Come along to hear about the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War - especially the local volunteers from Derry, Donegal and Tyrone. read full story / add a comment

Launch of new book by Brendan Clifford. read full story / add a comment

On 22 October 2011 there will be a conference at UCC that may be of interest to you. The approx timings will be 9am start with a 6pm finish. The venue is Boole 2. The conference is a public one, i.e. open to all, so please feel free to circulate to your contacts. All are welcome. Registration isn’t required – just show up on the day. read full story / add a comment

To mark the 30th anniversary of the ending of the 1981 hunger strike. read full story / add a comment

7 cyclists who are touring round memorials to the International Brigade will lay a wreath at the Belfast memorial, Thursday 22nd, 9.30am. read full story / add a comment

7 members of National Clarion Cycling Club are visiting memorials to the Int Brigaders in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Wales and onto London to mark the 75th Ann of the Spanish Civil War. read full story / add a comment

The Annual 'Eve Of All-Ireland Rally' will be held in Dubin this coming Saturday ,17th September 2011. read full story / add a comment

TG4 to show documentary of War of Independence veteran and Vietnam War protester. read full story / add a comment

N.G.A. hunger striker commemoration, Belfast, September 25th. read full story / add a comment

Two previous articles, 'Of Cups, Rings and Cultural Heritage' & 'Cultural Heritage and the Economy'  (Indymedia, August 1, 2011) dealt with recent research on the Hill of Tara and Bend in the Boyne that could open a new chapter in their history, as well as that of hundreds of additional archaeological sites throughout Ireland, the UK and other Atlantic/Mediterranean European countries.  More importantly, they discussed the apathy on the part of the politicians, government agencies and archaeologists in Ireland towards that research, and its potential cultural and economic benefits.  In all fairness though to the aforementioned, what of the European Union and UNESCO World Heritage Centre, who are just as responsible for protecting the cultural heritage and economies of countries within the Euro Zone. read full story / add a comment

Considering the dismal economic state of a growing number of EU nations, it is more important than ever for them to protect their cultural heritage, as it is firmly linked to their economies in the form of tourism.  Though one tends to think of cultural heritage as something taught in schools and preserved in museums, it goes well beyond that, as evidenced by the attraction of archaeological and cultural World Heritage Sites to millions around the world. Though sites such as the Bend in the Boyne and Stonehenge play a significant role in our understanding of who we are and where we came from, every site, however small, is just as important, and they deserve to be indentified, excavated, restored and preserved for future generations. read full story / add a comment

The following is the first of three articles regarding cultural heritage and its potential benefits to the economies of Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and other Atlantic/Mediterranean European countries, which given the ever growing number of EU nations seeking bailouts, canʼt be ignored any longer. There are those whoʼve questioned why the cultural heritage of Ireland for example, is of such importance to someone who is a 4th generation Irish-American. The bigger question is why those whoʼve been ʻchargedʼ with protecting the cultural heritage of a nation; the archaeologists, politicians, government agencies, EU and UNESCO, have turned a blind eye to the issue. read full story / add a comment

Gort na Móna CLG & Glór na Móna present
Community Lecture Series 2011

August – Tuesday 2nd, 7.30pm

Dónal McAnallen – Michael Cusack and the Revival of Gaelic Games in Belfast, 1897-1903 read full story / add a comment

Every Tuesday evening at 20:30 LASC will be showing a film or documentary in La Dolce Vita Winebar, 5 Cow's Lane, Temple Bar. read full story / add a comment

National Monument Cork City (corner of Grand Parade & South Mall) read full story / add a comment

The book launch will take place at Connolly Books, Essex Street, Dublin 2, on Thursday 30 June at 5.30pm.
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East End , Bundoran , Saturday 27th August 2011 , 3PM.
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Ocean to City’s Maritime Festival, highlights Cork’s magnificent river and harbour. Festival includes markets, kayak/boat trips, racing, corcumnavigation, boats to Spike Island, photography competition, Blackrock Castle Youth Race, harbour school, tours on LE Orla and more.

The race takes place on June 4th 2011. A unique, spectacular 15 mile race for traditional and non-traditional rowing boats and kayaks which starts at Crosshaven and finishes at Lapps Quay.

The festival atmosphere features acrobats, face painters, balloon artists, workshops, clowns and music. read full story / add a comment

Galway Trades Council was established following the annual meeting of the Irish Trade Union Congress in the Town Hall during June 1911. Strikes and lock-outs ensued as Galway workers fought for respect as well as for improved wages and conditions. The Trades Council returns to the Town Hall where it was established on 8 June for a varied programme of events, which will celebr read full story / add a comment

AN IMPORTANT BOOK

This is an important book on Irish republican and leftwing politics in the 1960s, on the background to the destruction of Ulster Unionist political hegemony by the Northern civil rights movement of that decade, and the formation of the Provisional IRA.

Dr Treacy gives us much new information on a relatively neglected period. His book will be a significant source for those seeking to understand the explosion caused by the Partition of Ireland half a century after David Lloyd George’s Government of Ireland Act sundered Ireland into two parts in 1920.

Unfortunately it will not be the definitive work on its subject. This is because Dr Treacy seems somewhat divided over what one might call “the conspiracy thesis” which has been subscribed to by sundry previous writers on this topic. This is that there was an attempt at some form of communist takeover-bid of the 1960s Republican Movement which contributed significantly to the 1970 split which gave rise to the Provisional IRA. read full story / add a comment