Cllr Mulholland said: “A huge emergency operation was put out by the entire city of Galway to recover the bodies of the crash victims. The city was commended for the way it responded which was above and beyond the call of duty. Those involved knew it was a difficult situation as all passengers were lost in the crash. Everyone in Galway and the Claddagh helped enormously. They responded immediately to the disaster.”

Councillor Mulholland is calling for a cross-denominational memorial service to be held in the city and will put the motion before the city council next month. He said he hoped the relations of the victims will return to the city for the event to “let them know they are not forgotten.”

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call to commemorate 1958 plane crash victims
written by Gerrit van Dijk, February 05, 2008

Let me introduce myself:
My brother, Simen van Dijk, was one of the crew members of the 'Hugo de Groot'; the plane that crashed 100 miles off the Galway coast in the year of 1958, August 14.
I never visited the site untill June 2000, when my wife and I found the Memorial on the then still callled 'St. Mary's Cemetery in Galway.

My youngest daughter who visited the the site together with friends during a short holyday to Ireland, met local people who informed her about the possible plan to
organise a commemorance, 50 years after the crash.
Could you please inform me about the possibility to participate in service to be held?
Your answer will be appreciated.

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