**Apologies, registration full** The Royal Irish Academy will host a live recording of Three Castles Burning, a social history podcast created and hosted by Donal Fallon. The episode will feature the editors and contributors of 'Irish Food History: a companion' (Royal Irish Academy, 2024). Edited by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire and Dorothy Cashman, this book,...
Myles Dungan is one of Ireland’s best-known and most respected broadcasters on both radio and television for more than two decades. He is the author of a number of popular...
The work of women filmmakers has been recognised and celebrated in recent years. However, women’s contribution to the field of nonprofessional filmmaking remains under-explored. As part of a...
Join Dublin City Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil, as she unravels the story behind the Dolphin’s Barn Brick Company and the people associated with it. The company was located on...
Within the archives of CIÉ are the records of most of the former railway companies of Ireland who operated the railway lines that criss-crossed the country from the 1830s up...
There are some 200 memorials in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. In this talk, based on book of the same name, the biographies of those commemorated are explored. Many of these were...
ONLINE TALK Explore the Cantonese diaspora in Ireland. This event will delve into the experiences, challenges, and contributions of the Cantonese-speaking community in Ireland. Hear personal stories, cultural insights, and academic perspectives from our speaker Alice Chau - producer and presenter of Asian Talents radio show NearFM. Whether you are part of the diaspora, interested...
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. No booking...
Join Francis Thackaberry as he talks about the coming of the Great Southern and Western Railway to Inchicore. This event was often seen as the beginning of the transformation of...
Patrick Quigley will explore how Stanislaw (Stasko) Markiewicz, son of Casimir and stepson of Countess Markievicz, stayed in Dublin at three critical stages of his life. He had a happy childhood in Rathgar before leaving Dublin for Ukraine in 1915, returned to comfort the Countess on her deathbed in 1927 and emigrated from Poland to...
Tailte Éireann is the state body with responsibility for the property registration system, property valuation service, and national mapping and surveying infrastructure for the State. Tailte Éireann is custodian of an extensive archive of unique records, which includes the Registry of Deeds records. The Registry of Deeds hold property records from 1708 to date which...
**Apologies, registration full** Join Clark Brydon, the Head of the Cathedral’s Education Department, for a rare and unique tour, where you will get to see some parts of this historic...
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 was appointed to advise the Irish government on the establishment of a new court system. Its report was followed by the enactment of the Courts...
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 purchasers; 1702-1703.' This is the Brendan Prendiville Memorial Lecture. Note: Booking required, email info@edwardworthlibrary.ie
**Apologies, registration full** Visit the very beating heart of modern Ireland with a tour of Busáras, Ireland’s first purpose-built bus station officially opened on 19 October 1953. Designed by renowned architect Michael Scott and officially named Áras Mhic Dhiarmada after Seán Mac Diarmada, a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Hailed as “Europe’s first postwar...
From the award-winning filmmakers of 406 Days – The Debenhams Picket Line comes the story of the Dublin Monaghan Bombings. On the 17th May 1974 three no warning bombs detonated in Dublin City Centre within three minutes of each other killing 27 people. Later, a no warning bomb in Monaghan Town killed seven more innocent...
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, its image marred by association with the political violence of the Troubles. Feargal Cochrane tells the story of his home city, revealing a rich 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...
