22/10/2016
Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme
As part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme , an exciting conference examining Ireland's place in the world today and into the future will be held in Galway from 10-12 November, attended by some of the brightest and best minds across the globe.
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The Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme has showcased a diverse range of historical, cultural and artistic activities designed to commemorate the events of the 1916 Rising and to facilitate reflection, commemoration, celebration, debate and analysis, and an active re-imagining of Ireland’s future.
For three days this November, Ireland 2016 moves to Galway with an impressive and varied programme of events at NUIG and in the city itself, called The Centenary Conversations, Galway, as well as a unique array of fringe events.
The centrepiece of The Centenary Conversations, Galway is a landmark academic conference at NUIG, entitled 1916-2016: The Promise and Challenge of National Sovereignty, Nov 10th-12th.
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Plenary speakers include Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General of the Department of Education & Skills; Philip Pettit, L.S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University; An Taoiseach Enda Kenny; Roy Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History at Hertford College, Oxford; Heather Humphreys T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs; Clair Wills, Leonard L. Milberg Professor of Irish Letters at Princeton University; Kevin O’Rourke, Chichele Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford; Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford; Brendan O'Leary, Lauder Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania;
Register now for your free ticket here: http://www.ireland.ie/events/national-conference-programme