Artistic and Cultural
‘hearts ne’er waver’: The Women Prisoners of the Irish Civil War
OPW presents two new exhibitions in Kilmainham Gaol Museum on the experiences of women prisoners during the Irish Civil War 30 May 2023 to 30 April 2024 The Office of Public Works (OPW) at Kilmainham Gaol Museum presents two special exhibitions to mark the centenary of the imprisonment of over 600 women during the Irish…
Read MoreUntold Stories
Tipperary Museum of Hidden History presents… ‘Untold Stories’ A new Civil War exhibition traces the historic and contentious period of Civil War in Ireland and highlights aspects of Tipperary’s involvement through the men and women on the ground. The exhibition is an explosion of colourised photographs from 1921 – 1924, expertly and accurately remastered. The…
Read MoreMultilingual Legacies
This symposium – funded by the Royal Irish Academy and hosted by Roinn na Gaeilge at Queen’s University Belfast – brings together scholars working across different languages to consider how Ireland’s revolutionary period has been conveyed to non-English language audiences through different forms and during different political moments. Booking *here*
Read MorePoetry as Commemoration (Kilkenny/Tipperary/Wexford)
Poetry as Commemoration workshops coming to Kilkenny Dates: Wednesdays 8th & 15th of March Time: 2.30pm-4.30pm. Location: Kilkenny City Branch Library, John’s Quay. Poet and fiction writer, Mary O’Donnell, will lead two Poetry as Commemoration workshops at Kilkenny City Branch Library during which participants will respond to local and national archival material from the War of…
Read MoreDecade of Centenaries Bursary
Royal Irish Academy opens local history research fund for the final year of the Decade of Centenaries Programme The Royal Irish Academy are pleased to open the Decade of Centenaries Bursary scheme onceagain, as part of the commemorative programme for the final year of the Decade of Centenaries,supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts,…
Read MoreBUILDING AS WITNESS Project Awards
Crawford Art Gallery has announced six BUILDING AS WITNESS Project Awards. BUILDING AS WITNESS focuses on the site of Crawford Art Gallery (previously Crawford Municipal School of Art) which was witness to fascinating histories of local, national, and international importancesurrounding the Irish Civil War period. The Gallery team is excited to work with the selected artists…
Read MoreW.B. Yeats and the Irish Free State
A century ago, in December 1922, at the height of the Civil War, poet W.B. Yeats was nominated to the Senate of the newly established Irish Free State. In January of that year he had participated in the cultural programme of the Irish Race Congress in Paris. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize…
Read MoreThe Bulletin and Persons Unknown
Two new audio dramas about the Irish War of Independence, inspired by official records. Free, details and registration *here*
Read MoreFoundation of the Irish State
UCD to host national conference as part of the State’s Decade of Centenaries programme, marking 100 years since the foundation of the Irish state 2-3 December 2022 Speakers include distinguished academics Prof. Brigid Laffan, Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, Hon Mr. JusticeGerard Hogan (Supreme Court), Permanent Representative of Ireland to the OECD, UNESCO AmbassadorGerard Keown, Prof. Mary…
Read More100 Years of Self-Determination
Title: International Research Conference 2022: 100 Years of Self-Determination Location: Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin 7 Dates: 9, 10, 11, 12 Nov 2022 This international research conference marks a century since the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, and will explore the artistic responses to the theme of self-determination through a global lens. The programme features presentations…
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