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Laois and Ireland in Revolution
Laois County Library and Laois Historian-in-Residence, Terry Dunne, are hosting a three part series of online talks exploring Laois and Ireland in revolution. Revolutionary Women, the first talk in the series, will take place online on Wednesday 4th May 2022 at 8 pm. Join Sinéad Holland (Laois Local Studies) and Terry Dunne (Laois Historian-in-Residence) as…
Read MoreFour Courts 100
Four Courts 100 The Decade of Centenary Commemorations Committee will commemorate the historic events of 1922 over the coming months. To find out more about our programme of events please download our Centenary Programme.. To keep everyone informed of all our commemoration plans, and to share a day by day account of events during the occupation…
Read MorePortrait of a Nation: Art, Politics and the Anglo-Irish Treaty
Portrait of a Nation: Art, Politics and the Anglo-Irish Treaty Programme Friday 22nd April 2022 9.00am Registration 9.15am Welcome, Dr Audrey Whitty, Deputy Director and Head of Collections, National Museum of Ireland 9.30am – 10.30am Truce to…
Read MoreInside the Railings: A Portrait of Life within the Public Record Office of Ireland
An evening of readings and pictures, live from the Reading Room of the former Public Record Office, marking the centenary of the occupation of the Four Courts, April 1922 Live-streamed from the Appeal Court, formerly the reading room of the Public Record Office Thursday, 14 April 2022, 7-8.30pm Speakers The Hon. Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell,…
Read More‘Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House in Revolution 1920-1923’
‘Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House in Revolution 1920-1923’…. A new exhibition and online lecture series for the Decade of Centenaries Programme, launched by Minister Martin. Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, launched ‘Burning the Big House: The Story of the Irish Country House…
Read More‘Intervals of Peace’: The Civil War Prison Art of Alfred McGloughlin
A new exhibition of previously unseen Civil War portraits in Kilmainham Gaol Museum 31 March to 25 October 2022 Kilmainham Gaol Museum and the Office of Public Works (OPW) are pleased to announce ‘INTERVALS OF PEACE’ a brand new exhibition of previously unseen Civil War portraits by prisoner and artist Alfred McGloughlin. The exhibition will open on…
Read MoreThe Treaty
by Colin Murphy One hundred years ago, a small group of untested politicians left Dublin for London, to negotiate for Irish independence with one of the most formidable delegations ever put together. The Irish were seeking to take back control; the British believed they were stronger together. The Unionists believed in a hard border on…
Read MoreThe Handover of Dublin Castle: A Centenary Conference
On 16 January 1922 the Provisional Government took possession of Dublin Castle. This conference explores the significance of this moment. The conference, which is part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme, will explore the immediate reactions, the expected consequences, and the implications of this dramatic shift in the centre of power. Speakers will consider the…
Read MoreTreaty Autograph book
The Jackie Clarke Collection recently shot a short film with Anula Productions and local actors to tell the story of the Treaty Autograph book – an item collected by Jackie Clarke. The autograph book contains over 130 signatures of those involved in the Treaty debates, from the delegates in London on December 6th through to those…
Read MorePodcast: Brexit Republic – Bonus 1921 Treaty Episode
Ireland had its own very different withdrawal agreement with the UK in 1921 in the form of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Over the last five years, occasional comparisons have been made between that process and Brexit. Do they stand up? On the centenary of the Treaty, Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin & Dr John Gibney…
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