Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminars
This seminar is open to all with relevant historical interests inside and outside TCD. Proposals for papers can be directed to any of the four convenors: Dr Michael Kennedy (RIA, difp@iol.ie), Dr Deirdre McMahon (Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, mcmahon_deirdre@yahoo.co.uk), Professor Eunan O’Halpin (TCD, eunan.ohalpin@tcd.ie), and Dr Anne Dolan (TCD, adolan@tcd.ie). Presenters speak for a maximum of 45 minutes, and a general discussion follows.
2012 Seminars |
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| 26th Spetember | ‘Human bloodsuckers’, ‘rats and snakes’: the killing of civilian spies and informers in the War of Independence Professor Eunan O’Halpin, Trinity College Dublin (*Room 3124*) |
| 3rd October | Fr Shaw reconsidered Dr Patrick Maume, Dictionary of Irish Biography, Royal Irish Academy |
| 10th October | ‘A unique association’: the Medical Laboratory Scientists’ Association and the development of Irish medical laboratory science, 1961-2011 Francis Devine, SIPTU |
| 17th October | The Bureau of Military History and Irish historians Dr Eve Morrison, Trinity College Dublin |
| 24th October | A political chameleon: advanced Irish nationalism in Great Britain, 1917-21 Dr Darragh Gannon, NUI Maynooth |
| 31st October | Whenever a woman was wanted: Garda policewomen in 1950s Dublin John Johnston-Kehoe, Trinity College Dublin |
| 7th November | Some thoughts on the Irish Republic, the Crown and the Commonwealth Professor Philip Murphy, University of London |
| 14th November | Grasping the clerical nettle? The SDLP, the Catholic Church and integrated education, 1970-5 Dr Sarah Campbell, University of Newcastle (*Room TBC) |
| 21st November | Irish military culture in the age of peacekeeping Niamh Campbell, Trinity College Dublin |
| 28th November | Irish policy towards Franco’s Spain: a reappraisal Dr Barry Whelan, NUI Maynooth |
| 5th December | ‘A chronic irritant’: British-Irish intrigues to remove Conor Cruise O’Brien from Katanga: September-December 1961 Dr Michael Kennedy, Executive Editor, Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, Royal Irish Academy |
| 12th December | The Senate and the Civil War Dr Mary Stafford, Trinity College Dublin |
Seminars take place at 4p.m. each Wednesday in the IIIS Seminar Room C6002, Level 6, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin