The Emergency: Ireland in Wartime, 27-28 June 2014 - Conference at NUI Galway

The Emergency: Ireland in wartime, 27-28 June 2014

A great conference upcoming here on campus at NUI Galway, coming at the 75th anniversary of World War II, will focus on it's place in an Irish context, known as 'the Emergency'. With renowned international and Irish keynote speakers including Robert Fisk, Brian Girvin, T. Ryle Dwyer, Mervyn O'Driscoll and Michael Kennedy, as well as a wide range of academics and scholars, it promises to be a really interesting two days. For full conference details click here. 

Schedule

Friday 27 June Coffee and Welcome 09.30 Panel 1:   “High Diplomacy” 10.00 – 11.30 ·         Dr Paul McNamara (NUI, Galway) ·         Mr Steven Murphy (University College Cork) ·         Dr Barry Whelan (NUI, Maynooth) Coffee 11.30 – 12.00 Keynote 12.00 – 13.00 ·         Dr Mervyn O’Driscoll (University College Cork) Lunch 13.00 – 14.00 Panel 2: “Wartime shortages in an international context” 14.00 – 15.15 (Room G010) ·         Dr Bryce Evans (Liverpool Hope University) ·         Dr Peter Rigney (Trinity College Dublin) Panel 3: “Exiles in Ireland” 14.00 – 15.15 (Room G011) ·         Dr Gisela Holfter (University of Limerick) ·         Ms Neasa McGarrigle (Trinity College Dublin) Coffee 15.15 – 15.30 Keynote 15.30 - 16.30   ·         Prof. Brian Girvin (Glasgow University)    Film screening 17.00 – 19.00 ·         The Enigma of Frank Ryan ·         Q & A: Prof. Des Bell with Dr Fearghal McGarry Conference Keynote 20.00 – 21.30 ·         Dr Robert Fisk (venue: Radisson Hotel) Saturday 28 June Panel 4: “A land of opportunity”? 09.45– 10.45 ·         Dr Jackie Uí Chionna (NUI, Galway) ·         Dr Bozena Cierlick (University College Cork) Coffee 10.45 – 11.00 Panel 5: “Britain’s war in an Irish context” 11.00 – 12.30 (Room G010) ·         Dr Pat McCarthy (Military History Society of Ireland) ·         Dr Steven O'Connor (Trinity College Dublin) ·         Mr Joseph Quinn (Trinity College Dublin) Panel 6:  “Employment options – Ireland and the United Kingdom” 11.00 – 12.30 (Room G011) ·         Dr Mary Muldowney (Trinity College Dublin) ·         Dr Jennifer Redmond (NUI, Maynooth) ·         Ms Mary Hawkins (NUI, Galway) Lunch 12.30 – 13.30 Keynote 13.30 – 14.30 ·         Dr T. Ryle Dwyer Coffee 14.30 – 14.45 Panel 7: “Neutrality Discourses” 14.45 – 16.15 (Room G010) ·         Dr Bernard Kelly (Edinburgh University) ·         Dr Karen Devine (Dublin City University) ·         Ms Lili Zach (NUI, Galway) Panel 8: “Activists and the news agenda” 14.45 – 16.15 (Room G011) ·         Dr Leo Keohane (NUI, Galway) ·         Dr Kevin McCarthy (University College Cork) ·         Mr James O’Donnell (NUI, Galway) Coffee 16.15 – 16.30 Keynote (followed by concluding remarks) 16.30 – 17.30 ·         Dr Michael Kennedy (Royal Irish Academy)