National Heritage Week, an initiative by the Heritage Council, celebrates all things heritage. It brings together communities, families, organisations, cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation. Since the Heritage Council assumed responsibility for National Heritage Week in 2005, it has grown from a small 500 event to almost 2,000 events in 2023. The Heritage Council assumed the role of coordinator of National Heritage Week from the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. Since then t

The Department of Music at Trinity College Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and the Trinity Long Room Hub are delighted to announce the international conference and collaborative symposium, “The Expansive Canvas: Large-Scale Form in the Music of 19th-Century Women Composers” which will take place in Dublin, Ireland on 26–28 August 2025. The Expansive Canvas is a three-day international conference and celebration of music by women composers in the long nineteenth century. While the symposium will unfold in lecture halls, recital rooms, and digital spaces, we also want to exten

Our Pride at Work diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) conference and recruitment expo returns this year as an in-person event. Now scheduled for May 12th & 13th, this is the perfect kick off to Pride season. All sessions will also be recorded and available to watch on demand on our Pride Player. Our first day is aimed at employers, senior managers, team leaders and HR professionals. The morning sessions of the second day will be of particular interest to recruiters, jobseekers and students and the afternoon will have a broad community appeal.