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Role of Irish people in the Spanish Inquisition explored
Irish people came into contact with the Inquisition, sometimes as victims, but, frequently, as active participants.
Date: Friday, 06 May 2016
'Madame de Markievicz on Trial' by Ann Matthews
A highly commended reading of this much-acclaimed play was presented by members of the Maynooth University Student History Society in association with the Department of History on Thursday 21 April 2016 in Renehan Hall (South Campus).
Date: Tuesday, 26 April 2016
Lt Col Paul Kennedy visit - 19 April
Lt Col Paul Kennedy, who has recently returned from the Golan Heights/Syrian border, will discuss 'UNITED NATIONS DISENGAGEMENT FORCE UNDOF - AN IRISH EXPERIENCE'. 19 April 6pm-7pm, Seminar Room, 1st Floor Iontas Building, Maynooth University. All are welcome.
Date: Tuesday, 19 April 2016
History students as volunteer ambassadors in 'Reflecting the Rising'
On Easter Monday, 28 March 2016, over 30 members of the Maynooth University History Society and students of History participated in the RTÉ public event ‘Reflecting the Rising’ as volunteer ambassadors.
Date: Tuesday, 05 April 2016
Closest to the action in 1916: Dubliners speak up
Maynooth University History students in RTE 'Reflecting the Rising'
Date: Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Decade of Commemorations: Department of History
Teaching staff, research fellows, postgraduate students, undergraduates and alumni of the Department of History are involved in a wide variety of ways in new scholarship and outreach throughout what is rightly termed a ‘decade of centenaries’.
Date: Wednesday, 16 March 2016
New volumes launched in Maynooth Studies in Local History
Six new volumes launched in September 2015
Date: Thursday, 10 September 2015
September 2015 Conferring
Maynooth University Graduation Ceremony 2015
Date: Tuesday, 08 September 2015
Digital archive on “Outsider Women” placed online by 3U
3U has launched “Outsider Women,” its first digital humanities exhibition focusing on the lives of three important, yet largely overlooked, women in Irish history.
Date: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
Cadets from the Royal Netherlands Military Academy visit Maynooth University
On 25 June the Centre for Military History and Strategic Studies in the Department of History at Maynooth University is hosting a visit of Dutch cadets as part of their programme in Ireland.
Date: Thursday, 25 June 2015