 PM Meeting with Mitchell Reiss Venue : St. Lukes
Visit to New York and Newfoundland

02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport for London.
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Arrive London
04:35 PM 04:35 PM Depart London for New York
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Arrive New York (Local time)
>10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting [to go ahead in the Taoiseach's absence]
Friday, September 16
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Depart New York for Newfoundland (local time)
02:00 PM 02:15 PM Arrive Newfoundland (Local time Irl -3.5hrs)

Arrive Newfoundland (local time; Irl - 3.5hrs)
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Depart St Johns, Newfoundland.

01:00 PM 01:00 PM Attend All Ireland Camogie Finals (Junior -1.00 p.m. - arriving at
halftime) and Senior 3.15 p.m.)
Venue: Croke Park
09:45 AM 09:45 AM Photocall to celebrate ten years of German/Irish Exchange

Venue: St. Luke's (5 minutes)
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Interview with Declan Carty, Newstalk 106 (5 mins); St Lukes.
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Attend Building for the Future National Awards Ceremony
Venue: St. Patrick's Training College, Drumcondra
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Officiate at the official Launch of Georges Place Flat Complex
Venue: rear of Temple Theatre
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Appointment of Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Venue : Aras an
Uachtarain.
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Launch the publication of James Connolly - A Full Life by Donal Nevin
Venue: Liberty Hall, Dublin 1
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Officially open The Hilton Hotel

Venue: Mahahide Road
08:15 PM 08:45 PM Launch of new sponsorship for Kilmacud Crokes GAA Venue: Kilmacud
Listowel Races (departing Dublin Tuesday evening)

09:20 AM 09:20 AM Photocall to launch the 3rd Edition of "Ireland and European Union:
Identifying Priorities and Pursuing Goals"
Venue: Govt. Bldgs.
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Emer O'Connell
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Keep free from 3.30pm onwards (travelling to Listowel)
Listowel Races
Listowel Races (returning to Dublin)
Friday, September 23 J§
12:00 PM 01:00 PM
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Meeting with Sinn Fein [Ministers Ahem and McDowell to attend also]
01:00 PM 07:00 PM Keep free : paperwork / canvassing
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01:20 PM 01:20 PM All Ireland Football Final (Minor Game 1.30 p.m. & Senior Game 3.30
p.m.)
Venue: Croke Park
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Present Certificates for the Tolka Valley Community Training Centre
Venue: 106A Lagan Road, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Open St. Louise's Day Nursery

Venue: North William Street
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02:45 PM 03:15 PM Officiate at the topping out ceremony for the Mater & Children's Hospital
Development
Venue: Eccles Street
03:25 PM 03:25 PM FOR INFORMATION ONLY : Present The Gateway Project Certificates
in North King St [Minister Kitt to officiate for Taoiseach]
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Press Conference (with Ministers Ahem and McDowell) Venue : Press
Centre, Government Buildings
03:50 PM 03:50 PM Pre-record interview for Six One with David Davin Power Venue :
Taoiseach's Office (time approx)
04:15 PM 04:45 PM Launch the Community After Schools Project Evaluation Report
Venue: Failte Ireland, Amiens Street
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Launch the Ladies Gaelic Football Association International

Tournament
Venue: Croke Park

07:00 PM 07:00 PM Interview with Sky News Ireland / International Venue: Aras an
Uachtarain
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07:15 PM 07:45 PM Officially open the first Exhibition at the new Art Gallery at Farmleigh
Venue: Farmleigh
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09:00 AM 09:30 AM Address Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice Conference on 'The Future
of Europe' Venue : Croke Park
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Meeting with Rafferty family [Gerry Hickey and official to attend also]
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Phone interview with Red FM (Cork local radio) Venue: Taoiseach's
Office
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01:15 PM
02:00 PM
01:15 PM
02:00 PM
Depart Dublin Airport
Arrive Cork Airport

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02:30 PM 03:45 PM Attend the National Ploughing Championships
Venue: Mogeely (5 miles from Middleton) Cork
07:45 PM 09:00 PM Launch the Ryder Cup 2006 [Dress : Blacktie]


02:00 PM 02:00 PM Photo with the new Board of Gaisce Venue : Meeting Room (5 mins)
02:15 PM 03:45 PM Keep free : Dail preparation
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Leaders' Questions
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Dail Statements on Northern Ireland (4 x 15 mins plus 5 min wrap up by
M/FA) (after OoB - time approx)
06:40 PM 07:00 PM Courtesy Call from the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Catherine Byrne
[Owen Keegan, Deputy City Manager and Dermot McCarthy to attend
also]
07:10 PM 07:10 PM Drop in from General John De Chastelain and his assistants (very brief)
Venue : Taoiseach's office
07:30 PM 09:00 PM Attend North South Roundtable Group Dinner

Venue: House of Lords, College Green, Dublin 2

09:15 AM 09:15 AM Launch GOAL Jersey Day
Venue: On arrival in Courtyard (weather permitting)
09:30 AM 11:00 AM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs Venue : Sycamore Room
11:00 AM 11:45 AM Meeting with The Carers Association [Tanaiste & Minister Brennan to
attend also]
Venue: Meeting Room
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Courtesy call from Dr. Ali Halimeh, Palestinian Representative in Ireland
12:30 PM 02:00 PM Attend National Treasury Management Agency Lunch (Dermot

McCarthy & Gerry Hickey attending also)
Venue: Grand Canal Street
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Visit the Dublin Port Tunnel (tour by minibus)

Venue: Whitehall, Dublin 9
08:00 PM 08:00 PM
Harrington Street [no protocol or photocall]
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Drop in to the Garda GAA International Tournament, Garda Club,
Friday, September 30
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Interview with Adam Boulton, Sky News Venue: St Lukes
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Interview with Tommie Gorman, RTE Venue : St Lukes
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Depart Dublin Airport for Cork Airport by Government Jet
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Arrive Cork Airport
04:30 PM 05:00 PM Officially open International Airline Handling Ltds freight operation
Venue: Cork Regional Airport

05:15 PM 05:45 PM Launch new Joe McHugh Public Park
Venue: Cork
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Photocall with Cllr. Dave McCarthy to mark a recent presentation for 20
years service to the community Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
08:00 PM 10:00 PM Attend Fianna Fail President's Dinner

Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
10:15 PM 10:15 PM Depart Cork Airport for Dublin Airport by Government Jet (time approx)
Saturday, October 1
11:30 AM 11:30 AM Brief meeting with John Hume Venue : St Lukes
Sunday, October 2
01:10 PM 01:10 PM Attend TG4 Ladies All Ireland Junior (Sligo v Armagh -1.15 p.m.) &
Senior Football (Cork v Galway - 3.10 p.m.) Venue: Croke Park

Taoiseach's Diary 03-Qct-05 - 26-Nov-05
Wlonday, October 3
09:20 AM 09:50 AM Open Local Drug Task Forces Conference

Venue: The Royal Hospital Kilmainham
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Officially open the new sensory garden

Venue: Ashgrove House, Navan Road
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Visit Fatima Mansions to mark the completion of Phase I of the housing
redevelopment Venue: Fatima Mansions
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Launch ISANDS New Memories Collection

Venue: The Berkeley Court Hotel
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Open the new facilities at the Capuchin Day Centre
Venue: 29 Bow Street (Off Church Street), Dublin 7
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Launch Dessie Farrell's Book entitled "Dessie - Tangled Up in Blue"
Venue: Guinness Hop Store
Tuesday, October 4


07:30 PM 08:00 PM Launch new City Channel TV Station Venue: Lower Baggot Street
Wednesday, October 5
11:36 AM 11:36 AM Order of Business (preceded by Expressions of Sympathy on the

passing of former member Liam Burke)
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Minister Cowen and Deputy John McGuinness Venue : Taoiseach's
office
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Photocall to launch Positive Ageing Week 2005

01:40 PM 01:40 PM Photograph with Paul Allen, Chairman, PRCA Venue : Government
Buildings
03:55 PM 03:55 PM Peter Ryan
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Arts, Sports & Tourism, Mr. John O'Donoghue

06:00 PM 06:30 PM Launch book entitled "As I saw it" by former Minister Padraig Faulkner
Venue: National Museum
Thursday, October 6
10:00 AM 11:00 AM Meeting with SDLP delegation (Minister Ahem and officials to attend
also) Venue : Meeting Room
11:30 AM 12:00 PM Meeting with new officials dealing with Northern Ireland matters Venue :
Meeting Room
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Deputy Cecilia Keaveney Venue : Taoiseach's Office
12:45 PM 01:30 PM Address the Seanad on Northern Ireland matters (15 min speech) (MoS
Kitt doing front bench cover from 1.30pm to 2.30pm) Venue: Seanad
Eireann
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Finance, Mr. Brian Cowen
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Record 2 minute piece (by phone) with Ken Murray, INN re Microsoft
Anniversary Venue : Taoiseach's office
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral: Tanaiste and Minister for Health & Children, Ms. Mary Harney
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Dermot McCarthy and Philip Kelly Venue : Taoiseach's office
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Officially open Irish Cancer Society new premises

Venue: 43/45 Northumberland Road
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07:30 PM 09:00 PM Guest of Honour at Microsoft Dinner (preceded by meeting from 7.30 to
8.00) [Dress: Blacktie]
Venue: Dublin Castle
Friday, October 7

11:00 AM 12:30 PM Record video for Fianna Fail Ard Fheis Venue .: Guinness Hop Store
01:00 PM 02:00 PM Guest of Honour at Deputy Jim Glennon's Pre-Election Fundraising

Lunch
Venue: Cruzo's Restaurant, Malahide
07:45 PM
10:15 PM
10:00 PM
10:15 PM
Venue: O'Reilly Hall, UCD a
Guest of Honour at St. Michael's House Gala Ball [Dress : Blacktie]
Drop in to Dublin Central Ogra Fianna Fail Race Night

Venue: Addison Lodge Hotel, Glasnevin
Saturday, October 8
World Cup Qualifier (Away) Cyprus V. Ireland (6.00pm Irish time)
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Attend removal of William Collins RIP Venue : St Colmcille's Church,
Knocklyon
08:00 PM 10:00 PM Guest of Honour at The Star/Waterford Crystal GAA Awards Dinner
Venue: Croke Park
Sunday, October 9
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Guest of Honour at the Stoneybatter & Area Senior Citizens Association
Venue: The Church of the Sacred Heart, Arbour Hill
Monday, October 10
09:00 AM 09:30 AM Open Fizzfest Children's Theatre Festival

Venue: The Helix, DCU
12:30 PM 02:00 PM Fundraising Lunch for Senator Liam Fitzgerald

Venue: Golf & Country Club, Portmarnock

03:00 PM 03:30 PM Launch Tallaght West Childhood Development Initiative's Ten Year
Strategy
Venue: Tallaght, Dublin 24
05:45 PM 06:15 PM Re-launch of Turning Heads Hairdressers

Venue: 7 The Rise, Drumcondra
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Officially open the Ardmor Hotel

Venue: Glasnevin
Tuesday, October 11
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08:50 AM 09:15 AM Open IBEC HR Summit
Venue: The Four Seasons Hotel
09:20 AM 09:20 AM Sign Book of Condolence at the Embassy of Pakistan Venue : 1B

Ailesbury Road, Dublin 4

12:30 PM 12:30 PM Depart Government Buildings for Dublin Airport (with Garda escort)
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Depart Dublin Airport by Government Jet
02:45 PM 03:45 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Blair Venue : Downing Street
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Depart RAF Northolt (time approx)
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09:00 AM 10:30 AM Daii Preparation
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Greet members of Cumann de Barra, NUI Galway (after Order of
Business)
Venue: Top of Main Stairs, Leinster House
12:20 PM 12:20 PM Deputy Tony Dempsey
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Senator Rory Kiely and Dr Sean McCarthy
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Presentation of Long Service Awards & Launch the Department's
Strategy Statement
Venue : Room 308
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Photocall to launch the Lions Feather Charity Project with Minister Mary
Hanafin
Venue: Front steps (weather permitting)
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dermot Ahem
03:30 PM 03:40 PM Greet Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand before his meeting with
Minister Ahem Venue : Meeting Room

05:30 PM 05:30 PM Meeting on Transport with the Tanaiste and Ministers Cullen and
Cowen Venue : Meeting Room
07:30 PM 07:30 PM Attend World Cup Qualifier - Ireland V. Switzerland. (Kick-off 7.45
President meeting the Teams)
Thursday, October 13
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12:30 PM 01:30 PM Meeting with David Ford and Alliance Party delegation Venue : Meeting
Room
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Phone call with Mr. Marcinkiewicz, PiS Party, Poland (outgoing)
02:00 PM 02:45 PM Address the Seanad on EU matters (15 min speech) [MoS Treacy doing
front bench cover from 2.45pm until 4.00pm] Venue : Seanad Eireann
03:00 PM 03:20 PM Meeting with Ivor Kenny Venue : Taoiseach's office
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Record a Welcome Message for the Best Western Hotel Grop Global
Conference 2005 (on autocue)
Venue: Meeting Room
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Deputy Seamus Kirk
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government,
Mr. Dick Roche
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Attend reception at Embassy of France Venue : 36 Ailesbury Road,

Dublin 4

Friday, October 14

11:15AM 11:15AM
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Interview with LMFM (Fianna Fail Press Office)
Venue: St. Luke's
02:00 PM 02:20 PM
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Officially open Lir Chocolates new facility
Venue: Navan, Co. Meath
02:40 PM 03:00 PM Officially open Athboy Childcare Centre

Venue: Athboy, Co. Meath
04:25 PM 04:25 PM Photo at Castleross Nursing Home

Venue: Carrickmacross
04:45 PM 05:10 PM Close the Mental Health Service Conference & launch their Website
Venue: Monaghan Town
05:15 PM 05:40 PM Open Myllaghmatt Cortolvin Community Development Ltd.

multi-purpose Family Resource Centre of 2005
Venue: Monaghan Town
05:45 PM 05:45 PM Interview with Northern Sound (Details to be arranged by Press Office)
06:15 PM 06:40 PM Officially open Emyvale Development Association Ltd new Enterprise
Centre & Creche
Venue: Emyvale, Co. Monaghan
07:10 PM 07:30 PM Visit Shabra Plastics & Packaging Ltd.

Venue: Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
07:40 PM 07:40 PM Possible photocall at St. Mary's Nursing Home
08:00 PM 09:30 PM
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Attend Monaghan Comhairle Dail Cheantair Function
Venue: Monaghan

09:30 PM 09:30 PM Depart Monaghan
Saturday, October 15
12:15PM 12:15PM Depart Dublin Airport for Shannon

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12:45 PM 12:45 PM Arrive Shannon and transfer to University of Limerick
01:30 PM 03:30 PM Address Graduation Ceremony for National Certificate in Exercise and
Fitness Venue : University of Limerick
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Depart Shannon Airport for Dublin (time approx)
06:55 PM 06:55 PM Attend lona Church Centenary Mass [ADC to attend also]
Venue : lona Road, Dublin 9
Sunday, October 16 j t
H 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Attend Fianna Fail Annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration

Venue: Bodenstown, Co. Kildare
Monday, October 17
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Meeting with Liam Walls, John Mara & Directors of the Mandarin
Oriental Hotel (Parnell Square)
Venue: St. Luke's A
02:00 PM 02:30 PM
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Launch Xpert Digi Taxis new taxi company
Venue: Ocean's Bar, Grand Canal Quay, Ringsend, Dublin 4
05:00 PM 05:30 PM Judicial appointment of Mr. Kevin Haugh, Aras an Uachtarain

06:00 PM 06:30 PM Launch Maire MacSwiney Brugha's autobiography
Tuesday, October 18
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06:45 PM 06:45 PM Sean Dorgan Venue : Taoiseach's office

12:30 PM 01:15 PM Lunch with Niall Mellon and group (8 people) (ref Auction at Bone
Marrow for Leukaemia Ball) Venue: Members Restaurant, Dail Eireann
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Brief greeting of Dr Tiede Herrema and wife Venue : Taoiseach's office
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Commitee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's Venue :

Sycamore Room
05:30 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Gerry Hickey and others Venue : Meeting Room
07:30 PM
07:45 PM
07:30 PM
07:45 PM
Deputy John Ellis Venue : Taoiseach's office
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Deputy Michael Moynihan Venue : Taoiseach's office
08:30 PM 09:00 PM Launch Tallaght Institute of Technology's Alumni & Friends Association
[Dress: Blacktie]
Venue: Jury's Hotel, Ballsbridge
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09:00 AM 12:00 PM Keep free : paperwork / canvassing
02:30 PM 02:30 PM
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Photocall with a Group from The Gateway Project
Venue: Meeting Room
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03:00 PM 04:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources,
Mr. Noel Dempsey Venue : Sycamore Room
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Angela Kerins re National Disability Strategy [Mary Doyle
to attend also] Venue : Taoiseach's Office
05:00 PM 06:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Mr. Michael
McDowell Venue : Sycamore Room
06:30 PM 07:15 PM Meeting with ICTU delegation Venue : Meeting Room

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Friday, October 21
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Dublin on Aer Arann

Venue: Dublin Airport
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03:00 PM 03:00 PM Photocall to launch a book entitled 'Killarney History & Heritage'
Venue: The Great Southern Hotel, Killarney
Fianna Fail Ard Fheis

Venue: Gleneagles, Killarney
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01:00 PM 01:30 PM Launch the UNICEF Global Campaign to bring the issue of Children &
AIDS to prominence
Venue: Westin Hotel
02:10 PM 02:10 PM Brief Courtesy Call from Ambassador of China Venue : Taoiseach's
Office
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with Royal Hibernian Academy delegation [John Kennedy and
Gerry Howlin to attend also] Venue: Meeting Room
03:15 PM 03:55 PM Meeting with John McGuckian and Eamonn Rothwell, Irish Ferries
[Dermot McCarthy to attend also] Venue : Taoiseach's Office
04:20 PM 04:50 PM Officially open Deputy Barry Andrews new Constituency Office
Venue: Blackrock
05:30 PM 06:00 PM Open the DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship

Venue: Citywest Business Park
Tuesday, October 25

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06:45 PM 06:45 PM Deputy Noel O'Flynn
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Launch Fianna Fail Publication "Four Glorious Years"

Venue: Staunton's, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
12:10 PM 12:10 PM Briefly greet students from Pobail Scoil Neassan, Baldoyle Venue : Top
of Main Stairs, Leinster House (after OoB - time permitting)
12:30 PM 01:15 PM Meeting with PUP delegation Venue : Meeting Room
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Piece to camera (autocue) on (i) Chester Beatty Library and (ii) Mo
Mowlam Tribute Venue : Dining Room
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Photocall to launch Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Group's Annual
:
Report 2004
Venue: Meeting Room
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Social & Family Affairs, Mr. Seamus Brennan
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Deputy Cecelia Keaveney
04:00 PM 05:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr. Eamon
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06:00 PM 06:30 PM Address the TIF (Telecommunications & Internet Federation) Annual
Conference
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Brief photo with CEO of Colt Technology following TIF conference
Venue : Dublin Castle
06:45 PM 07:15 PM Launch Dominic Lee's book entitled "Out of Your Tree"
Venue: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle
07:30 PM 08:00 PM Meeting with Pradeep Jotwani & Lionel Alexander from
Hewlett-Packard %
Venue: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle
08:30 PM 08:30 PM Officially open the Tulip Inn Hotel Dublin Airport
Venue: Airside Retail Park, Swords, Co. Dublin
08:15 AM 08:15 AM Depart Dublin Airport for RAF Northolt by Government Jet
09:15 AM 09:15 AM Arrive RAF Northolt by Government Jet
10:00 AM 06:00 PM Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State or Government Venue:

Hampton Court Palace, London
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Depart RAF Northolt (delegation except Taoiseach)
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Arrive Baldonnel
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Friday, October 28
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Phone call with Head of Intel Worldwide, Craig Barrett

Sunday, October 30
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05:00 PM 05:30 PM
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Officially open St. Laurence O'Toole's new Club Grounds & Pitches
Venue: Ayrfield, Dublin 13
Monday, October 31
Bank Holiday
Tuesday, November 1
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02:00 PM 02:00 PM Launch of 10 Year Transport Plan (with Tanaiste and Ministers Cowen
and Cullen) Venue : Dublin Castle
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Phone call with Sir Bob Geldolf (incoming) Venue : St Lukes
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Phone call with Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft Worldwide (incoming)
Venue : St Lukes
Wednesday, November 2
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05:20 PM 05:20 PM Photograph with Tony O'Brien, Roads Ireland Venue : 1st Floor
Landing, Govt Buildings (on way back from OoB)
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Deputy Donie Cassidy
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Meeting with Mr. Pol O'Gallchoir, CEO, TG4 [Gerry Howlin to attend
also]
06:30 PM 06:30 PM Minister Mary Coughlan
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Drop in to dinner with 8 people who attended the Harvest Ball (ref MoS
Sean Power)
Thursday, November 3
09:45 AM 09:45 AM
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Pre-record interview with Tipp FM (max 15 mins) (by phone)
Venue: St Lukes

11:00 AM 11:00 AM Arrive Belfast City Airport
11:15AM 11:15AM Arrive at Somme Museum
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Depart Somme Museum for Culloden Hotel
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Arrive Culloden Hotel

Lunch - Institute of Directors
01:45 PM 01:45 PM Depart Culloden Hotel for the Christian Brothers Past Pupils Union
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Arrive at Christian Brothers Union (Antrim Road)
02:40 PM 02:40 PM Depart Christian Brothers Union
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Arrive Ashton Centre
03:25 PM 03:25 PM Depart Ashton Centre for 174 Trust (Antrim Road)
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Arrive 174 Trust
04:00 PM 04:00 PM Depart 174 Trust for Poleglass
04:20 PM 04:20 PM Arrive Cloon House, Poleglass
05:25 PM 05:25 PM Depart Belfast City Airport
05:55 PM 05:55 PM Arrive Dublin Airport j,
Friday, November 4
08:00 PM 09:30 PM Attend function for Des Hanafin Venue: North Tipperary
Saturday, November 5

06:10 PM 06:40 PM Drop in to Mosque in Clonskeagh to mark the end of Ramadan Venue
Clonskeagh
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Drop in to St. Saviours Olmypic Boxing Academy Pre-Dinner Reception
Venue: Croke Park
08:00 PM 09:00 PM Attend Nestle Kit Kat Tailteann Ideal Merit Awards Banquet
Venue: Holiday Hotel Inn, Dublin Airport
Sunday, November 6
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Monday, November 7
12:00 PM 12:30 PM Open the new flats complex

Venue: Popular Row, Ballybough, Dublin 3
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Visit Gaelscoil Chomcille

Venue: Crestfieid, Santry, Dublin 9
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Launch new Blanchardstown / Mountview Neighbourhood Youth Project

Venue: Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
02:45 PM 03:15 PM Announce the formal decision regarding land for the Blanchardstown
Hospice Project
Venue: Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Launch the Dublin City volume in the Building of Ireland series
Venue: Newman House, St Stephen's Green
Tuesday, November 8
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07:30 PM 07:30 PM Phone call with Bob Essner, CEO, Wyeth Venue: Taoiseach's office
08:00 PM 08:30 PM Drop in to dinner for FF Dublin and Leinster Oireachtas Members
(hosted by E. Ryan and L. Aylward) Venue : Town Bar and Grill, Kildare
St
12:15 PM 12:15 PM Photograph for Irish Securitisation Forum (related to 6.45pm event)
Venue : First Floor Landing (on way back from OoB - time approx)

01:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with Sir Reg Empey and UUP delegation [Minister Ahem to
attend also]
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Education & Science, Ms. Mary Hanafin
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Phone call with President Barroso (outgoing) Venue : Taoiseach's office
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Interview with Alison O'Connor, Sunday Business Post Venue :
Taoiseach's office
04:45 PM 05:15 PM Interview with Irish News Venue : Taoiseach's office
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Dermot McCarthy, Peter Ryan and Mandy Johnston Venue :
Taoiseach's office
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Drop in to a reception for the German Irish Chamber of Commerce
Venue : Merrion Hotel
06:45 PM 07:15 PM Launch the Irish Securitisation Forum

Venue: Irish Stock Exchange, Anglesa Street, Dublin 2
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Meeting with group of Fianna Fail Councillors from Wicklow County
Council (Sean Dorgan to attend also)
Venue: Meeting Room
10:30 AM 12:00 PM Bilateral: Attorney General, Mr. Rory Brady
12:30 PM 01:45 PM Attend Lunch for the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) Venue
St Stephen's Green Club
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Bilateral: Minister for Agriculture & Food, Ms. Mary Coughlan
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Minister of State Sile de Valera

07:00 PM 07:00 PM National Executive
Venue : Leinster House
Friday, November 11
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Deliver the keynote address at the Annual Forum of the Tourism
Industry
Venue: Royal Hospital Kilmainham
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Depart Dublin (Kilmainham) by car
12:20 PM 12:20 PM Photocall at Moate GAA (New Club House)
12:35 PM 01:05 PM Officially open the Midlands Innovation and Research Centre
Venue: Athlone
01:15 PM 02:00 PM Officially open the new Science Laboratory at St. Aloysius College
Venue: Athlone
02:15 PM 02:45 PM Launch the redevelopment of Athlone Towncentre

Venue: Athlone
02:50 PM 03:00 PM Officially open Mary O'Rourke's Constituency Office
03:00 PM 03:30 PM Officially open Snap Printing Outlet

Venue: 5 Pearse Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
07:45 PM 08:45 PM Attend the Gaelic Players Association Gala Night [Dress
Blacktie][Room reserved beforehand and afterwards]

01:15 PM 01:45 PM Attend Dublin Ladies GAA Board Presentation event
Venue: Croke Park
02:20 PM 02:20 PM Attend Rugby international - Ireland V New Zealand (kick off 2.30pm)
Venue : Lansdowne Road
Sunday, November 13
Monday, November 14
10:30 AM 11:30 AM Present diplomas and certificates to graduates of training courses at the
Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture
Venue: Botanic Gardens
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Present a number of FAS National Craft Certificate Awards

Venue: Croke Park
02:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with the Tanaiste and the Minister for Finance Venue
Taoiseach's Office
03:00 PM 03:15 PM Brian Murphy
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Launch the Dublin Branch of the Mayo Association Centenary Book
Venue: EBS Headquarters, Burlington Road, Dublin 4
07:30 PM 08:45 PM Attend a Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Publication of

Nostra Aetate
Venue: The Synagogue, Rathfarnham Road, Terenure, Dublin 6
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Tuesday, November 15

01:00 PM 01:30 PM Minister Cowen
01:30 PM 01:30 PM Senator Martin Mansergh
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Photocall 1: Launch the Simon Christmas Appeal Venue : First Floor
Landing
02:10 PM 02:10 PM Photocall 2 : Concern Stop Child Labour campaign Venue : Front Steps
(weather permitting)

02:30 PM 04:10 PM Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPP's: Sycamore
Room
04:20 PM 05:30 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs: Sycamore Room
07:15 PM 07:45 PM Launch Gazette Group Newspaper

Venue: Green Isle Hotel, Clondalkin
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09:00 AM 09:30 AM Open The Healthcare Informatics Society Conference & present the
O'Moore Medal
Venue: Stiilorgan Park Hotel
10:00 AM 10:30 AM Open Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies Seminar

11:20 AM 11:40 AM Tete-a-tete with Prime Minister Clark of New Zealand Venue
Taoiseach's Office
02:00 PM 03:30 PM
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Bilateral: Minister for Defence, Mr. Willie O'Dea
03:45 PM 04:15 PM Meeting with Colm O'Gorman and delegation from One in Four (MoS B.
Lenihan, G. Hickey and J. Kennedy to attend) Venue: Meeting Room
04:45 PM 05:30 PM Meeting with John Dillon and I FA delegation (Ministers Coughlan,
Dermot Ahem and Michael Ahern attending also) Venue: Sycamore
Room
06:00 PM 06:20 PM Officially open the 7UP Christmas On Ice, Ice Skating Event
Venue: RDS

06:30 PM 07:00 PM Officially open the Grand Canal Wharf Apartments
Venue: Grand Canal Wharf (off Pearse Street)
Friday, November 18
. 10:15 AM 10:45 AM Interview for Magill Magazine (including photograph) Venue:

Taoiseach's office
10:45 AM 10:45 AM Photograph with Sean Connolly (Irish EExaminer) and his mother Bridie
11:00 AM 11:30 AM Meeting with Kevin Rollins, CEO, Dell and two others
Venue: Meeting Room
11:40 AM 11:40 AM Phone call (outgoing) with UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr.
Antonio Guterres
12:00 PM 01:15 PM Meeting with DUP delegation [Ministers Ahem and McDowell to attend
also] Venue : Sycamore Room
06:30 PM 07:00 PM Open Trocaire's refurbished Centre

Venue: Cathedral Street
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02:20 PM 02:20 PM Attend Rugby international - Ireland V Australia (kick off 2.30pm)
07:30 PM 08:00 PM
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Drop in to the CARI Annual Gala Ball Pre-Dinner Reception [Dress:
Blacktie]
Venue: Jury's Hotel, Ballsbridge

08:30 PM 08:30 PM Attend the 0'Neiils/TG4 Ladies Football All Star Awards [Dress:
Blacktie]
Sunday, November 20
09:30 AM 02:00 PM Special Government Meeting £

Monday, November 21
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Officially open Jury's Croke Park Hotel

Venue: Dublin 3
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02:45 PM 03:15 PM Launch Sneem Caherdaniel & Castlecove IRD Initiative
Venue: Jury's Inn, Parnell St, Dublin 1
06:00 PM 06:30 PM Launch Sean Og O Ceallachain's Hermitage Book

Venue: Hermitage Golf Club, Lucan, Co. Dublin

01:00 PM 01:00 PM Photocall with eCabinet Team for eEurope Awards

Venue: Sycamore Room (on way back from Government) (time approx)
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03:20 PM 03:20 PM Photocall for TRUST initiative "Building Trust in the Community"
Venue: First Floor Landing (on way back from Dail)

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11:36 AM 11:36 AM Order of Business (preceded by Expressions of Sympathy on the death

of the late Liam Lawlor)
12:15 PM 01:15 PM Dail Statements on the EU following on from publication of the White
Paper (15 min speech) .(time approx - after OoB)
02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on Health
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Photocall with Mr. Paul Kent, xwave's (Newfoundland) Chief Executive
Operating Officer
04:00 PM 04:30 PM Meeting with Mike Fretwell, President, Conco Phillips Venue :
Taoiseach's office
05:15 PM 05:45 PM Launch the Industrial Relations Research Trust

Venue: House of Lords, Bank of Ireland, College Green, Dublin 2

01:30 PM 01:50 PM Mary Doyle Venue : Taoiseach's office
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Phone call with Prime Minister of Croatia (outgoing)
02:10 PM 02:10 PM Photograph 1 : presentation to National Museum of a collection of

memorabilia relating to Padraig Pearse Venue: Taoiseach's Office
02:15 PM 02:15 PM Photograph 2 : Neil Ryan and daughter enue: Taoiseach's

Office
02:30 PM 03:10 PM Meeting with Members of the London-based Foreign Press Association
03:30 PM 03:50 PM TV Interview with BBC for Documentary on David Trimble Venue :
Meeting Room
05:00 PM 05:00 PM
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Radio Interview with County Sound 1031-M (Cork)
05:15 PM 05:15 PM Interview with Ms. Mary Smithwick, Evening Echo (by phone)
06:15 PM 06:45 PM Launch book entitled "The Lernass Era: Politics & Society in the Ireland
of Sean Lernass"
Venue: Newman House
Friday, November 25

07:10 AM 07:10 AM Depart Dublin for Hungary
11:00 AM 11:00 AM Arrive Budapest (local time)
02:30 PM 02:30 PM Depart Budapest for Dublin (local time)
07:50 PM 09:30 PM Guest of Honour at the Dublin Lions Club 50th Anniversary Charter Ball
[Dress: Blacktie]
Venue: Jury's Hotel
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01:00 PM 01:00 PM Call to visit Mrs. Margaret Moran on her 103rd Birthday
02:30 PM 03:00 PM Opening of Christmas Shop at Beechvista Garden Centre

Venue: North Road Finglas
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Arrive Cork
06:00 PM 06:00 PM For Information: Mass of Fire

Venue: St. Columba's, lona Road

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Sunday, November 27
Attend Euromed Summit in Barcelona (travelling from Farranfore to

Barcelona)
10:30 AM 11:00 AM Officially open the Traveller Visibility Group's new Centre
Venue: The Glen, Cork
12:00 PM 02:00 PM Give Oration at the Annual Sean Moylan Commemoration

(including mass)
Venue: Kiskeam, Co. Cork
02:45 PM 02:45 PM Depart Farranfore for Barcelona (flight 2hrs 10mins)
Monday, November 28
Attend Euromed Summit in Barcelona (travelling on to Croatia

afterwards)
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Barcelona (local)
03:55 PM 03:55 PM Arrive Zagreb, Croatia
Meeting PM of Croatia in Zagreb so unable to attend Government

or the Dail. Zagreb Dublin 2hrs 50mins
09:30 AM 10:00 AM
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Meeting between Tanaiste and Minister Cowen to take place in
Taoiseach's office
10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting (Tanaiste to chair)
02:00 PM 02:00 PM Depart Zagreb
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02:30 PM 02:30 PM Question Time (to be postponed)
04:15 PM 04:15 PM Leaders Questions (Minister Cowen)
04:36 PM 04:36 PM Order of Business (Minister Cowen)
05:30 PM 07:00 PM Parliamentary Party Meeting (to go ahead in Taoiseach's absence)
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09:15 AM 09:15 AM Sign Book of Condolence for George Best Venue : FAI HQ, Merrion
Square
10:30 AM 1 0 : 5 1 A M Leaders Questions
12:45 PM 02:15 PM Working Lunch with the President of Cyprus Venue: Government
Buildings
02:30 PM 04:00 PM Bilateral: Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Mr. Michael
Martin: ROOM 308
54:00 PM 05:20 PM Bilateral: Minister for Transport, Mr. Martin Cullen: Sycamore
Room
05:20 PM 05:20 PM Minister Seamus Brennan (time approx)
06:00 PM 06:40 PM Meeting with Indian Journalists Venue : Press Centre
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07:45 PM 09:00 PM Guest of Honour at the 48th Texaco Sportstars Awards Ceremony
[Dress : Blacktie]
Thursday, December 1
12:30 PM 12:30 PM Attend Switching on of Christmas Lights in Leinster House

Venue: Leinster Lawn
02:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein delegation (Minister
McDowell and Kitt to attend also) Venue : Sycamore Room
03:30 PM 03:30 PM Photos: (i) receive Award Winning Christmas Tree [Christy
Kavanagh] (ii) promote SPCA "A Pet is not for Christmas"
campaign
04:00 PM 04:45 PM Meeting with Dr. Don Thornhill, Chairman, National

Competitiveness Council and Martin Cronin, CEO, Forfas Venue:
Meeting Room
05:00 PM 05:45 PM Meeting with delegation from The Victims & Survivors Trust
05:50 PM 05:50 PM Short phone interview with Marian Finucane re Pat Spillane (2-3
mins) Venue : Taoiseach's Office
06:00 PM 06:00 PM Record piece to camera for Prime Minister Blair receiving the
East-West Institute's Statesman of the Decade Award Venue
Meeting Room
06:10 PM 06:10 PM Minister Cowen
07:00 PM 09:00 PM Attend Consultative Group of Chief Executives of State

Organisations Dinner

Friday, December 2
09:30 AM 10:00 AM Open the 34th General Assembly of the European Olympic
Committee
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Minister Cowen Venue : Taoiseach's office (time approx)
04:30 PM 04:30 PM Minister Dempsey Venue : St Lukes
06:45 PM 06:45 PM Presentation of Golf Classic Prizes

Venue: Terence Restaurant, Citywest Hotel
07:15 PM 07:15 PM Attend Pre-dinner Reception

08:15 PM 08:15 PM Attend Cairde Fail Dinner

Saturday, December 3
02:00 PM 02:30 PM Open New Club House for Drumcondra FC

Venue: Richmond Road
08:00 PM 08:00 PM Attend Clontarf Castle Gala Dinner

Venue: Clontarf Castle
Sunday, December 4
12:30 PM 01:00 PM Switch on Christmas Lights at Omni Park Shopping Centre

Venue: Santry, Dublin 9
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05:00 PM 05:40 PM Switch on Christmas Lights at Our Lady's Hospice 'Light Up A Life'
Ceremony
Venue: Harolds Cross
Wlomday, December 5
10:00 AM 10:20 AM Interview on EU with Declan Harmon (Ogra Fianna Fail member) for
Enlargement Times Online Newspaper (ref Una) Venue : St Lukes
12:00 PM 12:00 PM Minister of State Ivor Callely Venue : St Lukes
01:00 PM 01:30 PM Perform the official opening of Glasnevin National School's new
extension
Venue: Glasnevin, Dublin 9
02:00 PM 03:00 PM Meeting with the SDLP [Minister Ahern and officials to attend also]
06:15 PM 06:45 PM Launch the Dublin County Board book entitled "The GAA in Dublin
1884 to 2000"
Venue: Parnell Park
07:00 PM 07:30 PM Launch DCU's new Strategic Plan 2005 - 2010

Venue: The Helix, DCU, Dublin 9

Taoiseach's Diary 06-Dec-06 - 31-Dec-06
Wednesday, December 6
08:00 AM 08:00 AM Government Meeting on the Budget

- details tbc
09:00 AM 10:30 AM Dail preparation
10:30 AM 10:30 AM Leaders' Questions
1 0 : 5 1 A M 11:36 AM Question Time
01:00 PM 01:00 PM Briefing on financial resolutions with D/Finance officials Venue

Taoiseach's Office - details tbc
03:45 PM 03:45 PM Budget speech by the Minister for Finance (followed by main
opposition spokespersons) - details tbc
07:00 PM 07:00 PM Keep free : Take Financial Resolutions in the Dail on behalf of the
Minister for Finance (time approx - after Sos) - details tbc
Thursday, December 7
or info: National Treasury Management Christmas Drinks

(between 6.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.)
09:30 AM 09:30 AM Dail preparation
11:00 AM 1 1:00 AM Taoiseach to speak on Budget Debate for 30 mins (time approx)
(followed by opposition Leaders - all slots are 40 mins) - tbc
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06:00 PM 06:45 PM Address reception for EU Heads of Mission Venue : tbc
07:00 PM 07:00 PM National Executive

Friday, December 8
Keep free : Louth Constituency Tour (tbc)
08:00 AM 08:00 AM Fianna Fail Fundraising Breakfast Venue : Navan (ref Noel
Dempsey)
Sunday, December 10
11:00 AM 12:15 PM Attend mass and give oration at the graveside of Liam Mellows
Venue : Castletown, Gorey, Co Wexford
03:00 PM 03:00 PM Drop into Senior Citizens Christmas Party

Venue: Croke Park (timing prov)
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12:30 PM 01:00 PM Officially launch the Biodiagnostics Institute
Venue: DCU
01:30 PM 03:00 PM Lunch for the International Financial Services Industry


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12:00 PM 12:30 PM Attend Department Choir performance Venue: Foyer, Government
Buildings (tbc)
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11:00 AM 11:00 AM Attend World Day of Prayer for Peace Mass

04:40 PM 04:40 PM Attorney General

05:00 PM 05:30 PM Minister McDowell

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government meeting

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01:30 PM 01:30 PM Eoin O'Leary and Bobby McDonagh

02:00 PM 03:30 PM Cabinet Committee on European Affairs

10:10 A M 10:10 A M P h o t o g r a p h with T o m m y Reilly, F F c a n d i d a t e in M e a t h b y - e l e c t i o n

10:20 AM 10:20 AM Photocall receiving IPA Yearbook & Diary

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03:00 PM 03:00 PM Pre-record interview for 'This Week' Venue : RTE

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06:40 PM 06:40 PM Arrive Frankfurt Airport (local time)

08:15 PM 08:15 PM Depart for B e i j i n g ^ | m p p ( l o c a l time, 7.15pm Irl time)

12:25 PM 12:25 PM Arrive Beijing (local time) (4.25am Irish time)

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11:25 PM 11:25 PM Depart Hong Kong

06:00 AM 06:00 AM Arrive Paris (local time) (5.00am Irish time)

06:30 AM 06:30 AM Depart Paris (local time) (5.30am Irish time)

07:00 AM 07:00 AM Arrive Dublin

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01:00 PM 02:00 PM Meeting with Sinn Fein Venue : Taoiseach's Office

02:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with the SDLP Venue : Sycamore Room

04:00 PM 05:00 PM Meeting with the UUP Venue : Meeting Room

05:00 PM 05:00 PM Interview with Tommy Gorman Venue : Dining Room

09:30 AM 10:00 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

01:00 PM 01:00 PM Phone call (outgoing) with Prime Minister Blair

02:00 PM 03:45 PM Dail Preparation

03:45 PM 03:45 PM Leaders Questions

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04:51 PM 04:51 PM Statements of Sympathy (Eileen Desmond, R.I.P) followed by Order of

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Meeting with Mr. David Ford, Alliance Party

12:00 PM 12:30 PM Interview with Academy of Achievement Venue : Taoiseach's Office

01:15 PM 01:15 PM Photo to promote the Dublin Chinatown Festival 2005

03:10 PM 03:10 PM Phone call with Deputy Enda Kenny

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07:00 PM 07:00 PM National Executive Meeting

11:40 AM 11:40 AM Depart Dublin Airport

12:10 PM 12:10PM Arrive Cork Airport

01:55 PM 01:55 PM Photocall with Charity Friends of Londiani

02:00 PM 03:00 PM Guest of Honour at the Eamon De Valera Comhairle Lunch

03:30 PM 03:50 PM Drop into St. Raphael's Centre

04:00 PM 04:00 PM Photocall at Youghal GAA's Club new development

05:00 PM 05:30 PM Officially open St. Vincent's GAA Sports Complex

07:00 PM 08:00 PM Munster National Executive, Metropole Hotel,

08:30 PM 08:30 PM Depart Cork Airport

09:00 PM 09:00 PM Arrive Dublin Airport

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11:30 AM 12:30 PM Meeting with Independent Monitoring Commission Venue : Sycamore

01:00 PM 01:30 PM Launch the Allianz Football League 2005

01:00 PM 01:30 PM Officially open Mercy Family Centre

03:00 PM 03:30 PM Launch fundraising appeal for Belvedere Youth Club

03:45 PM 04:15 PM Launch Dundalk Institute of Technology's New Degree Programme

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09:30 AM 09:30 AM Meeting with the Tanaiste

10:00 AM 10:00 AM Government Meeting

12:50 PM 12:50 PM Depart Dublin Airport

01:50 PM 01:50 PM Arrive RAF Northolt

02:30 PM 03:30 PM Meeting with Prime Minister Blair Venue : Downing St

04:10 PM 04:10 PM Depart RAF Northolt (time approx)