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Iveagh House Lectures

Iveagh House Lectures

Since 2012, we have hosted a series of commemorative lectures at the Headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at Iveagh House in Dublin. Each lecture recalls a significant event in our history, not as an end in itself but as a starting point for reflection on the future.

David Miliband

David Miliband

David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), provided a key note address entitled ‘Keeping women and girls safe in emergencies’.

Senator Gary Hart

Senator Gary Hart

Senator Gary Hart, U.S Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, delivered an Iveagh House Lecture at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on December 15th 2016.

Peter Maurer, ICRC

Peter Maurer, ICRC

President Peter Maurer of the ICRC delivered an Iveagh House Lecture titled 'A Casement Lecture: Rising to the Humanitarian Challenge'.

Mr Thorbjørn Jagland

Mr Thorbjørn Jagland

Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe delivered a keynote address on the theme "The Role and Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights"

Professor Mary McAleese

Professor Mary McAleese

Professor Mary McAleese, reflects on the Christmas Truce of 1914 when troops on the Western Front laid down their arms in a temporary ceasefire.

Mark Carney, Bank of England

Mark Carney, Bank of England

Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, honours the late Canadian Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, and discusses Europe’s and the world’s economy.

RT Hon Sir John Major

RT Hon Sir John Major

Commemorating its 20th anniversary, Sir John Major remarked that the Downing Street Declaration opened up a future that had once seemed impossible to unlock.

Congressman John Lewis

Congressman John Lewis

Congressman John Lewis reflects on the US civil rights movement and its global legacy during the inaugural Frederick Douglass/Daniel O’Connell memorial lecture.

First Minister Peter Robinson

First Minister Peter Robinson

Northern Ireland First Minister Robinson delivers a lecture entitled “Reflections on Irish Unionism” on the legacy of Edward Carson.

Governor Martin O’Malley

Governor Martin O’Malley

'The Kennedy Lecture: Reflections on Ireland and America’ marks the 50th anniversary President John F. Kennedy’s memorable visit to Ireland.

UN SG Ban Ki-moon

UN SG Ban Ki-moon

The UN Secretary General’s keynote address marks the launch of Ireland’s programme of events to celebrate our 60th anniversary of UN membership.

Professor Patrick Griffin

Professor Patrick Griffin

Ireland, the Irish, and Civil War America’ commemorates the 150th anniversary of the US Civil War and recognised the involvement of the Irish in the war.

Secretary General Angel Gurrìa

Secretary General Angel Gurrìa

Angel Gurrìa, Secretary General of the OECD, delivered an Iveagh House Lecture on the theme of “Shifting Gears: Policy Challenges for the next 50 years”

World Bank President Dr Kim

World Bank President Dr Kim

Read about President Jim Yong Kim’s Iveagh House lecture, Building the New Global Agenda for Shared Prosperity, delivered during his first official visit to Ireland.