A roundup of education notices

Colm Tóibín Lecture at NUI Maynooth

This year’s annual An Foras Feasa Seathrún Céitinn lecture will be given by novelist Colm Tóibín tomorrow at 7pm in Callan Hall (south campus), NUI Maynooth. The title of the lecture is “Flann O’Brien, Borges, Pessoa: Three Writers, Three Cities”. All are welcome. Admission free. Enquiries to foras.feasa@nuim.ie

Public Discussion on Climate Change

“Will Copenhagen Be Able to Deliver Climate Justice?” is the topic of a public discussion to be chaired by Frank McDonald of The Irish Times tomorrow at 6.15pm in Bewleys Café Theatre, Grafton Street, Dublin. Mary White TD, deputy leader of the Green Party, and Niamh Garvey, climate policy officer with Trocaire, will speak. Admission is free of charge.

For more information e-mail: orla@comhlamh.org. See comhlamh.org

Lunchtime Lecture at the Hunt Museum Limerick

“I will be with you tomorrow: Christmas, it’s origins and it’s traditions” is the title of a talk by Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB at the Hunt Museum Limerick on Tuesday, December 8th.

Colmán Ó Clabaigh OSB is a monk of Glenstal Abbey, Co Limerick. Medieval historian, author of The Franciscans in Ireland 1400–1534. All are welcome. Admission is free.

Darwin Exhibition at the National Botanic Gardens

“Darwin Now”, an interactive exhibition about the life and work of Charles Darwin, is re-opening at the Gallery, the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, where it will be displayed until Thursday, December 10th.

The exhibition explores the genesis of Darwin's On the Origin of Speciesand looks at how Darwin's theory of evolution continues to influence biology and other branches of science. The exhibition is suitable for all ages and is open from Monday to Sunday from 9am to 4.30pm. Admission free. For more information visit: darwin.britishcouncil.org/exhibition

NCAD Postgraduate Open Evening

The NCAD postgraduate open evening will be held on the NCAD campus at 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 on Thursday, December 10th from 4pm to 7pm. For further information, including the schedule of presentations on Master’s, doctoral and postgraduate diploma programmes, see ncad.ie. All those interested are welcome.

Talk on Asperger’s Syndrome

As part of a continuing series of talks and open days, the title of a talk in the Cluas centre in Tallaght, Dublin is: “How Auditory Processing Impacts on Asperger’s Syndrome”.

Interested parents are invited to the Cluas centre on Saturday, December 5th from 10am to noon. Parents can view facilities, meet staff and discuss programmes for young people with Asperger’s Syndrome and how they might benefit from a programme at Cluas.

More details and directions to Cluas are available at the website cluas.ie. Tel: 01-4940210 or e-mail: pascal@cluas.ie for further information. There is no charge for this talk.

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