Monday 1 July: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day to facilitate the Library's continuing redevelopment of the premises. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal.Monday 1 July: The Workhouse of the South Dublin Union, with Davis Coakley. Host: Richmond Barracks, Mondays at the Mess series. Venue: Richmond Barracks, Off Bulfin Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8. 11am. Admission €5, includes tea and scone. Tickets.
Wednesday 3 July: Liberating Ireland - Daniel O'Connell and the fight for Irish freedom, with Professor Patrick Geoghegan. Host & venue: Hill of Tara Centre, Castleboy, Co Meath. Free. All welcome.
Thursday 4 July: The Manchester Martyrs, and the West Cork Connections, with Robert J Bateman. Host: Duchas Clonakilty Heritage. Venue: The Parish Centre, Clonakilty, Co Cork. Free. 8:30pm. All welcome.
Sunday 7 July: Power and Politics in the Blackwater Valley, a one-day conference. Host and venue: Dromana House, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. Four lectures, morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. 10:30am to 4pm. Inclusive fee of €75pp or €130 for two persons. For more details and to book, email info@dromanahouse.com or phone 086 8186305.
Monday 8 July: NLI Reading Room and Manuscript Room closed all day to facilitate the Library's continuing redevelopment of the premises. Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. All other services/exhibitons/cafe, including Genealogy Advisory Service, operate as normal.
Monday 8 July: Irish Genealogy: Life in the Past Lane, with Barbara Griffin. Host: Irish American Cultural Institute. Venue: Friendly Sons of The Shillelagh, 815 16th Ave, Belmar, New Jersey, USA. Free to IACI members. Guests $10. All welcome. Details and booking.
Tuesday 9 July: Headstones – their obvious and hidden messages, with John Nangle. Host: Genealocial Society of Ireland. Venue: DFEi, Cumberland St, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin. 8pm. All welcome. €3.
Wednesday 10 July: Tara and the Celtic Revival, with Professor Emeritus Muiris O Sullivan. Second of this year's Tara Lecture Series. Host: OPW - Office of Public Works. Venue: Hill of Tara Centre, Dunsany, Navan, Co. Meath. Admission is free but limited seating, so arrive early. All Welcome.
Friday 12 July: Bank Holiday (also Monday 15 July) in Northern Ireland. PRONI, private libraries and all public lending libraries across Northern Ireland will be closed until Tuesday 16 July. These public holidays do not apply in the Republic of Ireland.