Nicola Pierce

Studio, dlr Lexicon Studio, L1, dlr Lexicon and Cultural Centre Queen's Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** Nicola Pierce, author of The Spirit of the Titanic and Chasing Ghosts, an Arctic Adventure, discusses her latest novel of historical fiction, In Between Worlds, the Journey of the Famine Girls. The book was inspired by the Earl Grey Scheme: between 1848 and 1850, over four thousand orphaned Irish girls, aged 14...

A People’s History of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown

Studio, dlr Lexicon Studio, L1, dlr Lexicon and Cultural Centre Queen's Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin

To understand the past of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown is to understand that of all Ireland.  Its remarkable diversity of landscapes, occupations, socio-economic status, politico-cultural affiliations, and views create a place...