'Catherine McAuley and the Mission of Mercy' exhibition offers visitors a fascinating library of heritage audio recordings, an interactive digital archive, and a unique collection of stories, photos, and artefacts...
**Apologies, registration full** Historian Fergus Whelan will reflect on the life and influence of Tomás Mac Giolla, former Lord Mayor of Dublin, marking the centenary year of his birth. A...
**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...
From Edward Bransfield of County Cork, credited with the discovery of the Antarctic continent in 1820, to Ernest Shackleton, born in 1874 in County Kildare, Irish seafarers hold a special...
Flowerboard crafting technique is listed one of the intangible cultural heritage in Hong Kong. Photos and information cards which explain this unique art form and history, will be displayed. You...
**Apologies, registration full** 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...
**Apologies, registration full** When you enter 14 Henrietta Street you’ll experience over 300 years of city and family life in the walls of one address. Our intimate guided tours bring...
Aideen O’Connor and Ria Mooney had different backgrounds, ambitions and creative visions. They came of age in an Ireland desperate to control and restrict women: their sexuality; their careers; their...
In the late twenties, as Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky held their final debates before Trotsky’s exile, one of the Kremlin Palace translation teams was led by a middle-aged woman...
Red Umbrella Film Festival will screen two short documentaries: All Work and No Pay, featuring the work of the Wages for Housework campaign, and Dancing Not Washing Dishes which follows...
This talk will be presented by Dr David Sorensen who is a Balbriggan local historian. His presentation will look at the history, development and changes to the street names of...
How did a rough tackle on a 15 acres football pitch result in the death of 23 year old Sam O'Brien and three young men being charged with murder? But...
**Apologies, registration full** The river Poddle is key to understanding the foundations of Dublin. This river flowing mostly underground has borne witness to all the key events of our shared...
Workplaces are crucial elements of human communities. The presence of paid employment can determine the future of a region, influencing not only economic prosperity but also physical development, environmental impact,...
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries presents an exhibition of the Charles Hamilton Oswald Collection of glass plate slides from the dlr Local Studies collection, digitised especially by staff. Oswald, from Dún...
Urban development has led to the decline of historic sacred spaces in Dublin's Liberties since the eighteenth century. Archbishop William King once noted that a church without a tower is...
A practical folk dances workshop with Slavcho Begov, to take participants on a music trip and intertwine history and traditional dances. Today’s political borders on the Balkans are a result of many historical events from not too far past. We will learn a few folk chain dances that cross the borders. There will be very...
What does it mean to be a hero in the 20th century? Epic Annette: A Heroine’s Tale recounts the extraordinary true story of Annette Beaumanoir, whose involvement with the French Resistance and the Algerian FLN cemented her name in history. The Goethe-Institut and the Embassy of France in Ireland will present a conversation with German-French...
