When 19 February 2020
A free lunchtime lecture on James Joyce and Aristotelian metaphysics and psychology in 'Ulysses' by Fran O’Rourke, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University College Dublin
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When 27 February 2020
This half-day conference is produced in partnership with the Church of Ireland as part of the Church’s National Programme commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland.
'Dáil Éireann: the first 100 years, 1919–2019'
27 March 2019This one-day conference held on 11 December 2018 produced in partnership with the Houses of the Oireachtas to mark the 100th anniversary of Dáil Éireann is is now available to watch online.
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