Ending the Veil of Tiers – reforming Ireland’s broken hospital system
Presented by Professor John Crown in 2020
Psychiatric Healthcare in Ireland – The Impact of Covid 19
Presented by Professor Patricia Casey in 2020
Facing the Prospect of Virus as a Permanent Feature of Working Life
Presented by Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha in 2020
Irish Revolutionary Women
Dr Mary McAuliffe, Assistant Professor in Gender Studies at University College Dublin, delivers the inaugural Orla Parkinson Memorial Lecture 2019.
The Miracle of Irish Independence – Why Freedom was Never Inevitable
One hundred years ago, a unique confluence of circumstances presented the first real opportunity in history for Ireland to break free of the British state. The critical event was the First World War. Without the First World War there would have been no Easter Rising and without the Easter Rising, there would have been no…
Women’s Role in the War of Independence
This presentation will examine the role played by women in the War of Independence with particular emphasis on Min Ryan and her sisters. Presentation by Dr Sinead McCoole 2021
Youth Perspective on the War of Independence and its Legacy
Presentation by Jack Ryan 2021 This presentation focuses on the War of Independence from a youth perspective, examining the lessons that may be learned from this period in Irish history, and examining how this history is presented to young people in the Irish education system. It asks if the experience of Unionists and Protestants in…
How The Period 1919 -1921 Shaped the Next Hundred Years.
Trying to take lessons from the complex series of events that led up to the 1921 Treaty is not easy, but, from personal experience, this speaker can say that, unlike Lloyd George, more contemporary British Prime Ministers, such as John Major and Tony Blair, entered into the peace process and negotiations in good faith. Unlike…
Selton Hill March 1921 – When active service in one’s community required very different sacrifices.
Summary: My Grandfather was quoted, on the 50th Anniversary of the Selton Hill tragedy, as saying “We never thought the day would come, when we would see the end of it”. From a very young age, and long before I was aware of most things, I was aware of the War of Independence. Before I…
Seán MacDiarmada: His friendships and capacity to inspire.
This talk explores the relationship of MacDiarmada with some of his closest friends and the influence he exerted over them in the pursuit of his own ideals. Among these were: the academics Liam Ó Briain and Padraig de Brún, the playwright and journalist, Piaras Béaslaoi, and the former principal of Manorhamilton Intermediate School, Fr Michael…