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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