International Women’s Day, held annually on 8th March, is an international day of celebration where thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. Dublin City Council will celebrate the contribution of women to the civic life of Dublin City with a series of events in March 2012.
HEADS ABOVE THE PARAPET
Join historian, Pat Liddy on International Women’s Day to hear about many remarkable women from past centuries who against the odds, made notable contributions in the fields of arts and sciences. This tour is free and will last approximately 90 minutes. No Booking necessary.
Thursday, 8th March at 11am – Meet at Fusiliers’ Arch, St. Stephens Green,Dublin 2. Contact: 2222233
Community Events
Holistic Health & Self-Care Day
Darndale Belcamp Resource Centre, Sphere 17, 10-1pm, 7th March 2012.
- Massage & manicures, make up therapists
- Card making, creative cakes
- Bio-energy therapy, healing with angels
- Marie Keating Foundation
- No-Smoking Group
- Spots & Stripes fitness session
- Finger food served
Women Walking Together in Finglas
Date: 8th March 2012 Time: 10.45am
Meeting point: Outside Finglas Leisure Centre, Mellowes Road, Finglas. Walk will take place in Mellowes Park.
Other activities include
- Tai Chi taster session
- Drumming session
- Women’s information stall
- Light refreshments served
For further information, please contact Lois on (01) 222 5414. All welcome
The Marie Keating Foundation will have their Information Mobile Unit based at the Citizens Information Service, Unit 1 B, Village Centre, Finglas on the 8th March from 10.30am – 4.00pm. All welcome.
Free Class in Handmade Decorative Flowers
Date: 8th March 2012
Venue: Artsquad, Unit 14B, Finglas Shopping Centre
Class times: 10.00am -11.15am & 12.00pm-1.30pm
Please bring your own remnant material. To book a place, please drop into Artsquad or alternatively contact by phone (01) 8343950 / 087 2262146.
Events in Dublin City Libraries
Celebrating Women in Science
Meet Maude Delap who solved the puzzle of jellyfish, Annie Maunder who travelled the world chasing solar eclipses, Kathleen Lonsdale who discovered a new form of diamond and Alicia Boole Stott who created shapes in four dimensions. Just some of our historic Irish women scientists - you can learn a little of their lives and legacies in this special International Women's Day talk with Mary Mulvihill.
Mary is a science writer and a founder of the Women in Technology & Science network (WITS). You'll find her quirky walking and podcast tours of Dublin at www.ingeniousireland.ie
Tuesday 6th March at 1pm - Central Library, T. 873 4333
- Dr Dorothy Price: the scientific approach to tackling tuberculosis in Ireland,1930-1960. By Dr. Anne Mac Lellan
Please note: Dr. MacLellan is unfortunately unable to deliver this talk herself. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ian Miller, of the Centre for the History of Medicine in University College Dublin, who will do so in her place.
Tuberculosis was arguably Ireland’s greatest public health problem in the first half of the twentieth century. This talk will focus on the work of Dr Dorothy Price, a Dublin-based paediatrician and international expert on childhood tuberculosis. Dr Price was an advocate of the use of the tuberculin test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and the use of the B.C.G. vaccine to prevent the disease. She was the first person to use the vaccine in Ireland. While the end of the tuberculosis epidemic was due to a complex series of factors, her work, which has largely been overlooked, was of significance.
Dr. Anne Mac Lellan was previously a biomedical scientist and a journalist (mainly writing under her married name of Anne Byrne) and held the position of chief medical scientist, microbiology laboratory, the Coombe Women and Infants’ University Hospital. She worked for The Irish Times for six years as a staff journalist in the education section. She was a Wellcome Trust funded doctoral student in the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland, School of History and Archives, UCD, and is the joint winner of the 2011 History of Medicine in Ireland essay prize which is awarded bi-annually.
She has recently completed a PhD thesis entitled ‘That “preventable and curable disease”: Dr Dorothy Price and the eradication of tuberculosis in Ireland 1930-1960’.
Wednesday 7th March at 1pm Central Library, T. 873 4333. Booking essential at the Central Library, T. 8734333. Email: centrallibrary@dublincity.ie
A panel of women scientists discuss their work and experiences working in the science community in Ireland. Participants will come from a variety of scientific backgrounds and professions.
Chaired by: Dr. Fiona Bligh, who is the programme manager with Centre for Women in Science & Engineering Research (WiSER)
Professor Máire Cassidy, State Pathologist
Professor Tia E Keyes is a lecturer in the School of Chemical Sciences, DCU
Anne Graham, the National Transport Authority's Director of Public Transport and former Engineer with Dublin City Council
Anne MacLellan, has a background in biomedics and is a writer on the history of science. Her PhD thesis is ‘That preventable and curable disease”: Dr Dorothy Price and the eradication of tuberculosis in Ireland 1930-1960’.
Eleanor Holmes, graduated in 2011 in Theoretical Physics from TCD. Eleanor is pursuing a PhD in Nano-electronics in TCD.
Saturday 10th March 2.30pm in Dublin City Library & Archive
Booking Essential. E. dublinpubliclibraries@dublincity.ie. T. 6744806.
Dublin City Public Libraries acknowledge the assistance provided by Dublin City of Science 2012
For further information please click here.
IWD Sports & Recreation Events
Programme: Prams in the Park
- Venue: Playground, Johnstown Park (Glasanaon Rd Entrance), Finglas, Dublin 11
- Date: Every Wednesday
- Time: 11am – 12 noon
- Cost: Free
- Registration: antonia.martin@dublincity.ie / 01-2225407 / 087-1254709
- Description: Light outdoor exercise class for parents with prams/ buggies. Includes walking and light strengthening and toning exercises.
- Target Group: Parents with children in prams / buggies
Programme: Meet & Train / Johnstown Joggers
- Venue: Johnstown Park (Glasanaon Rd entrance), Finglas, Dublin 11
- Date: Every Wednesday
- Time: 7 – 8pm
- Cost: Free
- Registration: antonia.martin@dublincity.ie / 01-2225407 / 087-1254709
- Description: Recreational running group. Caters for absolute beginners and those looking to jog socially
- Target Group: Women
Programme: Teen Aerobics
- Venue: Belvedere Youth Club
- Date: Every Friday
- Time: 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Registration: lauraj.mcginley@dublincity.ie / 0879176720
- Description: This programme is only available to girls that are in attendance of Belvedere Youth Club.
- Target Group: Teenage girls aged 16 - 19 years
Programme: Chair Aerobics
- Venue: Donore Avenue
- Date: Thursday
- Time: 10:30-11:30am
- Cost: Free
- Registration: catherine.flood@dublincity.ie / 0879449601
- Description: This programme is a fun chair based activity encouraging participants to do only what they can do.
- Target Group: Older Adults
Programme: Chair Aerobics
- Venue: Terenure Sports Club CYMs
- Date: Thursday
- Time: 10:30-11:30am
- Cost: €3
- Registration: catherine.flood@dublincity.ie / 0879449601
- Description: This programme is a fun chair based activity to music encouraging participants to do only what they can do.
- Target Group: Older Adults
Programme: Gym Programme
- Venue: Clogher Road Sports Complex
- Date: Wednesday
- Time: 8-9pm
- Cost: Free
- Registration: catherine.flood@dublincity.ie / 0879449601
- Description: This programme is aimed at introducing teenagers to the gym.
- Target Group: Teenage girls
Programme: Liberties Aqua Aerobics
- Venue: Guinness Swimming Pool
- Date: Wednesday
- Time: 11-12pm
- Cost: €25 per 10 sessions
- Registration: catherine.flood@dublincity.ie / 0879449601
- Description: This programme is a fun chair based activity to music encouraging participants to do only what they can do.
- Target Group: Older Adults
Programme: Fit For Fun
- Venue: Clogher Road Sports Complex
- Date: Wednesday
- Time: 6-7pm
- Cost: Free
- Registration: catherine.flood@dublincity.ie / 0879449601
- Description: This programme is aimed at getting under 10 girls more active through different fun and games.
- Target Group: U10 girls