National and Local
The Local Government Archivists and Records Managers in association with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government have produced this booklet outlining the events of the local elections in 1920.
These were the first elections in Ireland to use Proportional Representation (PR) and the elections were undertaken while Ireland was still gripped by the War of Independence.
Laois Decade of Centenaries Lectures
Laois Libraries in collaboration with Terry Dunne, Laois Historian-in-Residence, is delighted to present two online history talk in March. The first talk, The Dublin Guard in the Civil War by John Dorney, takes place on Tuesday 7 March 2023 at 7 pm. This online event tells the story of Mick Dunne, who was of Portarlington-extraction,…
Multilingual 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* Post Views: 301
Kildare County Council Decade of Centenaries 2023 Grant Schemes
The County Kildare Decade of Commemorations Community Heritage Grant Scheme is open for applications to individuals, groups and organisations in County Kildare that are carrying out projects in relation to the Decade of Commemorations (1912-23) period. Funding of between €400 and €2500 is available for individual projects under the grant scheme. Commemorative projects that promote…
Poetry 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…
Decade 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,…
The IRA War on Entertainments, 1923
Kildare County Council Decade of Commemorations Public Talk by John Dorney : The IRA War on Entertainments, 1923 Venue: Maynooth Community Library, Main Street, Maynooth, Co Kildare, W23 ND79. Date& Time: Thursday 16th February at 7PM Prior booking required for this free event: book here In March 1923 the anti-Treaty IRA, in response to the ongoing execution…
The Chambers of Commerce of Ireland CLG (Chambers Ireland) celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
The Chambers of Commerce of Ireland CLG (Chambers Ireland) celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. While many affiliated Town and City Chambers were formed in the late 1700s and 1800s, a national organisation became essential after Independence. The Centenary will be recognised by a flagship dinner in St Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle on the evening…
The Alpha Male in Irish History
The Alpha Male in Irish History: an online talk by Myles Dungan Thursday 19th January 2023, 8 pm To register for Zoom link email [email protected] Join Irish historian and broadcaster, Myles Dungan, as he explores why there were so few women in positions of influence in the years before and after Irish Independence. The Alpha Male in…
‘I am to die for Ireland’
‘I am to die for Ireland’ The second part of an exhibition exploring the role of Kilmainham Gaol in Civil War state executionsopens on 8 January, the centenary of the executions of five young former Free State soldiers whowere condemned to death on charges of treason. The exhibition will include the last letters of one…