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Online Launch of Conference ‘Irish Travellers/Mincéirs and the State 1922-2022: The Struggle for Equality’
April 8, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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An online webinar on 8th April and conference this Autumn, hosted by NUI Galway as part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme.
- Message from President Michael D. Higgins;
- Collaboration between Traveller activists and allies and the National University of Ireland Galway, welcomed by university president, Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh;
- Supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012 – 2023;
- Contributors include Senator Eileen Flynn, Patrick Nevin, Elaine Martin, Dr Sindy Joyce, Dr Aoife Bhreatnach, Dr Mary Harris, Vincent Browne, Owen Patrick Ward, Trish Reilly, Rosaleen McDonagh.
On 16th and 17th September 2022, NUI Galway will host a conference examining ‘Irish Travellers/Mincéirs and the State 1922 – 2022: The Struggle for Equality’. On 8th April, an online launch event for the conference will be held by NUI Galway, comprising music and a webinar discussing sources for the history of Irish Travellers and the psychodynamics in Irish society that maintain racism towards Travellers in the Irish State.
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D. welcomed the announcement of these events: ‘I am very pleased to be able to support this important conference reflecting on the experiences of Irish Travellers/Mincéirs since the foundation of the independent Irish State. Events such as this, grounded in original research and scholarship, have been welcomed by the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations. The ethos of the Decade of Centenaries Programme is inclusive, authentic, meaningful and respectful commemoration and this provides a timely opportunity to include a community, often historically overlooked in the commemorative narrative”.
Registration
To attend this online webinar, please register at: https://nuigalway-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VKsry2J4QfW-tuRwQJRc4Q.
Image: Preparing for Cahirmee Horse Fair, Buttevant, Co. Cork, 1954
Running Order:
10:00
Chair: Dr Mary Harris, NUI Galway
Welcoming Address: President Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh
Address: President Michael D. Higgins
Performance: Trish Reilly
Formal Launch: Senator Eileen Flynn
Call for Participation: Owen Ward, NUI Galway
Performance: Rosaleen McDonagh
11.00
Panel Discussion:
Chair: Vincent Browne
Panel: Patrick Nevin
Elaine Martin
Dr Sindy Joyce
Dr Aoife Bhreatnach
Rose Marie Maughan
12:00
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Supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.