Events in September 2014
18 September 2014: Home Rule seminar, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 2
On 18 September 2014 the Reform Group organised a seminar to mark the centenary of the signing into law of the Third Home Rule Bill on 18 September 1914.. The seminar was hosted by the Royal Irish Academy. Speakers included former Taoiseach John Bruton, Prof. Ronan Fanning (UCD), Redmond biographer Dermot Meleady, and Prof. Eunan O’Halpin (TCD).…
Read More13 September 2014: World War One conservation open day, Newry and Mourne Museum, Co. Down
A First World War conservation open day was held at Newry and Mourne Museum on Saturday 13 September, from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm. Members of the public were invited to bring along their First World War items, to receive advice on how to care for them. There were also tours of the museum building;…
Read More10 September 2014: Speech by Ambassador Daniel Mulhall at ‘Ireland, Wales and the First World War’ conference, Cardiff University, Wales
On 10-12 September 2013 Cardiff University hosted a major international conference. organised by the Wales-Ireland Research Network, on ‘Ireland, Wales ad the First World War’. The conference sought to explore and compare the Irish and Welsh experiences of the First World War. Click here for full details of the conference programme and for abstracts of…
Read More4 September 2014: Minister Humphreys opens Cumann na mBan exhibition, Ballina, Co. Mayo
On Thursday 4 September Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht, opened a new exhibition on Cumann na mBan at the Jackie Clarke Collection, Ballina, Co. Mayo. The collection is the most important private collection relating to modern Irish history in public hands, consisting of over 100,000 items. It was amassed by…
Read More4 September 2014: Launch of ‘Centenary Mayo’ website, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
On Thursday 4 September Heather Humphreys, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, launched the website ‘Centenary Mayo’ (www.centenarymayo.ie) in Mayo County Library, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The new website has been developed by Mayo Library and Heritage Office to commemorate the Decade of Centenaries (1913 to 1923) as it relates to County Mayo. It incorporates a…
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