Events in January 2016
31 January 2016: Service of thanksgiving and remembrance for Brig. J.A. Sinton, First Presbyterian Church, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone
On Sunday 31 January 2016 a service of thanksgiving and remembrance for the life of Brigadier J.A. Sinton, VC, OBE, FRS, DL, took place in First Presbyterian Church, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone. This is to mark the 100th anniversary of the award of a Victoria Cross to Sinton for distinguished service in combat in Mesopotamia on…
Read More29-31 January 2016: ‘Sráideanna naofa Átha Cliath: Baile Átha Cliath agus Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916’, Dublin City University (St Patrick’s campus), Dublin 9
From Friday 29 to Sunday 31 January 2016 Dublin City University (St Patrick’s Campus) hosted Scoil Gheimhridh Merriman 2016 on the theme of 1916 and Dublin: ‘Sráideanna naofa Átha Cliath: Baile Átha Cliath agus Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916’. The conference took place as Gaeilge at DCU’s St Patrick’s Campus, Dublin 9. View the full…
Read More28 January-3 March 2016: Glasnevin Trust/TCD Winter Lecture Series, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11
On Thursday 28 January Glasnevin Trust, in association with Trinity College Dublin, hosted the first of its 2016 Winter Lecture Series. The lectures, which took place every Thursday from 28 January to 3 March, dealt broadly with the events of 1916 and their commemoration and remembrance. Topics included crime in Dublin, the Easter Rising, and…
Read More26 January 2016: Launch of Century Ireland online exhibition on Easter Rising, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 26 Heather Humphreys TD, Minster for Arts, heritage and the Gaeltacht was yesterday (Tuesday 26 January) joined by Professor Mike Cronin (Academic Director, Boston College) and Glen Killane (Managing Director of Television, RTÉ) for the launch of the new Boston College/Century Ireland 1916 online exhibition at the National Library of Ireland. Created specially…
Read More24 January 2016: Open day and call for material for 1916 exhibition, National Print Museum, Dublin 4
On Sunday 24 January 2016 the National Print Museum organised an open day and call for artefacts to feature in a forthcoming special exhibition that will seek to engage the public in an understanding of the Easter Rising from a fresh perspective. This exhibition will explore the role of printers active in 1916 and the…
Read More23 January 2016: ‘1916 in context: a public symposium’, Dublin City University St Patrick’s Campus, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
On Saturday 23 January 2016 Dublin City University hosted a one-day event entitled ‘1916 in context: a public symposium’, organised by the School of History & Geography at DCU’s St Patrick’s Campus. This saw experts from across the country explain and illustrate the key political, cultural and military developments. This public symposium made accessible to a general…
Read More23 January 2016: ‘Remembering the past: an exploration of memory’, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8
On Saturday 23 January 2016 St Patrick’s Cathedral hosted an event entitled ‘Remembering the past: an exploration of memory’. This one day seminar explored issues relating to history, memory and theology in relation to 1916. It addressed the ethics of remembrance, the difference between history and memory, as well as what scripture teaches about commemoration.…
Read More22-23 January 2016: ‘Proclaiming the Revolution’, NUI Galway
On Friday 22 and Saturday 23 January 2016 NUI Galway hosted a conference entitled ‘Proclaiming the Revolution’, which will focus on the 1916 proclamation, it’s ideological underpinnings, and the significance of its tenets during the revolutionary period. Speakers included Brian Hanley, Sinead McCoole, W.J. McCormack, Conor McNamara, Emmet O’Connor and Eamon Ó Cúiv TD. Key…
Read More21-23 January 2016: ‘Theatre of Change’ symposium, Abbey Theatre, Abbey St, Dublin 1
Between Thursday 21 January and Saturday 23 January the Abbey Theatre hosted the third in its annual symposium series, entitled Theatre of Change. This follows the successful symposiums on Theatre of Memory (2014) and Theatre of War (2015). The 2016 symposium focused on changes faced by Ireland in the near future. Speakers included Penny Arcade, Sarah Browne, Joseph…
Read More21 January 2016: Presbyterian Church of Ireland conference, ‘The future of our past: remembering and reassessing 1916’, Belfast
On Thursday 21 January 2016 the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) organised a conference entitled The future of our past: remembering and reassessing 1916’. The conference, to be held in Belfast, sought to explore the events of 100 years ago and discuss how they came to exert such a central place in how Ireland views its…
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