@ Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop Street Within, Derry Sat 21 June, 7.30pm Sylvie Kleinman, Breandán MacSuibhne, Ian McBride, John Gibney

@ Wood Bros Café, Féile Brian Boru,Killaloe, Co. Clare Sat. 5 July, 7pm with Seán Duffy, Pat Wallace, Cathy Swift, Donnchadh Ó Corráin

@ History Festival of Ireland, Huntington Castle, Clonegal, Co. Carlow Sun 8 June Show bands, beat bands & ballads: youth culture of the ’60s & ’70s Tommy Graham with Carole Holohan, John Ryan (ex-Granny’s Intentions), Niall Toner, Donal Fallon

@ Seanchaí—Kerry Writers’ Museum, Listowel Roger Casement’s landing and arrest at Banna Strand has assured Kerry a place in the narrative (and song) of the 1916 Rising. The county was equally prominent in the War of Independence and in the Civil War, which was particularly bitter in the county. But what was happening before 1916? … Continue reading Before Banna: politics, society & sport in Kerry 1912–1916 →

National Library, Kildare Street, Tuesday 21 Jan 7pm Panel: Ellen Rowley, Ruth McManus, Mary Daly and Chris Corlett with Tommy Graham

@ Belfast City Hall, Tues 10 December 6pm Lar Joye, Michael Laffan, Timothy Bowman, Philip Orr

@ Allingham Festival, Ballyshannon, Abbey Centre, Sat 9 Nov 5.30pm Tommy Graham with Brian Drummond, Michael Kennedy, Jonathon Bardon, Pauraic Travers

Hedge School at the National Library, 22 October. Speakers: Ryan Tubridy, Robert Schmuhl , Michael Kennedy and Carol Holohan

recorded on 17 August @Heritage Festival, Kitchen Bake (old Methodist Hall) Tommy Graham in the Chair with Pascal Mooney, Marc Geagan, Gerry Gallagher, Charlie McGettigan

Sun 1 Sept 2.45pm JFK in Ireland: style or substance? Michael Kennedy, Donal Fallon, Carole Holohan, Brian Hanley

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