Dáil Returns to Round Room of Mansion House

EXHIBITION : THE FIRST DÁIL

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The return of the Dáíl to the Round Room of the Mansion House to mark the 50th anniversary of its first meeting and to honour the surviving members of that Dáil.

Title
An Caogú Cuimhneachán Den Chéad Dáil
1st Broadcast
21/01/1969
Contributor
Sean Duignan (Reporter)
Clip Duration
00:02:55

Material Type
Video
Clip title
Dáil Returns to Round Room of Mansion House
Extended description
A special programme showing the returned of the Dáíl to the Round Room of the Mansion House to mark the 50th anniversary of its first meeting and to honour the surviving members of that Dáil.

This was the first time that RTÉ Radio and Television broadcast live coverage of a Dáil session. Eleven of the twelve surviving Sinn Féin deputies can be seen in attendance - Joseph O'Doherty, P.J Ward, Dr James Ryan, Robert Barton, Richard Mulcahy, Ernest Blythe, Seán MacEntee, Dr Brian Cusack, Alasdair Mac Cába , Padraig O'Keefe and President Eamon de Valera. Sean Nunan, who had acted as a clerk to the Dail in 1919, is also present.

The voiceover of reporter Sean Duignan sepaking in Irish introduces the surviving members of the first Dáil.
Information
The first meeting of Dáil Éireann took place in the Round Room of the Mansion House on 21 January 1919. To honour the 50th anniversary of the this event the first sitting of the Dáíl for 1969 took place in the Round Room of the Mansion House.

RTÉ marked the occasion with programmes on radio and television. The extract here is from the first ever live broadcast of the Dáil in session on radio and television was part of this output.
Local keywords
50th Anniversary, Round Room, Mansion House, President Eamon de Valera, Sean Nunan, Padraig O Keeffe, Brian Cusack, Sean MacEntee, Ernest Blythe, Richard Mulcahy, Robert Barton, James Ryan, P.J. Ward, Joseph O'Doherty, Sinn Féin , Alasdair Mac Cába
Geographical coverage
Ireland
Genre
Factual
Topic
Politics and Economics
Publisher Broadcaster
RTÉ
First broadcast channel
RTÉ
Production year
1969
Country of production
IRELAND
Original identifier
96D00196
IPR restrictions
Rights Reserved - Free Access
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Item type
part/extract
Item colour
Black and White
Item sound
Mono
Aspect ratio
4:3
Language used
Irish (gle)
Original language
Irish (gle)