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 until the establishment of CIÉ in the 1940s. This talk by the CIÉ Group Archivist will exhibit the records of some of these companies with...
**Apologies, registration full** Please note that this event is now taking place on Wednesday 9 October and not Tuesday 8 October as previously listed. Join Dermot Looney for this talk, which will explore the history of the men who have managed St Patrick’s Athletic FC, from the early days of selection committees through famed managers...
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 required.
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 the area into a suburb. Ironically Dublin's suburban spread into the western end of the city began a lot earlier. This talk will look at...
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...
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...
**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 800-year-old building not usually seen on the tourist route. Learn about the Cathedral’s past, and how the past informs its present. Note: Limited spaces, booking...
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...
**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...
Join the Gallery's Irish Sign Language tour guides for a look at highlights from the Gallery’s An Túr Gloine exhibition as well as key stained glass works from the permanent collection. As the Gallery endeavours to make our activities and events accessible to the deaf community, we wish to welcome members of the ISL community...
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 the 1960s and ‘70s, it began a process of revitalisation that drew artists to the street. Mick O’Dea, past president of the Royal Hibernian Academy,...
**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 its type managed directly by the Department of Education, but it was also registered by the Minister for Justice as a Place of Detention. In...
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 of Fingal natives who died during the Great War and illustrate the complex relationship between Ireland and the British military. Dr. Bernard Kelly completed his...
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 so-called ‘patriot’ opposition in the Irish parliament, it was the principal Irish nationalist daily paper in the nineteenth century. For 50 years, from 1841 to...
