University of Dublin Department of History Trinity College School of Histories and Humanities Dublin 2 Tel: +353 1 896 1020 / 896 1791 Fax: +353 1 896 3995 Web: http://www.tcd.ie/History/ The Curragh Mutiny in Context Friday 21 March 2014 Watertower Curragh Camp circa 1910 Ceannt Barracks Officers Mess, Curragh Camp Sir Richard Aikens (Court of Appeal of England and Wales), Professor Thomas Bartlett (University of Aberdeen), Professor Ian Beckett (University of Kent), Barry Bowman (Bowman & Co., Solicitors), Dr Timothy Bowman (University of Kent), Dr Anne Dolan (Trinity College Dublin), Professor Ronan Fanning (University College Dublin), Professor Keith Jeffery (Queens University Belfast), Mr Justice Ronan Keane (Chief Justice of Ireland, 2000-2004), Professor Eoin O’Dell (Trinity College Dublin), Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell (Supreme Court of Ireland); Professor Eunan O’Halpin (Trinity College Dublin), Mark Seaman (Historian, Cabinet Office), and Roger Sweetman SC. ________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL OF HISTORIES AND HUMANITIES Classics History History of Art Gender and Women’s Studies DRAFT PROGRAMME 9.30: Conference Opening 9.45-11.00 Crisis in the making (Chair: Dr Anne Dolan) Eunan O’Halpin Dublin Castle and the Curragh Crisis Tom Bartlett The Army and Ireland since 1801 Ronan Fanning The Government and Ireland, 1911-14 11.00-11.15 Coffee 11.15 – 12.30 Events and Outcomes (Chair: Mark Seaman) Ian Beckett Armed Services, Government and Crown in 1914 Tim Bowman Ulster Unionists and the Army Keith Jeffery Sir Henry Wilson and the defence of Ulster 12.30- 1.15 Lunch 1.15 – 2.15 Visit to the Curragh Camp Museum 2.15-3.15 Legal and Constitutional Issues (Sir Richard Aikens, Mr Justice Ronan Keane and Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell presiding) Barry Bowman The framework of military law in 1914 Paul O’Higgins SC Was there a mutiny or any other breach of the law- 1? Roger Sweetman SC Was there a mutiny or any other breach of the law- 2? 3.15-3.30 Coffee 3.30-5.00 Judges’ views; general discussion 5.00 Conference Closes 5-6.30 Reception ________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL OF HISTORIES AND HUMANITIES Classics History History of Art Gender and Women’s Studies BOOKING FORM Name:_______________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ The Seminar Fee is €45 (€35 for registered students), which will include lunch. Payment Enclosed: € _________________________ CHEQUES should be made payable to: TCD No. 1 Account. Post form and cheque to: Tom Brace Centre for Contemporary Irish History Arts Building Trinity College Dublin 2 Please E-mail [email protected] for confirmation of receipt of your booking. Pay Pal option: http://histories-humanities.tcd.ie/extramural/online1.php Choose ‘Curragh Seminar’ option from course title dropdown menu. Choose €45 from ‘fee payment’ dropdown menu Students: Choose €35 ‘fee payment’, and ‘student’ under ’type of concession’ ________________________________________________________________________ SCHOOL OF HISTORIES AND HUMANITIES Classics History History of Art Gender and Women’s Studies .