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01. Craig Barrett on Competitiveness	BOOKED OUT *Craig Barrett on Competitiveness* Dr Craig Barrett is a former Chairman and CEO of Intel and a leading advocate for improving education worldwide. 8 February, 6pm. Round Room, Mansion House, Dublin 2. This event is sponsored by Dublin City Council and the Irish Times. Admission is free but advance registration is required places	Out of stock
02. Academy Discourse	Aloys Fleischmann and the Development of Musicology in Ireland Professor Harry White, MRIA; To mark the centenary of the birth of Aloys Fleischmann, MRIA, composer and Professor of Music at UCC 1934-80 Monday 15 February 6 pm Academy House Admission is free but advance registration is required places
03. Public Event	To mark the 120th anniversary of the publication of the Parnell Commission Report RTÉ’s Myles Dungan and Matthew Gilsenan will perform a re-enactment of the cross examination of Richard Piggott by Sir Charles Russell 25 February, 6pm Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Admission is free but advance registration is required places
04. Celebrating Thinking Panel Discussions	Is thinking really good for us? Celebrating Thinking panel discussion 2^nd March, 6pm. Venue: Academy House Does a lively public culture of thinking make for a better society? Why we do celebrate our writers, artists, musicians, sporting personalities but not the achievements of our thinkers? Is critical thinking the great casualty of our educational system? Do we need more thinkers in public life? Is the unexamined life really that bad? Panellists: Kevin Mitchell, TCD Maeve Cooke, UCD Mary Corcoran, NUI Maynooth Myles Dungan, Broadcaster and historian Chair: Michael Cronin, DCU Admission is free but advance registration is required places	Out of stock
05. Celebrating Thinking Panel Discussions	*What’s wrong with dumbing down? Celebrating Thinking panel discussion* 9^th March, 6pm Venue: Acadmey House Is there a relentless race to the bottom in the media and in Irish public life? Is there a continuous appeal to the lowest common denominator so that anything which is difficult, complex or unsettling is studiously avoided? Is the instantaneous soundbite culture hostile to any form of deep or searching analysis? Is the cult of the celebrity the ultimate triumph of style over substance? Panellists: Gavan Titley, NUI Maynooth Alan Gilsenan, RTÉ Authority Sheila Greene, TCD Paul Drury, Journalist Chair: Olivia O’ Leary, Broadcaster Admission is free but advance registration is required places	Out of stock
07. CCS Conference	*Carbon Capture and Storage: bridging the transition from fossil fuels to renewables* Venue: Dublin Castle Conference Centre 11-12 March 2010 This conference will review recent international research and developments in carbon capture and storage (CCS), while at the same time providing a forum to assess technical and investment opportunities in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will be an important occasion for communicating the benefits and impacts of implementing CCS. Fees and Registration: €100 – early registration €100 – concessions (students and unwaged) €150 – standard registrations Early Registration + EUR 100.00 Concessions (students and unwaged) + EUR 100.00 Standard Registration + EUR 150.00
08. Celebrating Thinking Panel Discussions	*The Decline of Intimacy. Celebrating Thinking panel discussion* 23^rd March, 6pm Venue: Royal Irish Academy From the prevalence of reality TV to widespread forms of surveillance, it seems that nothing much is secret anymore. Is this a good thing? Is the right to privacy or intimacy a fundamental value that needs to be protected? Is the quality of inner lives being permanently damaged by endless public exposure? Panellists: Karlin Lillington, Journalist Kieran Keohane, UCC Emily O’Reilly, Information Commissioner Marie Murray, UCD Chair: Caroline Fennell, Lawyer Admission is free but advance registration is required places
09. Celebrating Thinking Panel Discussions	*Are small nations small-minded? Celebrating Thinking panel discussion* 30^th March, 6pm Venue: Academy House Do small nations engage in too much navel gazing? Do they remain obsessed with local concerns and fail to engage with the wider world of ideas? Do they need to radically change the way they think about themselves or to talk to others to have a fuller engagement with the world? Panellists: Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Richard English, QUB Luke O’Neill, TCD Ivana Bacik, Barrister and Senator Chair: Doireann Ni Bhriain, Broadcaster Admission is free but advance registration is required places

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