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An exhibition developed by two descendants of figures from Ireland’s revolutionary years working with records from the National Archives will be unveiled. The installation explores how the architectural utopias built by the newly established Free State also reflected the utopian ideals of the individuals that fought for that independence. The Secret Space: Palimpsest is a
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The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, has launched a partnership initiative from Mná 100 and Treaty Generation Descendants Group. The recording of a roundtable discussion, which took place on 7 March 2023, brought together descendants of pro- and anti-treaty families to reflect on the political, economic and social outcomes
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Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, announced that 95 Heritage projects across the country will benefit from a total of €4.5m to conserve Ireland’s Built Heritage. In addition to supporting owners and custodians of historic and protected structures to safeguard and maintain their properties, this funding will also provide a welcome boost
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The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, announced her approval for the commencement of the design phase of the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History redevelopment project. This is a flagship project in the Minister’s programme of investments under the National Development Plan, which will see many of our […]
Council Partners History News
A new digital story trail featuring augmented reality (AR) offers tourists an engaging way to discover history via their smartphone in Waterford. Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) in partnership with Imvizar, have launched a new digital walking trail featuring augmented reality (AR). This fantastic trail has been funded by Fáilte Ireland under the Destination Town’s
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Commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the death of Terence MacSwiney in Brixton Prison on October 25th 1920, Taoiseach Micheál Martin launched the collected works of Terence MacSwiney, ‘The Art & Ideology of Terence MacSwiney – Caught in the Living Flame’ as part of the Cork City Council Decade of Centenaries 2022 programme. A celebration of the literary
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Fingal Libraries sixth annual Festival of History was officially launched by the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr. Howard Mahony, at Swords Castle. The festival will run from Monday 10th to Saturday 15th October 2022 across a number of Fingal Library branches and will culminate in the History at the Castle Day at Swords Castle on Saturday 15th October. This year’s Festival programme