On February 17th 2018, Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins visited the Cable Station and spoke about the importance the Valentia Cable Station played in the development of global communications as well as the UNESCO bid for the Valentia Cable Sites.
President Michael D Higgins Visit to the Cable Station, Knightstown
Uachtarán Michael D. Higgins visits the Cable Station in Knightstown on February 17th 2018
2017 was the first hosting of the Valentia Lecture Series with Professor Jeffrey Garten, Yale University Keynote Speaker on the theme of Globalisation – Our Interconnected World!
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Jeffrey Garten
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More photos of the inaugural gala night in July 2017 >> Album
In July 2016, we celebrated 150 years since the first successful transatlantic cable was laid between Valentia Island in Ireland and Heart’s Content in Newfoundland, Canada. Connecting for the first time the old world with the new.
More photos of the celebrations of the 150th Anniversary festival in July 2016 >> Album