Encounters with Jack B. Yeats

By Grace O'Keeffe | 14/10/2021 |

To mark the occasion of Jack B Yeats 150th anniversary, The Model presented a new six-episode Podcast series, called Encounters with Jack B Yeats. The series featured rediscovered original audio of Yeats in conversation with curator Thomas MacGreevy; re-enacted source material by Yeats’ peer, the writer and activist Dorothy Macardle; alongside contemporary responses by artists Ruth Clinton…

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History, Storytelling and the 1916 Rising

By Grace O'Keeffe | 24/09/2021 |

History, Storytelling and the 1916 Rising –  In Conversation with Cilian Fennell – Creator & Producer of RTÉ’s Award-Winning Centenary (2016) Global Irish Network webinar Hosted by the Irish History Research Group, University of Edinburgh Wednesday 6 October 20217.00 pm BST/ 2.00 pm EST Zoom Followed by a Panel DiscussionSarah-Anne Buckley (NUIG)Roisín Higgins (Teesside)P. J. Mathews…

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National Concert Hall

By Grace O'Keeffe | 15/09/2021 |

National Concert Hall Presents Treaty: Songs With Lisa O’Neill, Gemma Dunleavy, John Spillane, Karan Casey, Maija Sofia, Duke Special, Jonathan Nangle & Crash Ensemble and more to be announced. Special guest Christy Moore Saturday 11th December, 8pm December 1921 saw Irish representatives gather to debate the Anglo-Irish Treaty at the Kevin Barry Rooms at Earlsfort…

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Dublin in the Archives: Digital collections exploring the city and county

By Grace O'Keeffe | 25/08/2021 |

Event: Dublin in the Archives: Digital collections exploring the city and county Time and Date: 17 Sept 2021 (Culture Night),4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_km0Nc4WMQo-jFf27UZt0wg  Digital archives are bursting with collections relating to Dublin’s past and present. They trace the boundaries and geography of the city and the social, cultural, and business life of Dubliners through…

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Dublin Festival of History

By Grace O'Keeffe | 23/08/2021 |

Problematic statues, gender history in Ireland, and why we’re obsessed with death: Dublin Festival of History announces its 2021 programme – The free festival will run from 20th September until 10th October, with a mix of in-person and online events – What does the recent Mother and Baby Homes Report tell us about gender history…

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Minister Catherine Martin announces 5 new Artists-in-Residence under the Decade of Centenaries Programme

By Grace O'Keeffe | 23/04/2021 |

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Catherine Martin T.D. has announced 5 selected artists-in-residence under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 Programme. The Department scheme underpinning the selection is a partnership with the National Museum of Ireland (NMI), the National Library of Ireland (NLI), the National Archives, the Military Archives and Beyond 2022|Ireland’s…

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