17th of March: St. Patrick’s Day Lecture with the Alumni
On St Patrick’s Day, Dr. Joost Augusteijn will give a lecture on the significance of the 1916 Easter Rising in Irish history. This is an interesting time to examine the subject, as 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, when a group of Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse, proclaimed the Irish Republic. Although the rising was soon quelled by the British, it ultimately led to Ireland’s independence