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Flag Day
Awards and Scholarships
Teaching Resources
Promoting pride in and respect for the Irish flag and its meaning for peace..
Encouraging active citizenship within our young people through Flag Day and the Foundation’s Schools Programme; Awards and Scholarships. With an emphasis on creating a sense of inclusion and belonging to our new Irish communities and the next generation.
Thomas F. Meagher
The Thomas F. Meagher Foundation is named after Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish Patriot, US Army General and Governor of Montana who flew the first tricolour flag on the 7th March 1848 from 33 The Mall in Waterford at the Wolf Tone Club.
OUR National Flag
On the 7th of March 1848, Thomas Francis Meagher flew a tricolour flag at the Wolf Tone Club in Waterford city, where it flew continuously for eight days and nights before being removed by the authorities.
The 2023 Awards & Scholarship Presentation Luncheon
The 2023 Awards & Scholarship Presentation Luncheon took place in Leinster House on 20th November hosted by Honorary Board Member and Co-Founder of the Foundation
175th Anniversary of the first flying of the Irish tricolour flag
This month saw the 175th anniversary of the first flying of the Irish tricolour flag by Thomas Francis Meagher on March 7th1848. A special flag presentation ceremony
