2012 events
5 June 2012: ‘James Connolly: Life & legacy’, National Library
In March 2013 O’Brien Press launched a landmark new series of biographies that will chronicle the lives and careers of the 16 men executed after the Easter Rising of 1916. The first volume, by series co-editor Lorcan Collins, the founder of Dublin’s 16 Rebellion Walking Tour, examines the life of James Connolly. To mark…
Read More28 April 2012: 'Understanding 1916 – Approaching 2016', National Museum
The National Museum of Ireland held a day of talks and discussion on Saturday 28 April at Collins Barracks to mark the 96th anniversary of the Easter Rising, 1916. The day provided opportunities to discuss ways of commemorating the 1916 Rising in light of the approaching centenary. After an opening lecture by…
Read More25 April 2012: ANZAC Day
Alan Shatter TD, Minister for Justice Equality and Defence attended the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Dawn Remembrance Service at Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7. The service commemorated Australian and New Zealand personnel who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations. The service was organised by the Australian…
Read More20 April 2012: Launch of Roger Casement exhibition, National Museum
On 20 April 2012 Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, TD, launched an exhibition of artifacts relating to the life of Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916) – in particular his sword and his hat – which were seized by the London Metropolitan Police after his arrest in 1916. These had remained in the possession…
Read More19 April 2012: Presbyterian Conference: ‘Citizenship, Covenant and Christ’, Belfast
On 19 April 2012 Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, spoke at a conference of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to mark the centenary year of the signing of the Ulster Covenant. Minister Deenihan participated in this conference in the context of the National Commemorative Programme for the Decade of Centenaries…
Read More12 April 2012: 'Titanic' commemoration, Cobh
On 12 April 2012 over 5,000 people attended a commemoration service in Cobh, held for all those who died on the Titanic. The luxury liner left Cork Harbour on 12 April 1912. President Michael D. Higgins led the commemoration, telling those in attendance that it was right that time be taken…
Read More11 April 2012: John Redmond memorial address, Waterford
11 April 2012 was the centenary of the introduction of Third Home Rule Bill for Ireland in the Westminster parliament. To mark the anniversary of this historic event, Waterford City Council hosted a commemorative evening in the Large Room, City Hall on Wednesday 11 April 2012. Arranged in the context of the National Commemorative…
Read More8 April 2012: 96th anniversary commemoration of Easter Rising
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, attended the ceremony to mark the 96th anniversary of the Easter Rising at the GPO on Easter Sunday April 8th, 2012. President Michael D. Higgins led the ceremony in which Defence Forces personnel, including a brass band and representatives of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Services also took…
Read More29 March 2012: ’16 Lives’ series launch
On Thursday 29 March 2012 the GPO on O’Connell St, Dublin, was the venue for the launch of a new series of biographies to be published by O’Brien Press. ’16 Lives’ will be the first complete series of biographies of the sixteen men executed after the Easter Rising of 1916. This series aims to…
Read More29 March 2012: Carson Lecture at Iveagh House, Dublin
The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D., hosted a commemorative lecture by First Minister Mr. Peter Robinson MLA, on Thursday 29 March at Iveagh House. The lecture, entitled ‘Reflections on Irish Unionism’, was delivered to an invited audience representing a broad range of political views and key individuals…
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