Events in March 2018
18 March 2018: History Ireland Hedge School: ‘The end of the First World War and the New World Order’, Belfast
On Sunday 18 March 2018 a History Ireland ‘Hedge School’ debate took place in Belfast, on the subject of ‘The end of the First World War and the new world order’. November 2018 marks the centenary of the ending of the First World War. How and why did it end when it did? What sort…
Read More14 March 2018: History Ireland Hedge School: ‘John Redmond: his life and legacy’, Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
On Wednesday 14 March 2018 a History Ireland ‘Hedge School’ debate took place in Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, on the subject of ‘John Redmond: his life and legacy’. 6 March 2018 marked the centenary of the death of John Redmond, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, which had dominated party political life since the…
Read More9-10 March 2018: ‘The Redmondite tradition in Waterford’, City Hall, Waterford, Co. Waterford
On Friday 9 and Saturday 10 March 2018 Waterford City & County Council presented a conference on ‘The Redmondite tradition in Waterford’, under the auspices of its ‘Waterford in 1918’ initiative. Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond was first elected MP for Waterford in December 1891 and served until his death in 1918. His son, Captain…
Read More6 March 2018: ‘John Redmond and the Irish Parliamentary Party: A centenary symposium’, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 6 March 2018 the National Gallery of Ireland hosted ‘John Redmond and the Irish Parliamentary Party: A centenary symposium’. This was a central event of the John Redmond commemorative programme planned for March 2018. One hundred years after his death on 6 March 1918, this symposium reassessed Redmond and the achievements of the Irish…
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