Plaque in Heritage Centre remembers Fergal Sloan

Siobhan Dunphy, Laura Begley, Eilis Philips, Fiona Sloan Kelly, Ronan Collier and Philip O'Rourke.

A plaque to commemorate the late Fergal Sloan was placed in the Kilcullen Heritage Centre last evening by members of the Kilcullen First Responders, writes Brian Byrne. Fergal passed away in 2022, and the occasion was to mark the responder group's appreciation for the funding of a portable defibrillator, which had been raised in his name at a Carols by Candlelight concert after his death. 

Kilcullen Gospel Choir was one of the contributing performers at the concert, and last evening's presentation was attended by Fergal's wife, Eilis Philips, and his sister, Fiona Sloan Kelly, who are both members of the choir.

"It's the AED that we carry with us on every call, so he's potentially helping on every call we go on to save lives," Ronan Collier of Kilcullen Responders said at the presentation. "We just felt, when we heard it's his birthday tomorrow, that we wanted to make sure he has been remembered the right way."

The plaque features a photo of Fergal on stage in Kilcullen during a Heritage Evening presentation in August 2019. He was a stalwart of Kilcullen Drama Group for decades, appearing in many of their plays.

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