14 Centenarians honoured at the Mansion House

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain and Dublin City Council welcomed 14 Dublin City Centenarians to the Mansion House today.

The ‘Dublin City Centenarians Project’ was originally started in the 1990s and used to compliment the President’s national recognition of centenarians.  Lord Mayor Emma Blain revived the tradition this year and earlier this month invited those born in Dublin who are 100 years old or over to contact the Mansion House. 

The Lord Mayor held an event today in the Mansion House and presented the 14 Centenarians with a beautifully framed scroll, inviting them to sign a Dublin Centenarians Ledger. The oldest person honoured today is 104 years old. 

The Lord Mayor said, “I am delighted to have revived this lovely tradition of recognising and honouring our older citizens. They have such a wealth of life experience and great stories to share with us all. I loved meeting with them today at the Mansion House, hearing their wonderful memories and getting their advice for a long life which universally was to keep active and just get on with it!”

The original idea for the ‘Dublin City Centenarians Project’ was conceived by Dublin City Council Senior Housing Welfare Officer Frank Goodwin, who is now retired and in his 80s.  Frank joined the city’s Centenarians today at the Mansion House.

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