St Stephen’s Green Summer House
St Stephen’s Green Summer House Enjoy poetry, readings and music from the era performed in the Summer House throughout the day. All welcome! Poetry...
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Music
Trinity College Outdoor Activities
Vintage Tennis, Botany Bay Tennis Courts 12:00 – 16:00 DU Lawn Tennis Club A range of tennis matches including mixed-doubles, played with wooden racquets and in...
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Marbhna 1916 – Requiem
DIT, Courtyard Special performance of a new Requiem for 1916 in Irish, composed by Odhrán Ó Casaide, performed by staff, students and alumni of...
12:00 - 12:45
Sackville Stage
O’Connell Street Joe Duffy will be broadcasting from our Sackville Stage between 13:30 and 15:00. Odhran O Casaide, his musical family and friends will be...
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Creative Revolution 1916-2016
Generator Hostel, Basement This is a free but ticketed event Enjoy a special one hour performance with A-musing and The Circle Sessions as up and coming artists explore...
14:00 - 15:00
The Tram Stage
An open front tram, originally built in 1914, and restored by the National Transport Museum in Howth, will provide a platform for music and...
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Ceili Mór
Earlsfort Terrace Get your dancing shoes on and join our Ceili Mór which will be running throughout the day. The Darty Ceili Band and the...
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UL Voice and Dance Vocal Ensembles / Harp Duo / Síoga
University Church Introduced by Michael Comyn, RTÉ lyric FM UL Voice and Dance Vocal Ensembles These students from The Irish World Academy of Music...
16:00 - 17:30
Lower Fitzwilliam Street Big Stage
Lower Fitzwilliam Street Big Stage Eight of Ireland’s finest acts, showing the depth of live music in Ireland with a 7 hour show, hosted by...
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O’Connell Street Stage
Our stage will be filled with groups and performers to entertain the crowds – folk, traditional, choral, classical, you’ll hear it all on the...
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Children’s Play Day
Families are invited to join in a day of fun and games in the beautiful surroundings of Merrion Square Park, which promises lots of...
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Give Trad A Try
Bow St Acting Academy – Studio 3 Tin whistle workshops for children with Ceoltóirí Clontarf. Photograph courtesy of the RTÉ Archives
16:00 - 16:45
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Creative Revolution 1916-2016
Generator Hostel, Basement This is a free but ticketed event Enjoy a special one hour performance with A-musing and The Circle Sessions as up and coming artists explore...
16:00 - 17:00
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1916 Family Quiz & Sing Song
DIT Level 1: Restaurant 1916 Family Quiz Test your knowledge at our table quiz as children and adults answer the questions and then join the chorus....
16:00 - 17:30
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1916 Family Quiz and Sing Song
Level 1: Restaurant 1916 Family Quiz Test your knowledge at our table quiz as children and adults answer the questions and then join the chorus....
13:30 - 15:00
Soundscape: Voices from The RTÉ Archives – Observers and Participants in the 1916 Rising
St Stephen’s Green, Family Zone – At the back of the Robert Emmet Statue. This sound piece weaves together a selection of the last...
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The Gardiner St Gospel Choir
St. Michan’s Church, Halston St Introduced by Eileen Dunne, RTÉ The Gardiner St Gospel Choir – Choral Performance with Live Band. Photograph courtesy of The Gardiner...
17:00 - 18:00
Fine Cheerful day. Good Congregation’ to ‘The Undiluted Celt, a Curse’ / Songs based on the Poetry of Ledwidge
St. Ann’s Church Introduced by Aidan Matthews Fine Cheerful day. Good Congregation’ to ‘The Undiluted Celt, a Curse’ The Easter Rising and the War...
14:00 - 15:00
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Broadcasts On RTÉ Radio 1 – Live Programmes
RCSI – Albert Theatre (Entrance via Stephen’s Green) Centenary Special Centenary special with Keelin Shanley focusing on the position of women in 1916 and...
15:00 - 17:00
Reflections on Exile – How Are We Viewed By Our American Cousins?
The Gaiety Theatre Presented by Miriam O’Callaghan, RTÉ Join Miriam O’Callaghan with special guests Gavin James, Declan O’Rourke, Altan and the Rathmines and Rathgar...
16:00 - 18:00
Reflections on Exile – The Irish in Britain
The Gaiety Theatre Presented by Miriam O’Callaghan, RTÉ Miriam O’Callaghan presents Altan, songs from the Mikado with the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society, Sibéal Ni...
12:00 - 14:00
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Assisting Casualties of the Rising in the Environs of Mount Street Bridge
The RCSI, Heuston Lecture Theatre (Entrance via York Street) Introduced by Helen Donohue An overview of heroic responses by doctors and nurses to a battle...
17:00 - 18:00
Music for the Digital Generation in Association with RTÉ Pulse
DIT Lower Ground Floor: Biscuit Theatre DJ and Radio Workshop. A chance for 10-15 year olds to try their hand at mixing music and presenting...
11:00 - 12:00
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Mary Spring-Rice and the Harbinger of Liberty / Kate O’Callaghan
Four Courts, Court 5 Introduced by Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent, RTÉ Mary Spring-Rice and the Asgard Gun Running Mary Spring-Rice, aunt of Lord Mount...
16:30 - 18:00
Choral Evensong
Trinity College Chapel Introduced by Flor Mac Carthy Bilingual Church of Ireland service of Choral Evensong with an address to remember Harry Nicholls, TCD...
17:00 - 18:00
An Trocailín Donn / Aisling: Vision
Trinity College Chapel Introduced by Flor Mac Carthy, RTÉ Reflecting the Rising Aisling: Vision Bilingual music and poetry from An Cumann Gaelach and TCD Oifig...
15:00 - 16:00
Music and Commemoration since the First World War: Remembering the Dead, Educating the Living
Trinity College Chapel Introduced by Flor Mac Carthy, RTÉ Reflecting the Rising How music can engage with the commemoration of war and critique it,...
13:00 - 14:00
Reflections on the Rising
Trinity College, Edmund Burke Theatre Introduced by David McCullagh, RTÉ Professor Paul Bew, Professor of Politics, Queen’s University Belfast Ivana Bacik, Reid Professor of...
15:00 - 18:00
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Creative Revolution 1916-2016
Generator Hostel, Basement This is a free but ticketed event Enjoy a special one hour performance with A-musing and The Circle Sessions as up and coming artists...
12:00 - 13:00
Rebels’ Priests: The Capuchin Friars and the 1916 Rising / Alice Cashel and The Lights of Leaca Bán
Capuchin Friary Church Joe Little’s introduction will include a reflection on his two forbears, PJ Little and Dr Christopher O’Brien, who – like the Capuchin friars...
15:30 - 18:00
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Mozart Requiem
Capuchin Friary Church The RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Chamber Choir Ireland perform Mozart’s Requiem Presented by Liz Nolan and Broadcast Live at 12:00-13:00 on RTÉ lyric...
12:00 - 13:00
Give Trad A Try
Bow St Acting Academy – Studio 2 Tin whistle workshops for children with Ceoltóirí Clontarf. Photograph courtesy of the RTÉ Archives
17:00 - 18:00
Our Ireland, Our Rising, Our Song
Bow St Acting Academy – Studio 2 Song-writing workshop for children aged 7-12 with actor and musician Kyle Riley. Photograph courtesy of the National...
14:00 - 15:00
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Captain/Councillor William Partridge – Irish Citizen Army: In the shadow of Connolly and Larkin.
Bow St Acting Academy – Studio 1: Poetry & Music Zone Introduced by Brian Lally ‘The purest-souled and noblest patriot Ireland ever had’ –...
14:00 - 15:00
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In Squadrons Pass Me By
Bow St Acting Academy – Studio 1: Poetry & Music Zone ‘Right proudly high over Dublin town/They flung out the flag of war’ – The...
11:00 - 12:30
Sisters of the Revolutionaries: Margaret and Mary Brigid Pearse
Unitarian Church Introduced by Emer Horgan ‘My brother’s diary ends abruptly here … as if some pleasant confidential voice had suddenly grown silent’ – Mary...
16:00 - 17:30
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Left Behind – Songs of the Easter Widows
Unitarian Church Introduced by Emer Horgan ‘The cheek of him anyway – not taking women’ – Louise Gavan Duffy Soprano Michelle O’Rourke and composer Simon...
14:00 - 15:00
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Constance Markievicz and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington – Similarities and Differences / DIT Harp Ensemble / The Henry Girls
Unitarian Church Introduced by Ellen Cranitch, RTÉ Constance Markievicz and Hanna Sheehy Skeffington – Similarities and Differences Margaret Ward, Visiting Fellow in Irish History, Queens...
11:00 - 12:30
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Irish Song Collection / Dolce / Rowsome Sisters
University Church Introduced by Michael Comyn, RTÉ lyric FM The Rowsome Sisters Traditional Duo. Dolce Dolce is a mixed voice, award winning choir, based...
13:00 - 15:00
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St. Mary’s College Singers / Left Behind – Songs of the Easter Widows
University Church Introduced by Michael Comyn, RTÉ lyric FM St Mary’s College Singers Selection of Popular Traditional Irish Songs performed by...
11:00 - 12:00
Irish Song Collection
St. Ann’s Church Irish songs, including compositions by Thomas Moore and drawing room ballads, performed by Kelli-Ann Masterson (Soprano), DIT Conservatory of Music and...
17:00 - 17:30
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1916: A Suite of Songs / Organ Recital / Talk: The Big House from Rebellion to Truce, 1916-1921
St. Ann’s Church Introduced by Aidan Matthews The Ranelagh and Charles Marshall The events at St. Ann Church will begin with ‘A Suite of...
11:30 - 12:45
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An Afternoon at The Shelbourne
The Shelbourne Hotel Ballroom Introduced by Marty Whelan and Mary Kennedy, RTÉ Eating Out – 1916 Restaurants & Taking Afternoon Tea Máirtin Mac ConIomaire...
14:00 - 18:00
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The Irish Citizen Army and the taking of St Stephen’s Green & RTÉ Contempo Quartet
The Shelbourne Hotel Ballroom Introduced by Marty Whelan, RTÉ At noon on Easter Monday, Commandant Michael Mallin led men and women of the Citizen Army...
11:00 - 12:00
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The Annulments / The IRB and the Easter Rising / Ye Vagabonds
Smithfield Square, The Cobblestone The Annulments Dublin five-piece playing original folk/Americana/roots music The Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Easter Rising: A Continuity...
16:15 - 18:00
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Twin Headed Wolf / Realists & Idealists – The Women of 1916
Smithfield Square, The Cobblestone Twin-Headed Wolf Eccentric folk duo playing a carousel of ever-changing instruments Realists & Idealists – The Women of...
13:00 - 15:15
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Old Hannah / Firefighters in time of war: The Dublin Fire Brigade and the Irish Revolution
Smithfield Square, The Cobblestone Old Hannah Foursome schooled in folk, country and roots music, hailing from Sligo. Firefighters in time of war: The...
11:00 - 12:30
A Poet’s Revolt / The Rising: One Hundred Years After / Choral Music
St Michan’s Church, Church St Hosted by Aengus MacGrianna, News Reader, RTÉ A Poet’s Revolt? Literature and the I916 Rising Poetry and theatre played...
15:00 - 17:00
A Celebration in Song / A Challenge to Conscience and Courage / Identity: How We Know Who We Are
St. Michan’s Church, Halston Street Introduced by Eileen Dunne, RTÉ A Celebration in Song Choral music from the Mary, Mother of Hope Senior National...
11:00 - 12:30
7 Signatories Exhibitions
National Library of Ireland: Front Hall 7 Signatories of the Proclamation against a backdrop of music from the period. Photograph courtesy of the RTÉ Archives
11:00 - 18:00
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Liberty Hall and the Rising
Liberty Hall Enjoy this afternoon performance highlighting the central role played by Liberty Hall both prior to and during Easter Week. MC’d by Padraig Murray,...
14:00 - 18:00
The Ramparts / An overlooked aspect of 1916 / A Cork Capuchin’s journey through Easter Week 1916
St. Michan’s Church, Halston St Introduced by Eileen Dunne, RTÉ The Ramparts The Ramparts, Ireland’s newest Male Voice Chamber Choir perform a set of Irish...
14:00 - 15:30
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Brick Upon Grey Brick / Mochóirí / We Could Be Heroes
City Hall, The Rotunda Round Hall Introduced by Ray Darcy, RTÉ Brick Upon Grey Brick An evocative tapestry of poetry, mime and dramatic memories...
13:00 - 14:15
Our Ireland, Our Rising, Our Song
DIT Lower Ground Floor: Biscuit Theatre Song-writing workshop for children aged 7-12 with actor and musician Kyle Riley. Photograph courtesy of the East Wall...
17:00 - 18:00
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1916 Family Quiz & Sing Song
DIT Level 1: Restaurant 1916 Family Quiz Test your knowledge at our table quiz as children and adults answer the questions and then join the chorus....
11:00 - 12:00
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Living Dublin 1916
Freemason’s Hall Introduced by Cormac O hEadhra Concert curated by Oisin Costello remembering the Feis Ceoil of 1916, the music of Larchet of the...
16:00 - 17:30
St Stephen’s Green Bandstand
Enjoy a day of music and performance on one of the finest surviving bandstands in Ireland including… The renowned Rowsome Uilleann Piping Quartet, The Dublin Circus...
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