Cainteanna

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Sunday 24 August 2025

3:30 pm

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Martin Hayes in conversation with Des Gerrihy

Des Geraghty is a trade unionist and social activist with a lifelong engagement with traditional music and song (Béarla agus Gaeilge). From Dublin’s Liberties, he is a musician and folklorist, and the author of several books including a memoir of his friend Luke Kelly, an anti-racism book entitled Forty Shades of Green and more recently, We Dare to Dream - Of an Island of Equals . He worked as a full-time trade union official since 1969, was elected vice-president of SIPTU in 1997 and was then president of the union until 2003. He served as an MEP from 1992 to 1994.

Admission: €12

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The Cainteanna (Talks) series includes discussions and chats exploring music, creativity, tradition, philosophy and history with an occasional tune or two for good measure.

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