A History of the GAA in 100 Objects – Siobhán Doyle

Clondalkin Library Monastery Road,, Clondalkin,, Dublin

The Gaelic Athletic Association is often evoked in terms of its objects: medals passed down from generation to generation, jerseys worn in All-Ireland finals, Michael Cusack’s blackthorn stick, a pair...

Dublin Bottle-makers, Internationalism, and the strike of 1886

Charleville Mall Library Charleville Mall off North Strand, Dublin 1, Dublin

In 1886 Dublin’s Glass Bottle Makers went on strike to oppose a third successive pay-cut. To break the strike, the city’s bottle manufacturers brought over workers from Denmark and Sweden....

Patrick O’Connell: Footballer and Football Manager

Ballyfermot Library Ballyfermot Road Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, Dublin

This talk will discuss the fascinating life of Patrick O’Connell, a Dubliner who enjoyed a successful career as a professional footballer in Belfast and England during the early twentieth century...

Eoin Kinsella – The Irish Defence Forces, 1922-2022

Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin

Tracing its history to the foundation of the Irish Volunteers in 1913, the Irish Defence Forces has evolved beyond recognition from the force that emerged in tandem with the new...

A History of Rural Ireland seen through Heaney’s Poetry

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Dublin

When Seamus Heaney began writing poetry in the 1960s, Ireland was moving into the modern era, but it was to memories of growing up on a small rural farm in...

The Burning of the Halfway House 1921

Walkinstown Library Percy French Road Walkinstown, Dublin, Dublin

The Halfway House, at the junction of Walkinstown Road and Drimnagh Road, is steeped in history. Why was it raided and set on fire in 1921, at the height of...