RESCUE 116 HEROES SALUTED IN MEMORABLE COOTEHILL CONCERT
By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie
THE MOVING MEMORIAL concert held in honour of the heroes of the Rescue 116 Coast Guard helicopter who lost their lives off the coast of Mayo last March was the standout highlight in a weeklong series of memorable events that made this year’s return of Cootehill Arts Festival the major crowd-pulling winner it was. Being the home town of senior pilot Captain Dara Fitzpatrick’s family, it was appropriate that Cootehill should host this stunning tribute, and many of the 45-year-old’s locally based family members were in …
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