HIRDubCentral

Historian in Residence for Dublin Central. Love Dublin and Dubliners (but not the traffic). Especially interested in the history of so-called 'ordinary' people.

[Cormac Moore @cormacmoore]

I will be giving a talk on the Boundary Commission in South Armagh and South Down for @NandMMuseum next Wednesday, 22 September at 7:30pm. Registration details here.

[IPPF European Network @ippfen]

🇲🇽 Court declares the criminalization of abortion in Mexico unconstitutional.
All women should be able to lead safe and dignified reproductive lives, this includes access to compassionate abortion care.
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[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

#OnThisDay 15 August 1649 – Oliver Cromwell landed at Ringsend, with c.12,000 troops. He was greeted by cannon, pealing of bells, and flags. Billy Mooney's photograph from the 1970s shows 'Cromwell's Quarters', Kilmainham, named for Richard Cromwell, Oliver's son. H/T @ScuffilC

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

The latest @DubCityCouncil plaque marks the last sailing of the Guinness barges that once carried stout from the brewery at Victoria Quay to Custom House Quay. Their ‘puffballs of smoke’, as Bloom called them, were a familiar sight to Dubliners. @diageoireland @homeofguinness

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

Looking forward to the third in Central Library's series on the retail industry in Dublin City centre. Not too late to register on Eventbrite and get your free link.@DubHistorians @DCLAReadingRoom @dubcilib

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

@ABearPursuesMe @ConorMulvagh @dubcilib @HistFest @DCLAReadingRoom @FMLocalHistory @HistIreHedge @whai @DubHistorians Hi Erika. It will be recorded and posted eventually on the ILHS website. A longer version of the paper will be in Saothar 46, the next edition of the Society's journal.

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

Delighted to be giving the latest talk in the Irish Labour History Society Spring series. You can get the Zoom link free from: [email protected]. Hope to 'see' you there. @dubcilib @HistFest @DCLAReadingRoom @FMLocalHistory @HistIreHedge @WHAI @DubHistorians

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

@ABearPursuesMe @ConorMulvagh @dubcilib @HistFest @DCLAReadingRoom @FMLocalHistory @HistIreHedge @whai @DubHistorians Hi Erika, it will be recorded and will eventually be posted on the ILHS website. Also, a longer version of the paper will be in Saothar 46, the next edition of the Society's journal.

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

Go to https://t.co/KmxER0lPc8 to book.

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

Looking forward to giving two free talks to celebrate International Women's Day and the great tradition of women workers who've fought for equal rights. Sat 6 Mar at 4 pm will be on Zoom for Irish Labour History Society speaking about Irish women

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

telephonists and their struggle for equality in the 1970s. Email [email protected] for link. On 8 Mar at 7 pm latest free talk in History of Retail in Dublin City Centre series will focus on Henry Street and the women who worked there.

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

#OnThisDay 20 February 1995 Death of street performer and actor Thom McGinty, known for his appearances as ‘The Diceman’ on Dublin’s Grafton Street. Billy Mooney's photograph shows the Diceman outside the eponymous shop sometime in the 1980s. #Dublintown #Dublin #DublinIE

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

Trinity, managerialism and the election of a provost https://t.co/Cd0MwwZqWj

[Cormac Moore @cormacmoore]

Organised by the Irish Labour History Society, I will be giving a talk on the day-to-day effects of partition, including on the labour movement in Ireland, this Saturday, 20th February at 4pm.

[Gene Kerrigan @GeneKerrigan]

We're asking @DubCityCouncil to build a public, outdoor swimming pool at George's Dock, instead of a white-water rafting facility. Please share. #GeorgesDockLido - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/dCrmfw5BEV via @Change

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

#OnThisDay 30 January 1947 – Death of trade unionist James Larkin, aged 71, in the Meath Hospital. He was interred at Glasnevin cemetery. @jamescurryhist tells the story of his statue in O'Connell Street in this video https://t.co/6aAc2l0zxs

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

@PhilipPodo @DCLAReadingRoom @HistFest @dubcilib Thanks Philip. You might be interested in my Zoom talk on Wednesday night at 7 pm for the Henrietta Street Tenement Museum: ‘The 'state o’ chassis' in Sean O’Casey’s tenement world’. Free but you have to register: https://t.co/0UMAuVdCFI

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

Always loved Phoenix Pk - appreciate it more than ever in these difficult times. Gate Lodge here was built in 1808 - part of landscape architect Decimus Burton's restoration of the park. Great location between the Polo Ground and the Zoo. @DCLAReadingRoom @HistFest @dubcilib

[HIRDubCentral @dub_hir]

@DCLAReadingRoom @ciaranon @LordMayorDublin @dubcilib @HistFest @teeling_b @DubHistorians Looking forward to this lecture.

[DCLA Reading Room @DCLAReadingRoom]

Join us for the 2021 annual Sir John T. Gilbert lecture, it's online this year and promises to be an interesting talk with @ciaranon FREE but register to attend https://t.co/WkvR1aebKv