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Programme of Events for the 2009 Merriman Summer School

This page contains a full listing of events planned for the 2009 Summer School in Ennis.

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  1. Sunday, 16th August
  2. Monday, 17th
  3. Tuesday, 18th
  4. Wednesday, 19th
  5. Thursday, 20th
  6. Friday, 21st
  7. Saturday, 22nd

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Are we there yet? Facing the future anew

Sunday 16th

17.00
Registration at the GLÓR Theatre.
19.00
Reception.
20.00
Opening of the School.
20.15
Lecture: The Lost Decade? Crisis, Continuity and Change in 1950s Ireland, by Diarmaid Ferriter.
22.30
Club Merriman: Designated local hostelries.

Monday 17th

10.00 Seimineáir as Gaeilge 1
An Leabharlann san Aois Dhigiteach, with Aonghus Ó hAonghasa.
Cathaoirleach na sraithe: Deirdre Nic Mathúna.
10.00 Seminars in English 1
Protecting the Vulnerable in Difficult Times, with John Mark Mc Cafferty.
Strand chairman: Brian Ó Dálaigh.
10.00 Renew your Irish
Renew your Irish 1, with Eoghan Ó hAnluain.
11.45
Cúirt an Mheán‑Lae: Poetry Reading with James Harpur.
15.00
Lecture: Global Shifting Sands: Ireland in a Changing World, by Noel Dorr.
20.30
Lecture: Changing Ireland: a Psychological and Social Perspective, with Maureen Gaffney.
22.30
Club Merriman: Designated local hostelries.

Tuesday 18th

10.00 Seimineáir as Gaeilge 2
Forbairt Gaeltachta — An Fhís, with Pádraig Ó hAoláin.
Cathaoirleach na sraithe: Deirdre Nic Mhathúna.
10.00 Seminars in English 2
The Future of the Media, with Clare Duignan.
Strand chairman: Brian Ó Dálaigh.
10.00 Renew your Irish
Renew your Irish 2, with Eoghan Ó hAnluain.
11.45
Cúirt an Mheán‑Lae: Poetry Reading with Enda Wyley.
15.00
Lecture: Tír ár Sinsear Feasta, with Cillian Fennell.
20.30
Lecture: Challenges to Education in a Time of Crisis, by Tom Collins.
22.30
Club Merriman: Designated local hostelries.

Wednesday 19th

10.00
A tour of County Clare.
Ballyea Church, Killone Nunnery and Moneypoint Powerstation. Led by Brian Ó Dálaigh. Talks given at all sites. Lunch available at Fanny O’Dea’s, Lissycasey.
20.45
Performance: The Wilder Wisdom of Auld Ones: stories, legends and poetry inspired by the Cailleach. Performed by Nuala Hayes and Anne‑Marie O’Farrell, in the Old Ground Hotel.
22.30
Club Merriman: Dancing into the night with the Merriman Céilí Band in the Old Ground Hotel.

Thursday 20th

10.00 Seimineáir as Gaeilge 4
Pleanáil Teanga, with Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin.
Cathaoirleach na sraithe, Deirdre Nic Mhathúna.
10.00 Seminars in English 3
Strangers and Brothers: The Interface between Government and Administrators, with Philip Furlong.
Strand chairman: Brian Ó Dálaigh.
10.00 Renew your Irish
Renew your Irish 3, with Eoghan Ó hAnluain.
11.45
Cúirt an Mheán‑Lae: Poetry reading with Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh*.
12.30
Clare and Polka Sets, with Johnny Morrissey & Betty Mc Coy.
15.00
Lecture: What Future for Irish Catholicism?, with Seán Freyne.
20.30
Lecture: Ireland: Between Europe and the Globe, with Brigid Laffan.
22.30
Club Merriman: Dancing into the night with the Merriman Céilí Band in the Temple Gate Hotel.

Friday 21st

10.00 Seimineáir as Gaeilge 4
Tuaisceart Éireann: ag Máirseáil go Mall. Cá bhfuil a dTriall?, with Póilín Ní Chiaráin.
Cathaoirleach na sraithe, Deirdre Nic Mhathúna.
10.00 Seminars in English 4
The Arts: Priorities in a Time of Change, with Sarah Keating.
Strand chairman: Brian Ó Dálaigh.
10.00 Renew your Irish
Renew your Irish 4, with Eoghan Ó hAnluain.
11.45
Cúirt an Mheán‑Lae: Poetry reading with John F. Deane.
12.30
Clare and Polka Sets, with Johnny Morrissey & Betty Mc Coy.
15.00
Lecture: Children as Citizens: a Challenge for Public Policy, with Emily Logan.
20.30
Lecture: Northern Ireland: New Horizons, New Relationships, with Paul Bew.
22.30
Club Merriman: Dancing into the night with the Merriman Céilí Band in the Temple Gate Hotel.

Saturday 22nd

10.30
Symposium: The Economy: Prospects and Possibilities with Frances Ruane, John Mc Hale and Michael Smyth.
12.30
Scor na Scoile.

Note* This reading will be in Irish only.

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