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2020-2021 Season preview
In order to attract the best possible panel of speakers for you our members and friends we have to plan at least a season in advance.
We are delighted to have secured the services of a wonderful group of people to deliver talks on an eclectic range of topics.
We are delighted to have secured the services of a wonderful group of people to deliver talks on an eclectic range of topics.
| DATE | SEASON 2020-2021 Preview | PRESENTER |
| 1st Oct 2020 | The Arms Crisis of 1970 (the plot that never was) | Michael Heney |
| 5th Nov 2020 | The Bloodied Field The Croke Park Killings on Bloody Sunday |
Michael Foley |
| 3rd Dec 2020 | Constance Markievicz Irish Revolutionary |
Anne Haverty |
| 7th Jan 2021 | Youwho.ie The great Houses of South Dublin |
Karen D’Alton Poff and June Bow |
| 4th Feb 2021 | Buck Whaley Ireland’s greatest Adventurer |
David Ryan |
| 4th Mar 2021 | Eileen Gray her work and her world |
Jennifer Goff |
| 1st Apr 2021 | Ulysses at 100 the Characters in Dean’s Grange |
Seamus Cannon |
| 6th May 2021 | The History of the Irish Quakers | Christopher Moriarty |
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Michael Heney: former Producer of Primetime and voted European Journalist of the year will shortly have his book ‘The Arms Crisis of 1970’ on the bookshelves. Michael will be one of our early speakers.
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Michael Foley: senior Journalist with the Sunday Times and best selling author of The Bloodied Field, Croke Park Nov 21st 1920. Michael will be our November speaker.
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Jennifer Goff: curator at the Nation Museum in Collins Barracks and is a world- renowned expert and author on Eileen Gray and her works. That makes for a wonderful talk.
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Anne Haverty: novelist, poet and member of Aosdána. Her acclaimed book ‘Constance Markievicz, an Independent life’ has just been updated and reissued. We will be first to hear her speak about this incredible Lady.
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Karen Poff and June Bow: These two incredible ladies have done amazing research into the lives and residents of more than 150 great homes from Dundrum to Monkstown. Amazing, check out their website www.youwho.ie <http://www.youwho.ie> . Hear their story in the new year.
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Christopher Moriarty: curator of the Quaker Archives and Library. He will enlighten us on the Origins and History of the Quakers in Ireland.
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David Ryan: Historian, Film Producer, Scriptwriter and author of two brilliant Irish Historical Novels. His Buck Whaley book is brilliant and he will tell us all about Ireland’s first great adventurer.
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Seamus Cannon: local historian and Chairman of the Friends of the Joyce Tower Society. Seamus will take us on a hilarious guided tour of Deans Grange Cemetery where at least 20 of the Characters from ULYSSES are buried .
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