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Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Mr. Pat Quinn visits NMCI

Thursday 24 July 2008

The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, Mr. Pat Quinn and a delegation including representatives from the American bio-tech industry spent 3 days in Cork visiting centres of research and educational excellence in the region.  On Tuesday 24th June they visited the National Maritime College of Ireland where he received an honour guard by the Irish Naval Service. 



Lt. Cmdr. Martin Counihan, Cllr. Tom Sheahan, the Mayor of Cork County, Mr. Pat Quinn, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and John Clarence, Head of College NMCI

During the visit a sister river agreement was signed by the Lieutenant Governor and Cllr. Tom Sheahan, the Mayor of Cork County which twined the Illinois river and the River Lee.