This one-day Royal Irish Academy conference, produced in partnership with the Houses of the Oireachtas, is being held to mark the 100th anniversary of Dáil Éireann.
The conference is being held during the week of the 100th anniversary of the 14 December 1918 general election. It will commence the Irish Government’s programme of events to commemorate 100 years of Dáil Éireann, which first sat in the Mansion House on 21 January 1919.
Morning panel discussions will be chaired by Stephen Collins and Olivia O’Leary. They will each chair discussions with academic panellists who have an expertise in government, politics and history. Panel discussions will cover the origins, consolidation, evolution and development of Dáil Éireann. Later, there will be discussions with politicians on recent innovations in the Dáil and its future, heading into its second century. Finally, members of the media will discuss contemporary public perceptions of Dáil Éireann.
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Panel discussion 1
Origins and Consolidation: 1919-45
Chaired by Stephen Collins, journalist
Marie Coleman, QUB
Michael Laffan, UCD
Fearghal McGarry, QUB
Ciara Meehan, University of Hertfordshire
Panel discussion 2
Evolution and Developments: 1945 – Present
Chaired by Olivia O’Leary, journalist
Bill Kissane, London School of Economics
Brigid Laffan, European University Institute
Martin Mansergh, Vice- Chairman, Decade of Centenaries Working Group
Panel discussion 3
Staying Relevant: The Dáil in its Second Century
Chaired by Áine Lawlor, journalist
Introductory comments by David Farrell, UCD
Richard Boyd Barrett, TD
Frances Fitzgerald, TD
Aengus Ó Snodaigh, TD
Jan O’Sullivan, TD
Eamon Ryan, TD
Panel discussion 4
Public Perceptions of Dáil Éireann: 100 Years Later
Chaired by Pat Rabbitte, former Labour Party Leader
Katie Hannon, RTE
Alison O’Connor, Irish Examiner
Fionnán Sheahan, Irish Independent
Mary Murphy, UCC
