This Week on Merrion Square

We’ve had another bustling week on Merrion Squaure, beginning with our Walking Tour on Monday which visited the Irish Architectural Archives, the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland’s Georgian garden, the Irish Traditional Music Archive

This Week on Merrion Square

Alongside our free tours on Monday and Friday at 11am, led by Ingenious Ireland guide Dr Patrick Roycroft, join us for a week of activity on Merrion Square. Brian Dunning and Sean Whelan will be

Music Break: Brian Dunning & Sean Whelan at the NGI

04/09/2012

Acclaimed Irish flautist Brian Dunning brings his Celtic and jazz influenced trio, including guitarist Sean Whelan, to The National Gallery of Ireland.

Lunchtime Talk: The Georgian Garden

06/09/2012

Join the Treasurer of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Brendan Twomey, to hear about, and visit, their beautiful Georgian Garden at No 63 Merrion Square.

Music Break: Kate Ellis with Linda Buckley

11/09/2012

Kate Ellis at the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland  Music and architecture come together with Kate Ellis on cello in the stunning reception rooms of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland at No. 8

Lunchtime Talk: IFI at the Goethe-Institut Irland

13/09/2012

Spend your lunchtime at The Goethe-Institut with IFI Irish Film Archive curator Sunniva Flynn as she shares a fascinating montage of films (1920s to 1970s) made in and about Merrion Square and Environs.

Music Break: Music in the Library

18/09/2012

Music in the Library at the Irish Traditional Music Archive A concert of traditional music from outstanding fiddle players, Paddy Glackin and Dermot McLaughlin, chosen for the Irish Traditional Music Archive’s 25th Anniversary. Both players

Lunchtime Talk: Schrödinger and the hard sums

20/09/2012

Join us as Professor Luke Drury gives us a whistestop tour into the world of Edwin Schrödinger, Myles na gCopaleen, Eamon DeValera, Merrion Square and that famous cat.

Music Break: The Art of Voice

25/09/2012

The Art of Voice at the RHA The Art of Voice is a lunchtime concert of antique and modern sacred choral masterpieces performed by Tonnta, led by Robert Blake, as they explore the acoustics of the

Lunchtime Talk; Insights into George Russell A.E.

27/09/2012

Curator Padraic E. Moore will talk about George Russell A.E., a visionary poet, mystic painter, theosophist and evangelist for the Co-operative movement.