Speech at the Unveiling of a Plaque to Desmond O’Grady
Limerick City, 24th February 2015
Tá an-áthas orm a bheith anseo i Luimneach inniu chun an phlaic seo a nochtadh atá tiomnaithe i ndilchuimhne file a raibh an-mheas air, ní hamháin anseo in Éirinn, ach i measc phobail na filíochta ar fud an domhain.
[I am delighted to be here in Limerick today to unveil this plaque dedicated to the memory of a poet who was so greatly admired not just here in Ireland, but in poetic communities across the world.]
Desmond O’Grady’s commitment to poetry and to the arts in general, and his…