Archived Events

16 March 2016

Cultural Celebration of the year 1916 in Edenderry

Date: Wednesday 16th March 2016 @ 7pm
Location: Edenderry Library
Info: Edenderry Comhaltas will celebrate 1916 with music of the period.  A selection of poetry from 1916 relating to both the Rising and other contemporary events. Poetry recited by Dr.Philip Brady and  members of Transition Year in St.Mary’s Secondary School, with an open mike on the night.
Cost: Free

18 March 2016

Irish Volunteers Commemorative Society

Date: Friday 18th & Saturday 19th March 2016 11am - 5pm daily
Location: Kilroys, High Street, Tullamore
Info: An exhibition of artefacts telling the story of the Irish Volunteers
Cost: Free

20 March 2016

Offaly 100 - Together we Remember

Offaly 100 Together we remember - chéile cuimhin linn SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016 FREE NON TICKETED EVENT We invite you, your family and your neighbours, your friends and your colleagues, to remember, to reflect and to celebrate 100 years of our nation in Offaly. In this centenary year this is our opportunity to come together as citizens of Offaly to remember those who fought for Irish independence. This is a free event for all our citizens. Together let us create a new history of hope for the next centenary.

23 March 2016

The Offaly Republican Roll of Honour

Date: Wednesday 30th March 2016 @ 7pm
Location: Birr Library
Info: ‘The Offaly Republican Roll of Honour, Exploring Offaly IRA fatalities, 1918-1937 - A talk by Dr. Philip McConway
Cost: Free

16 April 2016

Sisters of the Rising

Date: Sat 16 April @ 8pm
Location: Birr Theatre & Arts Centre
Info: Sisters of the Rising is a funny and poignant story and a testament to the many forgotten women who fought for Irish independence. Written by Offaly playwright and actor Christiane O'Mahony. Supported by Offaly 2016
Cost: €16/14
Contact: www.birrtheatre.com or (057) 912 2911

19 April 2016

Tullamore Garden of Remembrance

Date: Tuesday 19th April 2016 @ 2.30pm
Location: Tullamore Town Park
Info: The unveiling of the Tullamore Garden of Remembrance in honour of the Centenary Year 2016
Cost: Free

20 April 2016

Frank Burke of Carbury, Protagonist of 1916

Date: Wednesday 13th April 2016
Location: Edenderry Library
Info: A talk by Oliver Conlan, MA NUIM Maynooth on Frank Burke, Carbury, Co. Kildare - His life and times and his contribution to 1916.
Cost: Free

23 April 2016

Birr Stage Guild presents SOWING THE WIND

Date: Thurs 21, Fri 22 & Sat 23 April @ 8pm
Location: Birr Theatre and Arts Centre.
Info: Playing their part in the 1916 commemoration programme with a theatrical presentation called 'Sowing the Wind'. The production sets out to give a flavour of life in Birr and in the country generally in the early years of the 20th century and culminates in the actual events of the Rising.
Cost: €15 with €13 euro for concessions. Special group rates available.
Contact: www.birrtheatre.com or (057) 912 2911

24 April 2016

Edenderry Commemoration Committee 1916-2016

Date: Friday 24th April 2016 @ 3pm
Location: St. Mary's Cemetry, Edenderry
Info: 1916 - 2016 Centenary Celebrations
Cost: Free

24 April 2016

Flag Raising Ceremony in Birr

Date: Sunday 24th April @ 12 noon
Location: Emmet Square, Birr
Info: FLAG RAISING CEREMONY IN BIRR THIS SUNDAY
This Sunday 24th April at 12 noon Biorra le Gaeilge will mark exactly 100 years since Pádraig Pearse read out the Proclamation and the two Irish flags of the Republic were raised upon the GPO, outside the post office in Emmet Square in Birr.
Cost: Free
Contact: Stella O' Malley 085 7112211