Events

Programme 2010

Events August to December 2010

Please note:
Lectures take place at 8.00 pm in St. Mary’s National School, Belmont Avenue, Donnybrook.
(Parking is available).
Members free. Guests are welcome at €3.00 admission.

Saturday 28 August 2010

David Neary will again open Donnybrook Graveyard at 3.00pm.

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Tour of the Aviva Stadium:
Meet at the new Aviva Stadium on Lansdowne Road at 10.45 am. Tours will commence at 11.00 am and will last about one hour. No need to book – just turn up on the day. Cost per member: €9.00.

Thursday, 14 October 2010

The Huguenots – the Donnybrook connections:
Petra Coffey

Thursday, 18 November 2010

William Martin Murphy, Transport Entrepreneur and a driving force behind the 1907 Irish International Exhibition: Rev Tom Morrissey, SJ

Thursday, 2 December 2010

The Annual General Meeting and Members’ Evening
giving members an opportunity to talk about an item of historical interest.
If you wish to give a short presentation (5/6 minutes) please contact Gail Wolfe.

Events January to April 2010

Wednesday 20 January 2010 (Event fully booked)

Visit to Dáil Eireann hosted by Ruairi Quinn TD. Meet at the Kildare Street gate of Leinster House at 7pm.
Booking is essential for this visit but as there are very limited numbers, please call or text Gail Wolfe as soon as possible if you would like to come along.
(Please note: this event is now fully booked)

Thursday 21 January 2010

Pembroke and other Dublin Townships:
Dr. Séamus Ó Maitiú

Thursday 25 February 2010

A Tale of Five Gardens - a history of Trinity's Botanic Gardens:
Peter Wyse Jackson

Thursday 18 March 2010

The History of Rathgar:
Ged Walsh

Thursday 15 April 2010

From Baggot Street to Pembroke Road:
John Maiben Gilmartin

Tours will take place in May and June 2010