Series of events in Ballybough and North Strand
The Ballybough and North Strand area of Dublin is a vibrant community rich in history. We are showcasing a small series of free events for all in the community. Sean...
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Talks
Ongoing
1974-2024: 50 years of Alliance Française at 1 Kildare Street
1974-2024 : 50 Years at 1 Kildare Street The Alliance Française Dublin's building at 1 Kildare Street, formerly Kildare Street Club, was inaugurated in 1974 by the then French Prime...
Getting Away with It? Women and Murder in Post-Independence Ireland
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8*Apologies, registration full* From independence in 1922 until the abolition of the death penalty in 1990, 25 women were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Only one ultimately met the hangman. This talk explores their lives, crimes, and punishments. Although extraordinarily rare, women’s lethal violence in this period can reveal much about Irish women’s...
Print, Painting and Politics: Estella Solomons and Dublin
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8Art historian Kathryn Milligan discusses the life and work of Estella Solomons. A graduate of Dublin’s Metropolitan School of Art, Solomons became one of the leading artists of her generation in the Irish capital active within Cumann na mBan in the Irish revolution. From her beautiful illustrations in The Glamour of Dublin (1926) to her...
Children’s History Book Club: Dickensian Dublin with Alan Nolan
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8How well do you know Victorian Dublin? In this special meetup of the Children’s History Book Club, we will be joined by author and illustrator Alan Nolan as we learn...
The history of patchwork and its introduction to Ireland
Charleville Mall Library Charleville Mall off North Strand, Dublin 1Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will host a talk given by Helen O’Donohoe on the rich and interesting history of patchwork and its introduction to Ireland. Helen is a Patchwork and Quilting teacher who has been interested in textiles craft and stitch from a young age. She is a member of the Irish...
A Revolutionary Couple: The Lives of Tom and Kathleen Clarke
Richmond Barracks Dublin 8Join Lorcan Collins of the Revolutionary Ireland podcast, as he explores the importance of Tom and Kathleen Clarke to the story of the revolutionary period in Ireland. The eldest signatory...
The Journey of Pride
Pride Hub Pride Hub 44 Clarendon Street, Dublin 2Join Colm Molloy, Creative and Cultural Lead, Dublin LGBTQ+ Pride for a look at the history of queer Ireland, covering a wide research from prehistory to marriage equality. This is...
Cearta na bPríosúnach: Oíche Chultúir le Cartlann Chonradh na Gaeilge
Teacher's Club - Club na Múinteoirí 36 Parnell Square W Rotunda, Dublin 1Bígí linn d’oíche speisialta ag ceiliúradh spiorad an ghníomhaíochais Ghaeilge i measc na bpríosúnach. Ar an oíche beidh painéil agus léacht ag plé le diongbháilteacht na ngníomhaithe seo a cuireadh faoi chois. Ina dhiaidh sin, tumfaimid i seisiún amhránaíochta oscailte ina mbeidh amhráin nuachumtha á gcasadh den chéad uair. Bainigí sult as meascán na staire,...