The 1916 Clubs

04/03/2020

06/11/2019

Please show your support by tunning in to TG4 tonight at 9:30. The hooded men case should be heard. A representative from the club's will be speaking from a medical/scientific point of view. Hopefully we can get justice for the hooded men.

04/10/2019

We rarely comment on negative reviews however we feel it's our duty to call out Kathleen Martin for slandering our organisation. T.W responded to her accusations as such.
"Dear Kathleen, I have absolutely no idea where you have gotten this notion about The 1916 Clubs. Only last week we had a lecture on the hooded men and British state sanctioned torture on Irish citizens, to claim we only have a narrow window of interest in Irish republican history between 1916-1922 is ridiculous. Furthermore to insinuate that we in the clubs support Free state atrocities during the civil war for example the Ballyseedy massacre is so unbelievably offensive and quite frankly stupid it doesn't warrant a response. As I control the social media for the clubs I usually hold my tongue as we have many lectures on history, politics and ethics- emotive topics where I believe everyone is entitled to their opinion even if sometimes that opinion isn't grounded in facts. But when you openly slander us on a public domain over something that is so clearly untrue that if you had bothered to scroll down our Facebook homepage you would be confronted with so much evidence to the contrary it is astounding. With that Ms Martin I bid you a good day and offer you some parting advice; please be aware of who you are insulting before you post. GRMA."

03/10/2019

Director Stephen Bennett gives us an in depth discussion on the history of the torture techniques trialed in 1971 in the North of our country.

03/10/2019

A chairde, we are now publishing the recordings of our most recent talk "The Hooded Men" further recordings of the closing statement including Monsignor Raymond Murray will be added to the page in due course, Once again thanks to Stephen Bennett who recorded this event!

03/10/2019

Liam Shannon decribes his experiences as a "hooded man"

03/10/2019

Leading neuroscientist from TCD, professor Shane O'Mara discusses the effects of tortuture and the healthcare professionals who have a role to play in creating the techniques used on the hooded men as well as those detained in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib.

03/10/2019

Francie McGuigan describes his treatment at the hands of the British state

03/10/2019

Professor of Ethics in the RCSI introduces the speakers and discusses the ethical dilemma of physician facilitated torture.

05/07/2018

05/07/2018

Candidates outlining their positions

05/07/2018

19/06/2018

A chairde,

The debate is starting at 6pm sharp on the 4th of July. If possible we hope the people attending this talk could arrive at 5:45pm for the following reasons.
1. The speakers wish to start as soon to the allotted time ( 6pm ) as possible.
2. We've also recieved an email from a differently abled citizen who wishes to attend the debate. This would be easier if the bulk of the audience was seated prior to escorting this gentleman into the theatre.
We look forward to seeing you all there.

10/06/2018

30/03/2018

The 1916 Clubs would like to share our attempt to commemorate the Champions of Irish Republican Socialism by way of film. In particular we would like to thank those who sent films into us for the film festival, director Francis Strickland and "Aurora 7 entertainment" , narrators Ger O'Leary and James Connolly Heron and the combined efforts of the students in the RCSI and DCU chapters of The 1916 Clubs, especially our Libyan friend Danya El Ghazel from RCSI. We hope you all enjoy!

24/01/2018

24/01/2018

On the 16th of March at 7pm in The Pearse Centre (27 Pearse street) We will host the first in a series of lectures to commemorate the late Shane Kenna a historian, a republican and a friend to The 1916 Clubs. One speaker a year will be selected and given the Shane Kenna Commemorative Medal as well as an honorarium. 'History Ireland' will kindly promote and publish the lecture in their upcoming issues in 2018. We are pleased to announce that Lorcan Collins will give a talk entitled T'was better to die neath an Irish Sky" a critical analysis of WWI from a republican viewpoint. This event is open to all and is free admission we hope to have a large audience so please spread the word!