Events in April 2018
3 April 2018: Dublin City Library and Archive lunchtime lecture series: ‘"Doing their bit": Irish women and the First World War’, Dublin City Hall, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 3 April Dublin City Library and Archive presented the first in their new series of lunchtime lectures, entitled ‘”Doing their bit”: Irish women and the First World War’. The series will explore different aspects of Irish women’s experiences throughout the First World War, from anti-enlistment activism to working in munition factories and war-time…
Read More1 April 2018: State commemorations of 102nd anniversary of the Easter Rising, Dublin
On Easter Sunday, 1 April 2018, the official state ceremonies to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 were held in Dublin. In the morning, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD attended a ceremony in Glasnevin Cemetery where she, along with Ms Sarah Tiffin, Deputy Head of Mission at the…
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