Friday, April 25

2025 Roger Casement Summer School

Join us at the 2025 Roger Casement Summer School for a deep dive into the life and legacy of this fascinating historical figure!

By Roger Casement School Organizing Committee

Date and time

April 25 · 7:30pm - April 26 · 11pm GMT+1

Location

Dun Laoghaire Club

3 Eblana Avenue A96 DX74 Dublin Ireland

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Agenda

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Opening Address by Hugh Casement

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Higgins Presidency - 2011-2025 by Tony Heffernan

Chair Justine McCarthy (Irish Times)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Round-up of Reports from last year

Chair Conor O'Malley

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Essay reading from winner of Casement competition,

Introduced by Dave Alvey

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

A Kerry Perspective of Roger Casement by Martin Ferris

Chair Roos Demol

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Movement Towards a United Ireland by Conor O'Malley

Chair Paddy Brock

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch (Sandwiches)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Casement's Report on the Belgian Congo by Dave Alvey

Chair Mamy Nzema Nkoy

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

How Ireland can help democracy in the D R Congo by Honourable Martin Fayulu

Chair Patrick Smyth (Irish Times)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Human Rights in Africa - a Legal Perspective by Dr Kathryn McCormack

Chair Dr Wannette Tuinstra

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Launch of second edition of The Congo Since Lumumba by Pierrot Ngadi

Speaker Roos Demol

7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Music Event

Fabien, Kila 4, Michael Brunnock, Koko

About this event

Event lasts 1 day 3 hours

Welcome to the 2025 Roger Casement Summer School! Join us for two days of insightful discussions, and a memorable music event. The summer school will kick off on Fri Apr 25 2025 at 19:30 at the Eblana Club in Dun Laoghaire. Get ready to immerse yourself in Irish history and current affairs, not forgetting international affairs. And this year we are hosting a unique concert with top Irish and Congolese musicians. Don’t miss it!

Organized by

Roger Casement School Organizing Committee