2021 Events
Rough Beast
Galway Music Residency is delighted to present the World Premiere of ‘Rough Beast’, an exclusive performance marking the 1921 Centenary, in association with The Contemporary Music Centre, on Saturday 27th November at 8pm in the O’Donoghue Theatre, NUI Galway. ‘Rough Beast’, a new work by Irish composer Rhona Clarke, is part of the Arts in…
Read More‘Irish Civil War Memory from an Oral History Perspective’
Limerick History Research Seminar Series, 2021-2 Organised by the Department of History, Mary Immaculate College and the Department of History, University of Limerick Tuesday, 16 Nov. 2021, 5.30pm via Microsoft Teams Professor Gavin Foster (Concordia University), ‘Irish Civil War Memory from an Oral History Perspective’ The event is free, and all are welcome, but registration…
Read More‘BY EVERY MEANS AT OUR COMMAND’
NEW EXHIBITION AT CORK PUBLIC MUSUEM – FROM NOVEMBER 19th 2021 Cork City and County witnessed some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting during the War of Independence. Many of the military engagements in Cork had a significant impact on both the nature and outcome of the conflict. Cork Public Museum is delighted to announce…
Read MoreDev Talks – towards an assessment of his legacy
To mark the centenary of Éamon de Valera’s election as Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, NUI and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (founded by de Valera in 1940) are holding a series of lunchtime lectures throughout the month of November examining various aspects of his public life. Further information and registration links for all of the…
Read MoreIreland and the ‘Greater War’ in Europe – compare and contrast
Ireland and the ‘Greater War’ in Europe—compare and contrast While there were optimistic hopes that the First World War or ‘Great War’ would be ‘the war to endall wars’, post-1918 Europe, including Ireland, instead experienced a ‘Greater War’—a series of civil,border and ethnic conflicts—that lasted at least until 1923. How did Ireland fit into that…
Read MoreExperiences of border minority – historical perspectives
The seminar will be streamed through: https://fb.me/e/2ylkPcJnn And also through YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC7F8OPKm7Ii4gTp2QcoSDIg… ONLINE SEMINAR Programme 10.30am – Opening remarks: Cathaoirleach of Monaghan County Council 10:35am – Address by Taoiseach, Micheál Martin T.D.10:50am Keynote lectures Dr Dan Purcell Dr Margaret O’ Callaghan, Reader in Politics in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queens…
Read MoreThe Terror War
The Terror War Author, historian and public speaker Joe Connell will discuss the effects of the actions of both sides of the Irish War of Independence, during which the British and the Irish sides often reflected one another. They both did well in some areas, and were deficient in others. Further, it must be emphasised that both…
Read MoreTheatre and Treaty: Arthur Griffith’s Reputation as Impugned by W.B. Yeats and Frank Pakenham
Tuesday 9 November, 7pm Speaker: Professor Colum Kenny, Professor Emeritus Dublin City University Join Professor Colum Kenny as he looks at the remarkable relationship between Arthur Griffith and W.B. Yeats, in the context of Griffith’s reputation. Platform: Zoom Book Here Founder of Sinn Féin, Chairman of the Treaty delegation and President of Dáil Éireann, Arthur Griffith was…
Read MoreWomen of Independence
Women of Independence Women of Independence is a filmed theatrical performance that presents the real-life experiences of four Irish women during the War of Independence through a cast of community actors. Produced by An Táin Arts Centre in association with Upstate Theatre Project Women of Independence is Part II of the Remembrance Trilogy and the…
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