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Focus on Valentia - Kerry Today with Treasa Murphy | Friday, 17th July 2026 | Radio Kerry Podcasts

Kerry Today broadcast from Knightstown, Valentia Island – the starting point for a revolution that changed global communications. Valentia and Heart's Content, Newfoundland are working to secure UNESCO World Heritage status to celebrate the first instant communications network to connect the European and North American continents in the 19th century. This year’s Valentia Lecture examines the future of the global citizen in a changing world.

Treasa Murphy spoke to: Mary Rose Stafford, board member of Valentia Transatlantic Cable Foundation Evander Brennan, general manager of the Royal Hotel Valentia Canadian MP James Maloney Fianna Fáil councillor Norma Moriarty Michael Lyne, chair of Valentia Island Development Company Robert Kearns, founder of the Canada Ireland Foundation and recipient of the inaugural Valentia Global Impact Award Former Canadian ambassador to Ireland Nancy Smyth