President Catherine Connolly visited Clonmel Community Resource Centre on Kickham Street after being awarded the Freedom of Clonmel at Clonmel Town Hall on Friday, May 22.
She spent over an hour at the centre during which she met staff, volunteers, representatives of the wide range of community organisations based there and also children and adults who attend the centre.
During her visit, President Connolly unveiled a plaque in the hall to mark the community centre’s 30th anniversary.
1. President Connolly's visit to Clonmel Community Resource Centre
Centre Manager Naomi Burke (right) introduces President Connolly to Play Therapist Siobhán Boyle and her children Ciara and William Fitzgerald | Anne Marie Magorrian
2. President Catherine Connolly's visit to Clonmel Community Resource Centre
Clonmel Community Resource Centre staff and Board of Directors members pictured with President Catherine Connolly when she visited the centre on Friday, May 21. From left: Ann Deady, Cora Gentles, Laura Walsh, Agnieszka Wrobel, Sarah Quigley, Rachel Connolly, President Catherine Connolly, Naomi Burke, Paul Burke, Mark Hanratty, Catherine Murphy, Eileen Graham, Siobhan Fitzgerald. Photos Anne Marie Magorrian | Anne Marie Magorrian
3. President Connolly visits Clonmel Community Resource Centre
Anne Marie Magorrian Photo: President Catherine Connolly standing under the plaque she unveiled marking Clonmel Community Resource Centre's 30th birthday
4. President Connolly's visit to Clonmel Community Resource Centre
IUNVA members who formed a guard of honour to welcomed President Catherine Connolly to Clonmel Community Resource Centre | Anne Marie Magorrian