"Those vivid faces of 1916: Pearse, MacDonagh, MacBride and Markievicz": Ambassador of Ireland to the UK, Dan Mulhall

16 February 2016, 6.30pm
As part of our inaugural Constance Markievicz lecture, UCLU Irish Society are proud to introduce his Excellency the Irish Ambassador to the UK, Dan Mulhall. In this centenary year, Constance Markievicz couldn't be in the limelight more than in any recent years. From a Slade student of art at UCL and the first-elected female MP, to a prominent figure in the Easter Rising, she has remained wildly out of public knowledge for someone who achieved so much. 

The Ambassador will crown the first of these lectures and give an insight into the Countess's role in Irish independence, how her involvement has been influenced by her time in London and the way in which her achievements have paved the way for woman across the UK and Ireland.