Presentations

Presented by Professor John Crown in 2020

Presented by Ms Phil Ní Sheaghdha in 2020

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…

Dr Mary McAuliffe, Assistant Professor in Gender Studies at University College Dublin, delivers the inaugural Orla Parkinson Memorial Lecture 2019.

Presented by Professor Margaret Kelleher in 2020

Presented by Professor Patricia Casey in 2020

Presented by Professor Padraig McGarty in 2020

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:…

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…

One hundred years ago, a unique confluence of circumstances presented the first real opportunityinhistory for Ireland to break free of the British state. The critical event was the First World…

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

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,…