Visit of Ms Maeve McKiernan from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem
July 24, 2026
” It was a particular honour for representatives of the Order of Malta, attending at the invitation of An Taoiseach, at the recent National Day of Commemoration in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, to meet HE Catherine Connolly, Uachtarán na hÉireann.
The occasion held particular significance for the Order, as Kilmainham was the site of its first hospital in Ireland, which it established in 1174, marking the beginning of more than eight centuries of service on the Island.
Pictured with the President are Cmdr. Brian Coote KM and Patrick Downes KM.
