After the Rising, After the Somme: Reflections on Commemoration in 2016

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 11:00 to Friday, September 9, 2016 - 18:00
Maynooth University

This event is free and open to the public; to reserve a place, email oona.frawley@mu.ie.

Funding is available to postgrads, doctoral students and community workers to cover travel expenses -- contact Oona Frawley for details. 

10.30am 

 

Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid, University of Sheffield
11.30am Coffee

 

12.00pm  Roundtable: Reflecting on the 2016 Commemorations

  • Dr Emily Mark-Fitzgerald, University College Dublin)
  • Dr Ian Speller, Maynooth University;
  • Maeve Casserly, University College Dublin
  • Sonja Tiernan, Liverpool Hope University
  • Dr Jonathan Evershed, Queen’s University Belfast
1.30pm

 

Lunch
2.30pm

 

Plenary

  • Professor Guy Beiner, Ben Gurion University
  • Professor Dominic Bryan, Queen’s University Belfast
3.30pm

 

Coffee
3.45pm Dr Marie Coleman, Queen’s University Belfast
4.45pm  Final remarks
5.00pm Close