Events in July 2015
31 July 2015: Debate on 'The Irish Citizen Army and the Easter Rising', Spirit of Mother Jones Festival, Shandon, Cork
On 31 July 2015 a debate on ‘The Irish Citizen Army and the Easter Rising’ took place Firkin Crane Theatre in Shandon, Cork City, as part of the ‘Spirit of Mother Jones Festival’. The debate explored the role of the Irish Citizen Army in the Easter Rising of 1916, and was chaired by Theo Dorgan. Speakers…
Read More31 July 2015: ‘Lecture on ‘Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa: Irish nationalist and champion of the cause of Poland’, 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2
On Friday 31 July, as part of the centenary commemorations of the death of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa (1831-1915), the Polish Embassy in Ireland and the Irish Polish Society hosted a lecture by Gabriel Doherty of UCC, entitled ‘Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa: Irish nationalist & champion of the cause of Poland.’ The lecture took place in the Polish House,…
Read More12 July 2015: National Day of Commemoration, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8
The National Day of Commemoration commemorates all Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations. It occurs on the Sunday nearest July 11, the anniversary of the date in 1921 on which the truce ending the Irish War of Independence was signed. The principal ceremony is normally held…
Read More11 July 2015: Royal British Legion Republic of Ireland Annual ecumenical service of remembrance and wreath laying, Islandbridge, Dublin 8
On Saturday 11 July 2015 the Royal British Legion Republic of Ireland conducted its annual commemoration and wreath-laying ceremony at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8. Members of the public were welcome to attend. This annual event commemorates those who lost their lives in the two World Wars, in particular the estimated…
Read More8 July 2015: Opening of exhibition, ‘Portraits of the invisible: the Irish in World War One’, National Photographic Archive, Temple Bar, Dublin
On Thursday 8 July a new exhibition, entitled Portraits of the invisible: the Irish in World War One, opened at the National Photographic Archive in Temple Bar, Dublin 2In March 2012 the National Library of Ireland held the first of several Irish World War One roadshows. Families were invited to have personal items connected to…
Read More23 June—4 July: ANU present 1916 production ‘Glorious Madness’, Dublin 2
From Tuesday 23 June to Saturday 4 July ANU Productions presented Glorious Madness, a unique production exploring the experiences of eye-witnesses to the 1916 Easter Rising on the streets where it happened. Supported by Failte Ireland and Dublin City Council, Glorious Madness was an opportunity to see the Rising through the eyes of those whose actions and eye-witness…
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