Thomas Davis Lectures

THOMAS DAVIS LECTURES:

Recent Thomas Davis Lecture series examined the life and work of Samuel Beckett and Sean O'Casey, the origins and and development of the idea of an Irish republic and the forces that shaped the course of Irish literature from the late 19th century to the present time. 

Links to listen back to these lectures are available below.

Thomas Davis Lectures - Creating The Dáil

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the First Dáil we are re-broadcasting a ten part Thomas Davis Lecture series entitled Creating the Dáil first broadcast in 1994.

Producer: Michael Littleton

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Ireland and the Great War

A ten-part Thomas Davis lecture series marking the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War, reflecting the experience of ordinary Irish people during the war and the effect this war had then and has now on Irish society.

RTÉ Radio 1, each Monday at 10.02pm from 10 November 2008.

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The Thomas Davis Lecture Series - Ireland and the Great War is part of the RTÉ Radio 'Our War' series.

China and the Irish: Different Stories, Similar Dreams

Every week for nine weeks different experts give their personal take on various aspects of Ireland - China relations over the centuries, opening windows of wonder into unexplored worlds. The series includes contributions from well known experts including Richard Barrett CEO of Treasury Holdings, Irish Times journalists Fintan O'Toole and Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, ethnomusicologist at UCD Dr. Hwee-San Tan, Curator of Chinese Art at the Chester Beatty Library Dr. Shane Mc Causland and the Seventh Earl of Rosse of Birr Castle Brendan Parsons.

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Serving The State

RTE Radio 1, in association with the Institution of Public Administration, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of that distinguished Irish national centre for the development of excellence in public administration and public management.

A Literary Landscape

An exploration of the forces that shaped the course of Irish literature from the late 19th century to the present time.

The O'Casey Enigma

Audio links to, and information on, all the programmes in the series celebrating the life and work of the great Irish playwright, Sean O'Casey (1880 - 1964)

The Republic

A series of nine Thomas Davis Lectures examining the origins and development of the idea of a republic.

Beckett at 100

Centenary essays in honour of Samuel Beckett.

Players and Painted Stage

2004 saw the Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre, celebrating its centenary. Click on the link to listen to the series of lectures.