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 Deegan of In The Shadow of Croker Walking Tour and Tenement Museum will do a series of talks on the history of Jones Road Whiskey...
**Apologies, registration full** The Irish Research Council (IRC) will showcase some of the most exciting research in Ireland today. IRC-supported researchers will share insights on their latest projects and join in conversation to outline an Interwar Ireland, of state-building and peace-making. Dr Dolan will present her research on the phenomenon of restraint; exploring how Ireland...
**Apologies, registration full** Bígí linn ar thuras siúlóide staire chun foghlaim faoin troid ar son shaoirse na hÉireann i mBaile Átha Cliath ag tús an fichiú haois. Déanfaidh an turas seo iniúchadh ar na gníomhartha agus ar na hiarrachtaí a rinne daoine eagsúla mar chuid den ghluaiseacht ar son na saoirse. Ag baint úsáid as...
**Apologies, registration full** In 1904, Roger Casement became internationally celebrated for unearthing the grotesque violence of the Belgian Congo. Soon after, he won even greater renown and a knighthood for...
Is scannán faisnéise é Clouded Reveries faoi shaol agus shaothar an fhile agus an scríbhneoir aistí beo Éireannaigh Doireann Ní Ghríofa, a bhí i mbéal an phobail go tobann sa bhliain 2020 nuair a fhoilsíodh a leabhar a bhfuil duaiseanna buaite aige, A Ghost in the Throat. Déanann an scannán seo próiseas cruthaitheach Ní Ghríofa...
As former lead singer with Dublin punk band Chant! Chant! Chant! and founding member of Muted Cupid, Ireland's first LGBT theatre group, Eoin Freeney reflects on the post-punk era of the late 1970s and early ’80s and how renegades such as Phil Chevron, Bob Geldof and others inspired him and many of his generation to,...
Ireland was England's oldest colony. Making Empire revisits the history of empire in Ireland in a time of Brexit, 'the culture wars', and the campaigns around 'Black Lives Matter' and...
**Apologies, registration full** Paula Meehan is one of Ireland's best-known contemporary poets. In this discussion with historian Donal Fallon, she will read and discuss a number of recent works with historical themes, including a tribute to Tommie Potts and work written as part of the Decade of Centenaries. Note: Limited spaces, booking essential.
**Apologies, registration full** In eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe everyone lived 'off the land' in one way or another. In Ireland, however, almost everyone lived 'on the land' as well....
Songs have told the story of Ireland and Irish history for centuries. In this special event, musicians and singers Mike Hanrahan and Eleanor Shanley, working with historian Liz Gillis will...
**Apologies, registrations full** The last 50 years in Ireland present a very turbulent and troubled history. The country has seen terrible violence in Northern Ireland, the collapse of the economy...
Since 1998 the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) series has been publishing archival documents on Ireland's foreign relations since 1919, to make them more accessible. Now, with the fourteenth volume in the series due out before the end of the year, covering the period 1969 to 1973, DIFP will be publishing primary sources on...
Déanfaidh Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí ceiliúradh ar ár stair agus ár dteanga le chéile ag Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath mar chuid de Fhéile na Staire Bhaile Átha Cliath. Bígí linn agus rachaimid trí stair an Chaisleáin ó ré na Lochlannach go dtí an lá atá inniu ann. Turas treoraithe trí Ghaeilge, saor in aisce. Dé...
**Apologies, registration full** Step aboard the Old Liffey Ferry and explore Dublin's rich history. Our 1-hour voyage takes you along the River Liffey, passing iconic landmarks and historic sites. Discover the city's medieval past, industrial heritage, and maritime legacy. Cruise past bustling Dublin Port, where international trade has shaped the city's economy, and picturesque Poolbeg...
Mary McAuliffe will lead discussion on this nascent and very vibrant area of study in the histories of Irish sexualities. She’ll be talking about Irish female revolutionaries and same-sex relationships....
Nótáil gur eachtra dhá pháirt é seo a bheidh 90 nóiméad in fhad. Gaeil agus Géibheann Eoghan Mac Cormaic Ina leabhar nua fhoilsithe Gaeil agus Géibheann tharraing Eoghan Mac Cormaic as réimse leathan foinsí nár foilsíodh riamh: dialanna, foilseacháin agus cuimhní na gcimí féin, ó aimsir na bhFíníní go deireadh an fichiú céad. Is as...
Clare Mulley tells the incredible story of Elzbieta Zawacka, the World War II female resistance fighter known as Agent Zo. She was the only woman to reach London from Warsaw...
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...
