2016 is the centenary of Ireland’s Easter Rising and the proclamation of the Irish Republic at the Dublin GPO on 24 April 1916. The Melbourne Celtic Club’s Cultural Heritage Committee is holding a series of commemorative events (which includes a competition to write a Proclamation for an Australian Republic.)
Event: BrigidFest luncheon.
Where: Celtic Club, 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne.
When: Sunday 14th February 2016 at 12 pm
Cost: $42 for lunch; drinks at bar prices BOOKINGS CLOSED. BOOKED OUT!
Further information: Brigidfest 2016; The Celtic Club,
316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000 Celtic Club
or phone: 03 96706472;
Guest speaker: Maeve O’Leary, a 1916 relative speaking on the Rising with Professor Gillian Russell
Event: A reading of Sean Casey’s ‘The Plough and the Stars’
performed by the Bloomsday cast.
Where: The Celtic Club, 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne.
When: Saturday 27th February for two performances at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Cost: $27/$22
Further information: Bloomsday in Melbourne; Bob Glass, 03 9898 2900.
Event: ‘Death or Liberty’ documentary film based on Tony Moore’s book about rebels & radicals transported to Australia.
Where: The Celtic Club 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
When: Wednesday 2nd March 2016 @ 7 pm
Cost: Free
Further information and master flyers: www.celticclub.com.au; other information concerning bookings, cost etc phone: Peter Gavin: 9600 2606
‘Death or Liberty’ documentary film is based on Tony Moore’s book of the same name about rebels & radicals transported to Australia. The evening will include an Introductory session, Film Screening and then a Q & A
Event:
Exhibition- ‘Irish Rising: A Terrible Beauty is Born’
Where: The State Library of Victoria – Blue Rotunda, Cowan Gallery
When: Thursday 17th March 2016 –31st July 2016.
Cost: Free
Further information: Exhibition
Revisit the tumultuous days of the 1916 Easter Rising. See rare material and artefacts that explore the Irish context of the Rising and its impact in Australia.
Event: 1916 Commemorative Dinner with guest speaker Richard O’Brien the former Irish Ambassador to Australia. The presentation and reading of the winning Proclamation for an Australian Republic will also take place.
Where: The Celtic Club 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
Event: Panel Discussion
Where: The Celtic Club 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
When: Saturday 19th March from 2 pm to 3.30 pm
Cost: Free
Further information and master flyers: www.celticclub.com.au; other information concerning bookings, cost etc phone: Peter Gavin: 9600 2606
Val Noone will chair a panel of Australians with a personal link through their relatives to the 1916 Easter Rising, discussing the Rising and its meaning today
Event: Presentation of the documentary film ‘Mise Eire’
Where: The Celtic Club 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
When: Saturday 19th March 2016 from 4 pm – 6 pm
Cost: Free
Further information and master flyers: www.celticclub.com.au; other information concerning bookings, cost etc phone: Peter Gavin: 9600 2606
There will also be a display at the Club of photos, artefacts and art, associated with the Rebellion.
Event: 1916 Easter Rising Conference hosted by the Chair of Irish Studies, Professor Gillian Russell
Where: Newman College, University of Melbourne
When: Thursday 7th and Friday 8th April 2016
Cost:
Further information and master flyers: australasian-perspectives; www.celticclub.com.au; other information concerning bookings, cost etc phone: Peter Gavin: 9600 2606
Event: ‘A Terrible Beauty: The Poetry of the Rising’ with Liam Gillespie and other readers and musicians
Where: The Celtic Club 316-320 Queen Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000
When: Friday 15th April 2016 @7.30pm
Cost: $25/$20
Further information and master flyers: Bloomsday in Melbourne; Bob Glass, 03 9898 2900.
Event: 100th Anniversary of the execution of Roger Casement
/A re-enactment of the Trial of Roger Casement by Bloomsday in Melbourne
Where: To be advised
When: Saturday 6th August @ 3 pm and 8 pm
Cost: tba
Further information and master flyers: bloomsday-in-melbourne; Bob Glass, 03 9898 2900.
