100 Orchards To Be Planted To Mark Ireland’s Centenary Celebrations
GIY have teamed up with SAP Landscapes to donate fruit trees which will see 100 orchards simultaneously planted across the country on November 26th to mark Ireland’s Centenary celebrations. Schools, community groups and workplaces from across the country are now invited to apply for an ‘Orchard in an Hour’ pack. The free pack from […]
Slieve Bloom Association 1916 Exhibitions Tour – Saturday 17th September
The 1916 Exhibitions Tour is a day tour visiting numerous 1916 exhibitions in Dublin. Every year the Slieve Bloom Association hosts an Annual Tour. As this year marks the Centenary of the 1916 Rising, the Slieve Bloom Association are hosting a 1916 Exhibitions Tour on Saturday 17th September. The bus will depart Kinnitty at 8:30am […]
Drama In Birr – New 1916 Commemoration Book To Be Launched
A new book commemorating the activities at Oxmantown Hall (now Birr Theatre & Arts Centre) during 1916 will be officially launched next week. Written by Margaret Hogan, Drama in Birr: Oxmantown Hall 1889 to 1916 briefly traces the origins and early history of the venue alongside some of the real-life drama which took place […]
Member of Council of State Ruairí McKiernan launches stirring call to action #NewIrelandRising
Sunday April 24th is the 100th anniversary of the start of the 1916 Rising and the reading of the proclamation. To mark it social campaigner and member of the Council of State Ruairí McKiernan has released a powerful short video called ‘A New Ireland Rising’. It is a stirring reflection on 1916 and a call […]
1916 Easter Rising to be celebrated in European Parliament
A two-day celebration of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels next week. The celebration will comprise of a series of events which will include historical and political hearings, a concert of Irish music, dramatic re-enactments and a presentation of a copy of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence. […]
