IWD Walks and Talks – Dublin
Revolutionary Irish Women Doctors 1916 to the Civil War
A talk by Anne McLellan.
Cabra Library: Thursday 5th March at 6.30
This talk will focus on the lives and work of three revolutionary doctors: Kathleen Lynn and Brigid Lyons-Thornton, who took part in the Easter 1916 Rising, and Dorothy Price who was doctor to a column of the IRA during the War of Independence.
Anne McLellan has a background as a medical scientist and a journalist and has contributed a chapter on revolutionary doctors to the book Lab Coats and Lace. She is currently researching the contribution of Dorothy Price to the eradication of tuberculosis in Ireland, for her PhD.
Veronica Dunne: My Life in Music
Terenure Library: Monday 9th March at 7.00pm
For many years, Veronica Dunne was a leading star of the international world of opera. She is now a legendary figure as a teacher and developer of young talent.
During her illustrious career, she performed leading operatic roles in Milan, Sadlers Wells London, the Welsh National Opera and throughout Ireland.
But long after her active singing career, the world of music continues to be enriched by her direct and ongoing contribution to singing as a renowned and gifted singing teacher. The Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition was established in 1992. Veronica will speak about the highlights of her life in music.
Celebrating Women- Ailbhe Smyth : Feminist Activist & Academic
Coolock Library: Wednesday 4th March at 11.00am
Ailbhe has been active in the women’s movement in Ireland since the late 1970s and is co-convenor of the recently formed group, Feminist Open Forum. She set up the Women’s Education Research and Resource Centre (WERRC) at UCD in 1990 and has served on numerous State Boards including the Higher Education Authority and as a Trustee of the National Library. She has worked extensively with community-based and national voluntary sector organisations on women’s and equality issues, and is also Chair of the National Lesbian and Gay Federation.
Ailbhe will speak to local women’s groups in Coolock Library and to Transition Year Students in Rathmines Library.
International Women’s Day – Still Relevant?
Ailbhe Smyth will speak to invited Transition Year students in Rathmines Library
Rathmines Library: Wednesday 11th March at 12.00noon
Great Women Of Dublin – Historical Walking Tour with leading historian, Pat Liddy.
Sunday 8th March at 11.30a.m.
Hear about the great women who left their mark on Dublin and history. Part of Dublin City Council’s community initiative, ‘Let’s Walk & Talk’
Meeting Point: Fusiliers Arch, entrance to St Stephens Green, top of Grafton St, near Luas.
Walk lasts approximately 2 hours.
Free.
All welcome!
Booking essential with: Ronan O’Donnell on (01) 2223726 (9-5pm), or via email at ronan.odonnell@dublincity.ie
Be Inspired: International Women’s Day Reading with Eileen Casey, Celia de Fréine, Anne Hartigan and Ann Leahy
Event takes place, free of charge, at 12pm on the 8th March in Dublin City Hall on Dame Street
Originally from Co. Offaly, EILEEN CASEY has been based in Tallaght since the late 1970s. A poet and writer, she also facilitates creative writing classes in adult education for County Dublin VEC. Her debut collection Drinking the Colour Blue (New Island) was published in 2008.Ar na cnuasaigh atá scríofa ag CELIA DE FRÉINE tá Faoi Chabáistí is Ríonacha (Cló Iar-Chonnachta 2001), Fiacha Fola (CIC 2004) agus Scarecrows at Newtownards (Scotus Press, 2005). Seolfar dornán drámaí léi Mná Dána (Arlen House) 25 Márta.CELIA DE FRÉINE’s poetry collections are Faoi Chabáistí is Ríonacha (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2001), Fiacha Fola (CIC, 2004) and Scarecrows at Newtownards (Scotus Press, 2005). Her plays, Mná Dána (Arlen House) will be launched on 25 March.ANNE HARTIGAN is a prize-winning poet, playwright and painter. She has published 6 poetry collections, including To Keep The Light Burning (2008), Nourishment (2005), Immortal Sins (1993) and Now is a Moveable Feast (1991) all published by Salmon.ANN LEAHY is a Patrick Kavanagh award-winner whose debut collection, The Woman who Lived her Life Backwards, was published by Arlen House in 2008. She practised for a number of years as a solicitor and now works in the management of a national not-for-profit organisation.
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