A series of four talks on the occasion of the exhibition The Bloods, by artist Amelia Stein at the new Butler Gallery at Evans' Home.

Talk Series James Barracks

The Defence Forces: A History of James Stephens Barracks

August 27, 2020

Comdt Larry Scallan (retd) presenting the history of James Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny on the occasion of the exhibition The Bloods, by artist Amelia Stein at the new Butler Gallery at Evans' Home in Kilkenny.

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Talk Series The Defence Forces Warriors Diplomats and Scholars

The Defence Forces: Warriors, Diplomats and Scholars

September 9, 2020

Capt Margaret Hogan and Lt Róisín O’Driscoll spoke about the work of and opportunities in the Defence Forces, through the theme Warriors, Diplomats and Scholars on the occasion of the exhibition The Bloods, by artist Amelia Stein at the new Butler Gallery at Evans' Home in Kilkenny.

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Paul Murphy Talk

The Defence Forces: Soldiers and Sportspeople

September 30, 2020

On the occasion of the exhibition The Bloods, by artist Amelia Stein at the new Butler Gallery at Evans' Home in Kilkenny, Kilkenny hurler Lt. Paul Murphy spoke about the contribution of the Irish Defence Forces to sporting life in Ireland.

We apologise to viewers, due to a power cut at Butler Gallery, we lost the connection to the Live Stream about 10 minutes before Paul's talk ended.

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The Defence Forces: An overview of the development of the Military Archives, 1924 to the present

October 8, 2020

On the occasion of the exhibition The Bloods, by artist Amelia Stein at the new Butler Gallery at Evans' Home in Kilkenny, Comdt Daniel Ayiotis, Officer-in-Charge at the Irish Military Archives gave an overview of the development of the Military Archives from 1924 to the present.

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