History Ireland Hedge School: Is Irish history ‘sea blind’?

The Substation Alexandra Road, Dublin, Dublin

In 1986, the maritime historian, John de Courcey Ireland, wrote: ‘The lives of island peoples like Ireland’s been dominated by the seas encircling them. Yet this fact has been largely...

Myles na gCopaleen: Deich mBréag

Online

ONLINE TALK Is caint í seo ina dtugtar aghaidh ar chuid de na míthuiscintí agus ráflaí is mó faoi shaol agus faoi shaothar Bhriain Uí Nualláin. Cérbh é? Cárbh as...

Poetry Readings in The Irish Writers Room

The National Wax Museum Plus The Lafayette Building 22-25 Westmoreland St, Dublin 2, Dublin

Step into the enchanting world of verse and rhythm at Poetry Reading Nights in The Irish Writers Room, nestled within The National Wax Museum Plus. Immerse yourself in the timeless...

Paudeen- Some sketches from the life of Padraig O’Keefe

Phibsboro Library Phibsboro Library Blacquiere Bridge, Phibsboro, Co.Dublin

*Unfortunately this event is now cancelled* Patrick O'Byrne will be giving a talk on the fascinating life of his maternal grandfather Padraig O Caoimh aka Paudeen (1881 - 1973) in...

Bram Stoker and the Irishness of Dracula

Raheny Library Howth Rd Raheny, Dublin, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** This talk is by Dennis McIntyre and will be delivered in two parts. The first part of this discourse gives an account of the life of Bram...

Early Policing in Ireland, the Royal Irish Constabulary and WW1

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

A talk on early policing in Ireland, by John F Sheehan, covering the Irish Constabulary to the Royal Irish Constabulary and their role in the first world war and its...

Turkish-German Cinema: From Minority to Mainstream Culture

Terenure Library Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W, Dublin, Dublin

As a result of the bilateral agreement between Turkey and West Germany in 1961, Turks are now Germany's largest minority and Berlin has one of the largest Turkish populations of...

The White Quakers of Newlands House

Clondalkin Library Monastery Road,, Clondalkin,, Dublin

Join Author, Albert Perris, for a visit to the "White Quakers of Newlands House". Newlands House, once home to Lord Kilwarden, was later occupied for a number of years in...

Remembering Tomás Mac Giolla (1924-2010)

City Hall Dame St, Dublin 2

**Apologies, registration full** Historian Fergus Whelan will reflect on the life and influence of Tomás Mac Giolla, former Lord Mayor of Dublin, marking the centenary year of his birth. A...

From Sackville to O’Connell

Central Library Ilac Centre Henry St, Dublin 1, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe will be giving a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an...

Wild-Looking But Fine: Abbey Theatre Actresses of the 1930s

14 Henrietta Street Dublin 1, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Aideen O’Connor and Ria Mooney had different backgrounds, ambitions and creative visions. They came of age in an Ireland desperate to control and restrict women: their sexuality;...

Hotel Lux: Tracing a Wexford woman’s life in 1920s Moscow

Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin

In the late twenties, as Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky held their final debates before Trotsky’s exile, one of the Kremlin Palace translation teams was led by a middle-aged woman...