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The Boundary Commission
The Irish Boundary Commission was set up to determine the boundary between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. It met for the first time on 6 November 1924. Its...
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Niall McCullough: Architect and Historian
The Poddle Room Printworks Dublin Castle, Dame St, DublinWhen Niall McCullough died in 2021, Ireland lost not just one of its pre-eminent architects but also one of the great historians of Dublin. His fascination and love of the...
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The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place
Kate Summerscale London, 1953. Police discover the bodies of three young women hidden in a wall at 10 Rillington Place, a dingy terrace house in Notting Hill. On searching...
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Interwar Ireland: State-Building and Peace-Making
The Poddle Room Printworks Dublin Castle, Dame St, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** The Irish Research Council (IRC) will showcase some of the most exciting research in Ireland today. IRC-supported researchers will share insights on their latest projects and join...
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Broken Archangel: The Tempestuous Lives of Roger Casement
Printworks Event and Exhibition Centre Dublin Castle Dame St, Dublin 2**Apologies, registration full** In 1904, Roger Casement became internationally celebrated for unearthing the grotesque violence of the Belgian Congo. Soon after, he won even greater renown and a knighthood for...
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From Prejudice to Punk to Pride
The Poddle Room Printworks Dublin Castle, Dame St, DublinAs former lead singer with Dublin punk band Chant! Chant! Chant! and founding member of Muted Cupid, Ireland's first LGBT theatre group, Eoin Freeney reflects on the post-punk era of...
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Making Empire: Ireland, Imperialism and the Early Modern World
Printworks Event and Exhibition Centre Dublin Castle Dame St, Dublin 2Ireland was England's oldest colony. Making Empire revisits the history of empire in Ireland in a time of Brexit, 'the culture wars', and the campaigns around 'Black Lives Matter' and...
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Paula Meehan in Conversation
The Poddle Room Printworks Dublin Castle, Dame St, Dublin**Apologies, registration full** Paula Meehan is one of Ireland's best-known contemporary poets. In this discussion with historian Donal Fallon, she will read and discuss a number of recent works with...
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Land Is All That Matters
Printworks Event and Exhibition Centre Dublin Castle Dame St, Dublin 2**Apologies, registration full** In eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe everyone lived 'off the land' in one way or another. In Ireland, however, almost everyone lived 'on the land' as well....
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Songs of History
Printworks Event and Exhibition Centre Dublin Castle Dame St, Dublin 2Songs have told the story of Ireland and Irish history for centuries. In this special event, musicians and singers Mike Hanrahan and Eleanor Shanley, working with historian Liz Gillis will...