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Friday, August 15

Revival and Repertoire in Old Style Irish Step Dancing - Dr. Samantha Jones

Fri, August 15 04:15 PM - 5:00 PMHedge School

Fairies, Folklore, and the Spirit World of Ireland - Julianne Stanz

Fri, August 15 05:15 PM - 6:15 PMHedge School

Dangerous Irish Women in America: Three Lives - Damian Shiels

Fri, August 15 06:15 PM - 7:15 PMHedge School

Otherworlds - Dr. Niamh Hamill

Fri, August 15 07:15 PM - 8:15 PMHedge School

Saturday, August 16

Solo, Social, Céilí, Step: An Irish Dance Style Sampler - Dr. Samantha Jones

Sat, August 16 12:15 PM - 1:15 PMHedge School

Tea, Turf, and Thin Places: Celtic Wisdom for the Soul - Julianne Stanz

Sat, August 16 01:15 PM - 2:15 PMHedge School

Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Army during the American Civil War - Damian Shiels

Sat, August 16 02:15 PM - 3:15 PMHedge School

The Poetry of Irish Landscapes - Dr. Niamh Hamill

Sat, August 16 03:15 PM - 4:15 PMHedge School

The Ireland-US Relationship Today - Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason

Sat, August 16 04:15 PM - 5:15 PMHedge School

The Ireland-US Relationship Today - Ambassador Geraldine Byrne NasonAmbassador Geraldine Byrne Nason assumed her role as Ireland’s 19th Ambassador to the United States in August 2022. Geraldine was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations in New York (2017-22). Previously, she served as Ambassador to France (2014-17), Second Secretary General in the Department of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) (2011-14), Ambassador and Ireland’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU (2005-11), and Director of the National Forum on Europe (2004-05). During her career, Ambassador Byrne Nason has served in Brussels, New York, Paris, Vienna, and Helsinki. As Second Secretary-General in the Department of the Taoiseach from 2011 to 2014, she was the highest-ranking female public servant in Ireland. During that period, she also was Secretary General of Ireland’s Economic Management Council. On her arrival in New York, Ambassador Byrne Nason led Ireland’s successful campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council and led the New York Security Council team for the 2021-2022 term. Geraldine was Chair of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for 2018 and 2019. She has also co-chaired high-level political negotiations on the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela and on the ‘Samoa pathway’ for Small Island Developing States. A native of County Louth, in 2020 Ambassador Byrne Nason was awarded the Freedom of Drogheda, the town’s highest honor, and was the third woman to receive the award of its 35 recipients. In 2014, Geraldine was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Ireland’s highest academic honor. Ambassador Byrne Nason holds an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Maynooth University as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees in literature from Saint Patrick’s College in Maynooth (NUIM). Ambassador Byrne Nason is married and has one son.2025-08-16T16:15:002025-08-16T17:15:001049032024-4610497Ambassador Geraldine Byrne NasonHedge School0/Irish-Fest-2020/IF-Artist-Photos/Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason web.jpg/fest-shows/104903.htm1049032025-06-11T09:59:40.62700SaturdayCultureIrelandHedge School

Oscar Wilde as Brand - Dr. Michael Patrick Gillespie

Sat, August 16 05:15 PM - 6:15 PMHedge School

The Thin Line between Hope and Fear: People's Voices before the Irish Boundary Commission - Dr. Timothy McMahon

Sat, August 16 06:15 PM - 7:15 PMHedge School

From Donegal to Dublin and Back Again - Joe McHugh

Sat, August 16 07:15 PM - 8:15 PMHedge School

Sunday, August 17

Writing a Memoir with a Family Member - Leora O'Carroll

Sun, August 17 11:30 AM - 12:30 PMHedge School

The Exilic Writing of James Joyce - Dr. Michael Patrick Gillespie

Sun, August 17 12:30 PM - 1:30 PMHedge School

Ireland’s Place in the World - Consul General Brian Cahalane

Sun, August 17 01:30 PM - 2:30 PMHedge School

Ireland’s Place in the World - Consul General Brian CahalaneThe Consul General of Chicago, Brian Cahalane will discuss Ireland's role on the world stage. Brian Cahalane has been the Consul General of Ireland for the Midwestern United States, based in Chicago, since September 2024, where he’s been enjoying his assignment representing Ireland in Chicago and the Midwest. Brian started his career in January 1992 working on development cooperation/aid issues before moving to Ireland’s Permanent Representation in Brussels in February 1994, where he assisted Ireland’s Ambassador to the EU dealing with internal policies, including on Ireland’s 1996 Presidency of the EU. In August 1997, Brian returned to HQ, where he headed up the Private Office of the Secretary General of the Department, coordinating the SG’s interaction with ministerial offices and with senior colleagues at home and abroad. In September 1999, Brian was assigned as Policy Advisor to the Oireachtas/Houses of Parliament, where he advised leadership and the Joint Committees on Foreign and European Affairs on their work and on visits abroad, including to Chicago, Washington DC, and New York. In September 2001, Brian took up an assignment at Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland, where he dealt with human rights, disarmament, health, and trade and development issues, among others. In August 2005, Brian returned to HQ to work on UN, conflict resolution, and international terrorism policy issues. Brian went to Ireland’s Permanent Mission to the UN in August 2007, where he worked on Security Council and political issues, including those in the Middle East and Africa and other parts of the world faced with conflict and development challenges. In September 2011, Brian returned to HQ to work for four years on Northern Ireland issues in liaison with political and community figures in the North, including a year working at the Irish Government office in Belfast from September 2014 to August 2015. Brian moved to Ireland’s Embassy in Washington, DC, in August 2015 as the lead officer for congressional liaison, Northern Ireland, and immigration issues, where he served until August 2020, participating in Ireland’s response to the transition from President Obama’s second term to President Trump’s first, which also included the onset of the Covid pandemic. In September 2020, Brian returned to Ireland’s Mission to the UN in NYC to serve on the advance team for Ireland’s term as an elected member of the UN Security Council, where he worked on a range of Middle East issues, including Israel-Palestine, Syrian politics, Lebanon, the Golan Heights, Yemen, and Libya (the latter two for the initial part of Ireland’s term). Brian returned to Washington, DC, at HQ in January 2023 to work on economic issues and returned to HQ in August 2023 to work in the Human Resources Division in support of colleagues on overseas postings, with a particular focus on accommodation, travel, and removals issues.2025-08-17T13:30:002025-08-17T14:30:001047332025-03410497Consul General of Chicago, Brian CahalaneHedge School0/Irish-Fest-2020/IF-Artist-Photos/consul-brian-web.jpg/fest-shows/104733.htm1047332025-06-11T09:59:39.62700SundayCultureIrelandHedge School