2013 events
13 November 2013: Launch of 1916 oral history collection, Dublin Castle
On 13 November 2013 Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, launched the ‘1916 Oral History Collection’ by Irish Life and Lore in Dublin Castle. The project, which was supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, involved the collection of oral testimonies from surviving relatives of figures involved in…
Read More12 November 2013: Launch of Irish Volunteers special issue of Century Ireland
On 12 November 2013 Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, officially launched a special edition of Century Ireland to mark the centenary of the formation of the Irish Volunteers at a meeting held at the Rotunda, Dublin, on 25 November 1913. The formation of the Volunteers was a milestone moment…
Read More11 November 2013: Armistice Day commemoration and exhibition launch, Glasnevin Cemetery
On 11 November 2013 Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, attended the opening of an exhibition in Glasnevin Cemetery Museum entitled ‘The Third Home Rule Bill, 1912–1914: The Unionist Response’, organised by the Unionist Centenary Committee. The exhibition ran from 11 to 24 November. Three of the largest private collections of…
Read More11 November 2013: Armistice Sunday service, St Patrick’s Cathedral
President Michael D. Higgins attended an ecumenical service of remembrance to commemorate Ireland’s war dead organised by the Royal British Legion in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Members of the public and veterans were present. The lessons were read by Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and the Rt Hon. Jeffrey Donaldson…
Read More11 November 2013: Taoiseach attends Enniskillen commemoration
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D., attended a commemoration ceremony in Enniskillen on Remembrance Sunday 2013.
Read More7 November 2013: Decade of Centenaries Public Consultation, Cork
The latest public consultation session on the subject of the ‘Decade of Centenaries’ 2012–23 took place in the Silver Springs Hotel in Cork city, at 8pm on the evening of Thursday 7 November. The event was free and was open to all members of the public. It was being organised by the Expert Advisory Group,…
Read More30 October 2013: Seán O’Casey exhibition, Farmleigh House
On 30 October Farmleigh House hosted the opening of an exhibition on the life of the playwright Seán O’Casey. The exhibition explores the themes of rebellion and conflict that permeate O’Casey’s life and work: his involvement in the 1913 lockout; his politically charged ‘Dublin Trilogy’ (The Shadow of a Gunman, The Plough and the Stars and…
Read More24-26 October 2013: ‘Roger Casement: The Glocal Imperative’, Tralee
A major international conference entitled ‘Ruairí Mac Easmainn/Roger Casement (1864–1916): The Glocal Imperative’, organised by the University of Notre Dame and the University of Limerick, took place in Tralee on 24–26 October. The conference, which attracted considerable public interest, was addressed by a range of experts on Casement from Ireland and the Americas. …
Read More24 October 2013: Launch of ‘Working Lives, 1893–1913’, National Photographic Archive, Dublin
On 24 October Dinny McGinley T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, opened a new exhibition entitled Working Lives, 1893–1913 at the National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, Dublin. Working Lives, 1893–1913 features 148 contemporary photographs of workers throughout the island of Ireland from 1893 to…
Read More17-18 October 2013: International meeting for First World War Centenary, Paris
On 17–18 October Ireland sent official representation to the International Ministerial Meeting for the Centenary of the First World War in October 2013. The Irish Government is committed to playing a full part in the centenary commemorations of the war, paying due respect to those of all nations who lost their lives. Senior officials from…
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