The Irish State came into existence on 6 December 1922. At this time the creation of a new system of courts remained unfinished business. In January 1923 a Judiciary Committee...
Dr Paul G. Smith (Independent Scholar and former Bríd McGrath Research Fellow) will present a lecture on 'Forfeited estates of 1688 in Ireland: an account of the late proprietors and...
The story of Henrietta Street is the story not only of architectural and political history, but the arts. When campaigner Uinseann MacEoin saved a number of Henrietta Street homes in...
ONLINE TALK Modern Belfast is a beautiful city with a vibrant tradition of radicalism, industry, architectural innovation, and cultural achievement. But the city’s many qualities are all too frequently overlooked,...
Approximately 210,000 Irishmen volunteered for the British Forces between 1914 and 1918; of these, around 35,000 died, with over 6,000 of these from Dublin. This talk will tell the story...
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 eclectic mix about...
This lecture marks the centenary of the closure of the Freeman’s Journal which appeared for the last time on 19 December 1924. Founded in 1763 as the organ of the...
Let historian Juliana Adelman and geographer Ann Marie Durkan show you a different side to Dublin as they tell stories of Dublin’s animal past. Covering approximately 100 years of history,...
**Apologies, registration full** In the mid-1940s Marlborough House was set up by the Department of Education as a place of detention for young boys. It was the only centre of...
**Apologies, registration full** Join Dublin City Historian in Residence, Katie Blackwood, for an illustrated talk on the history of Dublin cinemas that takes the audience through the early days of...
**Apologies, registration full** This year marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Cathal Brugha. Brugha was a tireless and devoted activist for Irish republicanism across various spheres including: as...
Join us at Dunsink Observatory for a night-long celebration of space and history — from Ireland’s rich and colourful history of exploring the universe, to our role in making future...
This event will be a lecture by Paul Maher, on the Dublin Metropolitan Police Occurrence Book 1922/23 covering the Kevin Street Division. Entries include robberies, Free State manoeuvre, Anti-Treaty ambushes,...
The Launch of the Drimnagh Historical Map with guest speakers; Cathy Scuffil, Historian in Residence and Liz Gillis, Historian and Author.
Join us at the GAA Museum for two lectures from the vast history of Gaelic Games. Dublin City Historian in Residence, Cormac Moore, will deliver an enthralling account of the...
The Irish Tourist Association (ITA) was established in January 1925 as a result of a Conference held in Government Buildings in Dublin, under the Presidency of the Minister for Industry...
**Apologies, registration full** EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum will host UCD PhD candidate, Fiona Slevin, as she explores the post-famine economic and social landscape of rural Ireland. By using examples...
The National University of Ireland in collaboration with Dublin City Council and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ireland, each year organise an International Viking Event as part of the Dublin...
