Dáil Éireann
Staging the Treaty
‘Staging The Treaty’ is part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023 supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and broadcast in partnership with RTE.ie/history. ANU Productions have brought to life one of the most significant events in Irish history – the Dáil Debates of 1921/22 with an ensemble cast of…
Read More100 Years of Women in Politics and Political Life
100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life – a ‘pop-up’ museum in Dublin Castle and a programme of events until May. This ‘pop-up’ museum was launched in December 2018, by Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD on the centenary of the landmark 1918 General Election. Legislation passed earlier that…
Read MoreLouth County Council Festival of History
The Louth County Council Festival of History, September 24-28th. This initiative is supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Community Strand of the Decade of Centenaries programme.’ With a diverse range of speakers from the top of their fields, this Festival promises to be an exciting progression from last year.…
Read MoreThe Daniel O’Connell 2019 Summer School
The Daniel O’Connell Summer School takes place in the Library, Cahersiveen on Friday 23rdAugust and in Derrynane House, Caherdaniel on Saturday 24th August 2019. The School highlights the legacy of Daniel O’Connell, nationally and internationally, explores issues of importance to O’Connell and which are still relevant today and celebrates the rich traditions and folklore of O’Connell’s native South…
Read More100 Years of Women in Politics and Public Life 1918–2018 – a ‘pop-up’ museum
This ‘pop-up’ museum was launched in December 2018, by Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD on the centenary of the landmark 1918 General Election. The exhibition is curated by the historian, Sinéad McCoole for the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme.…
Read More2 April 2019: City Hall lunchtime lecture series: Irish women and the Irish revolution
On Tuesday 2 April 2019 Dublin City Hall will host the first in its 2019 spring lecture series, on the subject of ‘Irish women and the Irish revolution’. The first lecture in the series will be given by Constance Cassidy, on the subject of Constance Markievicz; rebel and parliamentarian. The lecture will take place in…
Read More6 February 2019: ‘Girls in silk kimonos’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 6 February 2019 the National Library of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, in association with Dublin Lyric, hosted a performance of the late Miriam Gallagher’s play Girls in Silk Kimonos. Originally written for radio, the play centres on the correspondence between Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth, focusing on Constance’s election to Westminster in…
Read More30 January 2019: ‘Girls in silk kimonos’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 30 January 2019 the National Library of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, in association with Dublin Lyric, hosted a performance of the late Miriam Gallagher’s play Girls in Silk Kimonos. Originally written for radio, the play centres on the correspondence between Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth, focusing on Constance’s election to Westminster in…
Read More26 January 2019: ‘1919: Birth of a counter-state’, DCU St Patrick’s Campus, Dublin 9
On Saturday 26 January DCU hosted a seminar entitled ‘1919: Birth of a counter state’. This explored the beginnings of the Irish War of Independence and the establishment of the structures of a counter state with the foundation of the first Dáil Éireann in January 1919. Speakers included Catriona Crowe, Anne Dolan (TCD); Cecilié Gordon (Irish…
Read More26 January 2019: ‘An Chéad Dáil: Centenary of the First Dáil seminar’, Wexford Library
On Saturday 26 January 2019 Wexford Town Library commemorated the centenary of the First Dáil with a half day seminar. Speakers included Elaine Callinan (Carlow College), Maurice Manning (NUI), and Jim Ryan. The seminar took place in Wexford Town Library, Wexford. From RTÉ Archives: The first Dáil.
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