THE HOLOCAUST AND POPE PIUS XII Invitation to talk Speaker: Gary Krupp When: Thursday, November 8 at 8pm Where: The Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2 Admission free Our next speaker is Gary Krupp, one the most noted Jewish defenders of Pope Pius XII. Pope Pius stands accused of the terrible moral failing of not doing enough...
The Iona Institute INVITATION TO TALK BY PROFESSOR JOHN HALDANE When: Friday, September 28 Where: Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2 Time: 8pm Admission: Free WE ARE very pleased to announce that our next talk will be given by Professor John Haldane of St Andrew’s University in Scotland. The title of the talk is self-explanatory. Professor Haldane...
‘Triple Jeopardy: Aggressive Secularism, Radical Islamism and Multi-culturalism’ When: Wednesday, May 9, 8pm Where: Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2 Admission: Free Our next talk will be by Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali , who is the former Bishop of Rochester in England. Currently he is President of the Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue (OXTRAD). ‘Triple Jeopardy:...
Speakers: Bishop Richard Clarke, Fr Michael Drumm and Mr Henk Vos Chair: Dr John Murray The Alexander Hotel, Dublin 2 (behind the Davenport hotel) Thursday, March 15, 9.30am – 12.30pm – Admission free THE FORUM on the Future Patronage of Primary Schools convened by Education Minister Ruairi Quinn last year...
George Weigel, author of the best-selling and most authoritative biography of Pope John Paul II, ‘Witness to Hope’, and one of America’s leading public intellectuals, addressed The Iona Institute on the topic ‘Renewing the Church’ in December. Almost 300 peopel were in attendance. The meeting was chaired by Dr Vincent Twomey, former Professor of Moral...
‘Marriage and the Common Good’ Speaker: Archbishop Diarmuid Martin When: Tuesday, October 25, 8pm Where: Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2 Admission: Free WE ARE very pleased to be able to announce that our next speaker will be Archbishop Diarmuid Martin who will address the topic, ‘Marriage and the Common Good’. As you know, the future of...
Speaker: Brendan O’Neill Where: Davenport hotel, Dublin 2 When: 8pm, Thursday, September 29 Our next talk will be on the topic: ‘The New Anti-Catholicism; why it’s fashionable, why it’s gone too far’. The speaker will be one of Britain’s most provocative commentators, Brendan O’Neill of the online magazine, Spiked. Brendan is an atheist who disagrees with...
Women, home and work; towards a policy that’s fair to all families Keynote speaker: Dr Catherine Hakim Chair: Finola Bruton The Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2. Thursday, May 26, 9.30am – 1.30pm. Click here to access audio files of this conference. The big message of the latest Iona Institute conference was that governments must be fair...
Our next speaker will be Dr Aric Sigman, author of ‘The Spoilt Generation: Why restoring authority will make our children and society happier’. This will be the topic of his talk and it will take place in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin 2 (just behind the Davenport hotel), at 8pm on Thursday, February 24. If you...
We are very pleased to announce that our next speaker is the renowned essayist Anthony Daniels, better known for writing under the pen-name ‘Theodore Dalrymple’. The talk will take place at 8pm, Thursday, Jan 27 in the Davenport hotel, Dublin 2. Anthony will discuss how the current economic crisis can be linked to a general...
