Summer School 2021
Sean Mac Diarmada Online Summer School 2021
Reflections on the War of Independence 1919 – 1921
June 4th and 5th 2021
Friday June 4th
Saturday June 5th
Speakers 2021
Sinead Guckian
Member of Leitrim County Council from 1999 to 2019, and held the position of Cathaoirleach on two occasions.
Prin Duignan
Proinnsíos Ó Duigneáin holds an MA in modern history from NUIM and is a former outreach lecturer for this university. Among his publications are Linda Kearns: A Revolutionary Irishwoman; The Priest and the Protestant Woman; St. Joseph’s College, Manorhamilton and three pamphlets in the North Leitrim History series. He is the editor of the Irish…
Michael McDowell
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Coalition 2002 -2007 and Tánaiste 2006 – 2007.
Jack Ryan
Youth Speaker representing National University of Ireland, Galway
Ronan Mc Greevy
Ronan McGreevy is a native of Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. He is a news reporter with The Irish Times and is the author of the book, Wherever the Firing Line Extends: Ireland and the Western Front. He is the editor of Centenary – Ireland Remembers 1916, the official State book recalling the commemorations of 2016. He is also…
Dr Sinéad McCoole
Historian & Curator is a practitioner in public history in the area of Irish culture, arts and history.
Frank White
Local historian and contributor to local publications such as âGlenfarne : A Historyâ .
Professor John Crown
Professor in Cancer Research, Dublin City University and University College Dublin
Bertie Ahern
Former Taoiseach of Ireland and President of the European Council in 2004.