Schedule
July 15th
Wednesday
9.45 am
Cllr Domnick Connolly Cathaoirleach of Roscommon Co Council
Introduction and Welcome
10.00 am
Dr Brian Griffin
Percy French, Sportsman: An Obscured Aspect of His Identity
10.30 am
Q & A
10.45 am
Dr Mark Henry
How to make a Happier Country
11.15 am
Q & A
11.30 am
Tea/coffee
12.00 pm
Dr Gretta Mohan
A Reflection on Mental Health in Ireland Amid Our Economic Prosperity
12.30 pm
Q & A
12.45 pm
Kenneth Egan
From the Podium to Despair
1.15 pm
Q & A
1.30 pm
Lunch
3.00 pm
Afternoon Recital
Tommy McDermott
Percy French Abú
Michael Banahan
Percy French and a Broken Heart
4.00 pm
Gardens Open
July 16th
Thursday
10.00 am
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Sean Freyne |
The Sean Freyne Memorial Lecture
Kevin Finnerty
James the Just
10.30 am
Q & A
10.45 am
James Bradshaw
Ireland’s identity crisis: charting a way forward in a fast changing world
11.15 am
Q & A
11.30 am
Tea/coffee
12.00 pm
Marie Louise O’Donnell
Paddy The Next Best Thing!
12.30 pm
Q & A
12.45 pm
Peadar Tóibín
The Crisis in Irish Identity
1.15 pm
Q & A
1.30 pm
Lunch
3.00 pm
Afternoon Recital
Paul McDonald and The Fuerty Ensemble
Drumcolliher
4.00 pm
Gardens open
July 17th
Friday
10.00 am
Sarah Ryan
A Nation of Willing Believers
10.30 am
Q & A
10.45 am
John McGuirk
Combatting the Culture of Fear
11.15 am
Q & A
11.30 am
Tea/coffee
12.00 pm
Keynote Address
Maria Steen
Unravelling the other Golden Thread
12.30 pm
Q & A
12.45 pm
Panel Discussion
Paul Healy (Chair), Maria Steen, John McGuirk, James Bradshaw, A.N. Other
1.30 pm
Lunch
3.00 pm
Afternoon Recital
Col Ceathair
Percy French and Roscommon
4.00 pm
Gardens Open
Please be seated 15 minutes before the first talk each day.
The Festival schedule is subject to change.