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Programme 2012:

Thursday, May 10th

6.30pm (doors open 6pm): City of Larkin - Fanning the Flames of Revolution
Lecture: Dr Enda Leaney
Venue: The National Library, Kildare Street
Sponsored by IMPACT
A unique photographic presentation and lecture on the tenement housing and living conditions in Dublin, setting the historic events of 1913 in social context.
Admission free, limited seating.


8.30pm: In Praise of Obstreperous Lassies

Venue: The Clé Club, The Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2
Bean a’ tí: Róisín Gaffney
Niamh Parsons is the special guest at the Clé Club in an evening of song and music with an emphasis on women’s work and women’s lives.
Subscription – €5

Friday, May 11th

3.00pm: Walking tour: In The Footsteps of Larkin

Venue: Meet at the Custom House at 2.45pm
Sponsored by the TEEU
Pádraig Yeates, author of Lockout: Dublin 1913, comments on Larkin’s life as he leads a stroll through the city centre, with songs and readings from Clé Club friends, ending in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square.
Subscription – €5

7.00pm: Wine reception co-hosted by NUJ Dublin Newspapers Branch and SIPTU

Venue: Cois Life Bar, Liberty Hall

7.45pm: An Buachaill Caoin – A Bilingual Tribute to Brendan Behan

Venue: Liberty Hall Theatre
Nuala Hayes takes the lead in a theatrical and musical celebration of one of Dublin’s finest writers, with poet Declan Collinge and music and singing from Clé Club house band, Liffey BanksNóra Geraghty, Máire Nic Fhinn, Angela Plunkett, Jack Plunkett, Sally Corr and Noel Pocock. Written by Des Geraghty, and produced with the generous support of the Irish National Painters & Decorators Trade Union and the NUJ’s Dublin Newspaper Branch, Dublin Freelance Branch, and Press and PR Branch.
Admission: €10 (includes Open Session afterwards)

9.30-12.30: Open Session

All are invited to join in a session of music and song led by Liffey Banks .
Venue: Cois Life Bar, Liberty Hall

Saturday, May 12th

Venue: Liberty Hall Centre for The Performing Arts, Eden Quay, Dublin 1
Admission €10 – covers all events

11am-12.45pm: Neilí Ní Dhomhnaill - Rann na Feirste: A Life and a Place in Song
Lecture: Cathal Goan
A bilingual celebration of the noted singer who was the source of many traditional songs handed down to the next generation of the musical Donegal family.

1.45-3.30pm: The Power of Song

Special guest: Jimmy Crowley
All welcome to a singing lunch with “The Voice of Cork” and friends and regulars from the Clé Club.
Soup and sandwiches available at the bar.


3.45-5.30pm: The Music of Michael Coleman
Lecture: Jesse Smith
Introduced by broadcaster Peter Browne
A presentation on the famous Sligo fiddler whose records in the early 20th century had an influence on traditional music that far outlasted his lifetime.

8.00pm: The Clé Club: Liberty Session

The Larkin Hedge School finishes with a lively session led by this year’s Hedge Masters.
Participation from all welcome.
Subscription: €5 (covered by €10 day ticket)

Tickets for all events Friday and Saturday at €10 per day can be purchased at the Clé Club, which meets on Wednesday night in The Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2.


Larkin Hedge School – Schools outreach

The Poet and the Piper

Sponsored by Poetry Ireland
Venue: The Larkin Community College
Néillidh Mulligan
and Macdara Woods meet transition year students for a live performance and classroom workshops, and Stella Larkin McConnon, granddaughter of James Larkin, visits first year students.

For further information and bookings:
larkinhedgeschool@gmail.com

Phone 01 4066517





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