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Portlaoise plane set for take-off on TV
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
By Carmel Hayes
THE famous Portlaoise plane is set for take-off on TV, after a recording session in the town today.
Cameras rolled as a team from RTÉ arrived to film the 112-year-old Portlaoise Flyer, which recently returned to its home town following a magnificent restoration.
The plane built by the Aldritt brothers, with the help of master carpenter John Conroy, will feature on the
Nationwide programme during Heritage Week on Wednesday 18 August.
Laois heritage officer Catherine Casey said the team had “a super fun day” filming a piece on the Col Fitzmaurice newspaper archive and the beautiful plane, which in 1909 was the first plane to fly in what later became the Republic of Ireland.
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About this event
Join us online on Zoom for this conversation with exhibiting artist and photographer Miriam O’Connor, with RHA exhibitions Curator Ruth Carroll. Miriam and Ruth will be discussing Miriam’s exhibition
Tomorrow is Sunday, a project which engages with O’Connor’s return to the family farm following the death of her brother in 2013.
For further information on the exhibition, please visit our website: www.rhagallery.ie
is from Cork and was educated at Technological University, Dublin and later completed a Research Masters at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design & Technology, Dublin. In her practice she draws inspiration from the sights, sounds and language of everyday life. She is curious about the multifaceted roles photography occupies in culture and the manner in which this persuasive medium permeates the way we engage with the world around us. Rather than providing answers, O’Connor positions photography as a tool for posing questions, a playf