Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...
This photographic exhibition about the recent excavations in St Canice's abbey and churchyard will open on Tuesday 26 September and run for the remainder of the festival. It will be...
Made by 12 people in Dublin with artists Claire Halpin and Colm Keegan. This exhibition of personal objects, stories and poems asks what do we choose to remember, and why?...
Take a tour of the largest terraced house on Merrion Square, learn about its history, see the latest exhibitions and discover the work of the Irish Architectural Archive. Tuesdays and...
This exhibition aims to showcase the historical significance of Dublin Port and its impact on the city’s development over time. Through a carefully curated selection of maps from the Dublin...
Through Dublin Festival of History, join tour guides at the National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts & History at Collins Barracks on a variety of engaging family tours exploring the...
Take a guided tour of 18 Ormond Quay Upper, an 1840s merchant house and shop recently saved and restored over a three-year period by Dublin Civic Trust. The project involved...
Join us for an insightful lecture by the Port Heritage Director on “The Military Defences of Dublin Port: 1790 to 1945.” Explore the fascinating history of Dublin Port’s military fortifications...
As well as safeguarding the city’s civic records, Dublin City Archive houses hundreds of private collections that provide colour and context to any study of Dublin’s development. Among these are...
The 24th of May 2023 marked 100 years since the Irish Civil War came to an end, putting a stop to a brutal conflict that has left a lasting legacy...
Roger Doyle, together with Olwen Fouéré, was at the heart of Operating Theatre. More than an experimental theatre group, music was a key dimension of the project, now thankfully available...
This paper will examine the first attempts to promote women’s soccer in Dublin, beginning with failed efforts in the late nineteenth century and in the 1920s. It was not until...
Patrick Quigley, author of Borderland and the “Markievicz Trilogy” presents this talk on the radicalisation of Countess Markievicz as a result of her visits with relatives in Ukraine. Before her...
The Liberties of Dublin has historically been home to an industrial working class. Much of this history is related to brewing and distilling, and the associated businesses and trades that...
**Booked out** How did the area which now forms the Navan Road parish evolve? In this talk, local resident and historian Enda Finnan examines the transformation of the rural community...
The Dublin Cattle Market in the twentieth century: from the 'busiest in Europe' - Dr Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence. The Market was a significant element of...
The Library in the Community will host a talk by Dr Cormac Moore, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence, in the Ringsend & Irishtown Community Centre. Dr Moore’s talk will...