REVISED PROGRAMME
MARCH TO JUNE 2015
Visitors and new Members welcome
MARCH
Thursday 12th Terry Dolan,
author of “The Dictionary of Hiberno-English “and Emeritus Professor of English NUI
“Why the Irish speak English, and how”
Thursday 26th Kevin Honan,
calligrapher
“The art of calligraphy with special reference to the Book of Kells and the Camino Book”
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APRIL
Thursday 9th Colm O’Mongain,(revised date) RTE Journalist, editor and co-presenter of Sunday’s “This Week” radio programme
“1916 Commerations”
Thursday 23rd John Grenham, (revised date) John’s website: www.johngrenham.com
author of “Tracing Your Irish Ancestors” and IrishTimes Columnist
“access guidelines to state records of births, mariages and deaths”
Special Craft Workshop with Ann Fleeton, textile artist . Saturday, April 25th at Marley Parish Centre
Please contact Ann O’Dea (crafts promoter)at a Guild Meeting about places on course. Reservations List open
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MAY
Thursday 14th
AGM and Birthday Party
Thursday 28th Majella O’Donnell,(new speaker)
author of “It Is All In The Head”, businesswoman, singer, reality television star and the wife of entertainer Daniel O’Donnell.
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JUNE
Thursday 11th To be announced
The Committee will make every effort to keep to this programme. However, changes may have to be made if speakers or venues are unavailable through unforeseen circumstance
ORIGINAL PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR (now revised)
SEPTEMBERThursday 11th 
Dr. Lorraine Fitzsimons D’Arcy,DCU School of Health and Human Performance
“Walking for health”
Thursday 25th 
Eanna Ni Lamhna, DIT, author of Wild Dublin(O’Brien Press) and panellist since 1995 on Mooney Goes Wild (RTE Radio 1- Fridays)
“The impact of humans on common wildlife”
OCTOBER
Thursday 9th
Diarmaid Fleming, Journalist BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 man inDublin and RTE
“From Marley to Moscow and from Russia to Rush – twenty years reporting and how to engineer a career in journalism”
Thursday 23rd
Aidan Moran, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Director of Psychology Research Laboratory at UCD
“Staying Sharp: Practical Tips on Memory and Concentration”
NOVEMBER
Thursday 13
Morgan Gibbs, Artist
“Adventure travels”
Thursday 27
Deirdre Purcell, Author, Journalist and RTE Broadcaster
“My life and times”
DECEMBER
Thursday 11th
CHRISTMAS PARTY
JANUARY
Thursday 8th
Michael O’Regan, Parliamentary Correspondent for Irish Times
“Reflections on Ireland and some of its Personalities”
Thursday 22nd
Bryan Fanning, Professor and Head of the School of Applied Social Studies at UCD
“Books that shaped a nation”
FEBRUARY
Thursday 12th
Eileen Dunne, Broadcaster and RTE Newscaster has been working in the RTE Newsroom for 30 years. She is now sole anchor of RTE’s flagship NINE NEWS.
“The Changing Face of News’ – personal and professional reflections”
Thursday 26th
Kitty Scully, Organic Gardener & Environmental/Horticultural Educator at Airfield, Dundrum
“Spring into action”
MARCH
Thursday 12th
Terence Dolan, author of The Dictionary of Hiberno-English and Emeritus Professor of English, N.U.I.
“Why the Irish speak English, and how”
Thursday 26th
Kevin Honan, Calligrapher
Book”
APRIL
Thursday 9th
Jerry Kiernan, Olympian, runner, and RTE sports panellist
Thursday 23rd
Moira Reilly, Harper Collins Group Publicity Manager /Ireland (retired 2014)
“Life as a Publicist
April 25th
Saturday Craft Workshop with Ann Fleeton,textile artist
MAY
Thursday 14th
AGM and Birthday Party
Thursday 28th
John Grenham, author of Tracing Your Irish Ancestors and Irish Times columnist
“Access guidelines to state records of births, marriages and deaths”
JUNE
Thursday 11th
Colm O’Mongain, Journalist and Editor and co-presenter of ‘This Week’, RTÉ’s longest-running News & Current Affairs programme.
“1916 Commemorations”
ACTIVITES AND OUTINGS
- Crafts – Monday 10-12noon
- Book Club – Monthly Meeting – third Thursday 8-9pm
- Yoga – Wednesday 8-9.30pm
- Choir Courses will be held during our year in art, crafts, photography, gardening and
getting the best from your Notebook/Tablet (subject to demand from members).
- Group visits to An Grianan
- Guild Outings
- Access to ICA National and Federation events and competitions
ICA (poem by Rachel Gillen*)
Inspirational intelligent inter-denominational
Companionable charitable cheerful
Accomplished active admirable
Integrating involving investigating
Cultured co-operative cordial
Accepting affirmative advocating
Introductions instructions involvements
Connections competitions committees
Achievable accountable affordable
All these characteristics and attributes
Accompanied by a chat and a cup of tea