Amnesty Documentary Screening of ‘A People Uncounted: The Untold Story of the Roma’ Wednesday June 12th 8pm @solidaritybooks

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Join us in Solidarity Books Wednesday June 12th 8pm where we will host an Amnesty Documentary Screening of ‘A People Uncounted: The Untold Story of the Roma’

Nominated for Producers Guild of America Award (2013), this feature-length documentary recounts the persecution of the Roma throughout history, and explores the effects of racism and genocide on the lives of the Roma today.

‘A People Uncounted’ brings the Romani history to life through the rich interplay of their poetry, music, and compelling first-hand accounts.

For reviews, a trailer, and more see: http://www.apeopleuncounted.com/index.html

Organised by Amnesty International Cork, this screening will take place on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 8pm in Solidarity Books, 43 Douglas St.

Venue information can be found at http://www.solidaritybooks.org

Admission is free and donations are appreciated.

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On this day – 5 June 1916 – The death of a reluctant Irishman, Lord Kitchener

Myles Dungan

 

 

A number of highly significant Irishmen died violently in 1916 – Patrick Pearse, Tom Clarke, James Connolly and their associates to name but a few who were shot in May. Tom Kettle, barrister, poet and former MP followed them in September when he died at the Battle of Ginchy on the Western front.

In between, another famous Irishman came to an unfortunate end. However not many people realise that Herbert, Lord Kitchener, hero of Omdurman, scourge of the Boers and War Minister in the British Cabinet was actually Irish. It was not something he tended to highlight himself.

But he was, in fact, as much a Kerryman as Mick O’Dwyer or John B.Keane. He was born Horatio Herbert Kitchener on 24 June 1850 in Ballylongford, near Listowel.  His father, Lt.Col. Henry Horatio Kitchener, had bought land under the terms of the Encumbered Estates Act designed to buy out…

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There was a real Copper Face(d) Jack – On this day, 8 June 1739

From http://mylesdungan.com/

Myles Dungan

 

 

 

It’s the most famous night club in Ireland. By day it’s an innocuous basement in Harcourt Street, by night it’s frequented by people out to have a good time, or to get drunk, or both. The legend of Copper Face Jacks has not dimmed despite the supposed impoverishment of the entire island of Ireland since 2007. But who exactly was Copper Face Jack.

Actually he was the grammatically more accurately Copper-faced Jack, and his real name was John Scott, 1^st Earl of Clonmel and Lord Earlsfort

Scott was born into a landed family in Tipperary in the mid 18^th century and was educated in Kilkenny College. While there he came to the defence of a fellow pupil, Hugh Carleton, who was being tormented by another student. Carleton was the son of Francis Carleton, a wealthy merchant from Cork. When he heard of Scott’s courage and…

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COLM WILKINSON In Concert

COLM WILKINSON In Concert

Thursday 13th & Friday 14th June, 8pm ( University Concert Hall, Limerick)

Bring Him Home…

One of Broadway’s most distinctive voices, Ireland’s Colm Wilkinson is best known as the original Jean Valjean and the Phantom, roles he created and embodied in London, Toronto and New York productions of Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera.

He played Jean Valjean in the 10th Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (1995) and has gained many new fans since his guest appearances on both the 25th Anniversary Concerts of Les Misérable at the O2 London (2010) and Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011).

Colm plays the Bishop of Digne in the new Les Misérables movie alongside Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe.

“I was delighted to be asked to play the role in the movie version of the greatest musical ever written… Twenty eight years ago as the original Jean Valjean I started an extraordinary journey with the Bishop of Digne setting me on the long road of reincarnation and salvation. It seems to me as I now take on the role of the Bishop that the journey has ended and I have come full circle”. Colm Wilkinson

Colm Wilkinson in Concert is an evening of music and stories. Theatre favourites such as ‘Music of the Night’, ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ and his signature song ‘Bring Him Home’ anchor the show which also includes definitive Irish classics such as ‘Danny Boy’ and ‘Whiskey in the Jar’. Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ and The Animals ‘House of the Rising Sun’ add another dimension to a programme rich in musical theatre and showcasing the complete depth, range and variety of Wilkinson’s talent.

Starring:
Colm Wilkinson & his band – Siobhán Pettit & Áine Whelan, guest vocalists
Early booking for these concerts is advisable

http://www.colmwilkinson.com

Tickets: €45 / Conc. €40
Balcony €35

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other Irish dates

UNE
6 june 8 pm Broadway And Beyond
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! CLICK HERE!!
or call 021 4270022 to purchase tickets (Cork Opera House)
Cork, Ireland

7  june 8 pm Broadway And Beyond
Cork Opera House)
Cork, Ireland

10th  june 8pm Broadway And Beyond
(Bord Gáis Energy Theatre)
Dublin, Ireland

13 8 pm Broadway And Beyond
(University Concert Hall)
Limerick, Ireland

14 th june 8 pm Broadway And Beyond
(University Concert Hall)
Limerick, Ireland

17th june 8 pm Broadway And Beyond
(Bord Gáis Energy Theatre)
Dublin, Ireland

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Proust Questionnaire 10 – Little John Nee

Dublin Writers Festival Blog

Little John Nee is a writer, storyteller, performer and musician, who will be performing at the Faber Social, which takes place in Smock Alley, the Banquet Hall tomorrow at 6pm.

What is your idea of happiness?

Creating theatre shows and hanging out with friends.

Where would you most like to live?

In a comfortable barn on four acres of land.

What is your favourite virtue?

Compassion.

What are your favourite qualities in a man?

Generosity, gentleness, integrity, sense of humour, creativity and compassion.

What are your favourite qualities in a woman?

Generosity, gentleness, integrity, sense of humour, creativity, compassion and a good kisser.

What do you most value in your friends?

Forgiveness.

What is your biggest weakness?

Creating theatre.

What do you enjoy doing most?

Creating theatre.

What is your most marked characteristic?

Foolishness.

What is your idea of misery?

Bureaucracy.

If not yourself, who would you like to be?

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Maps

One of historians greatest primary tools Maps

History at Galway

Back in 2010, while reading – and listening to – the brilliant A History of the World in 100 Objects (yes, that’s where the Irish Times got it from), one of my favourite items was a North American buckskin map from the late eighteenth century. Depicting the region between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the map was drawn by Piakshaw Indians to communicate in discussions over land with European settlers. I can vividly remember loading the podcast on to my iPhone last summer and standing gazing at the object in the British Museum while Neil MacGregor – BM director and narrator of the BBC Radio 4 series – explained the conceptual differences between American Indian visions of territory and those of the ever-encroaching Europeans. (A note in case anyone is worried about my sanity: Neil MacGregor’s voice was coming through some pretty standard in-ear headphones rather than a disembodied…

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Failure is what writers do.

Dublin Writers Festival Blog

The Ballymun Booker with John Banville, Roddy Doyle & Anne Enright in Axis, Ballymun – Tuesday, 21st May 2013

When I finally found my way to the Axis in Ballymun, after an absurd wrong turn off the M50, I took my seat at 7pm and awaited the event that I was most looking forward to this week. The Director of the Axis, Mark O’Brien, was the first to appear on stage and said how delighted he was that the Dublin Writers Festival had spread across Dublin to hold an event there. He then introduced Dermot Bolger, who I actually hadn’t realised was chairing the event. *Note to self – read the programme more carefully in future.* Dermot Bolger took to the stage where he detailed the background of the Man Booker Prize and the history of Irish writers in it. He then introduced the three most recent Irish winners to do a…

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Caitlin Moran!

Dublin Writers Festival Blog

 

 

 

 

 

 

<—- I just think this is a lovely photograph.She is in conversation with Sinéad Gleeson tonight and they will both be brilliant.                                                  (SK)

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