Nick Maxwell

Sat 2.30pm  Western Front Association (Dublin branch), NMI, Collins Barracks. Tanks in the First World War, Michael Carragher. Adm. €3.

Thursday 1pm Museum of Archaeology & History, Kildare St. The geography of the War of Independence and Civil War in Dublin, Muiris de Buitléir.

Thur 2pm Western Front Association (Antrim & Down branch), PRONI, Belfast. Half-day conference: Facing Armageddon: Ireland and the War in 1918. Thur 8pm Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society, Glenalbyn Sports Club. The life and times of Alfie Byrne, Trevor White. Adm. €3.

Wednesday 6pm Old Dublin Society, Dublin City Library & Archive, 138–144 Pearse St. Fifty years in the Old Dublin Society, Brian Siggins.

Tues 8pm Genealogical Society of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire Further Education Institute, Cumberland Street. Researching WWI military and naval records of Irish soldiers and sailors, Gerard White. Adm. €3. Tues 8pm Skerries Historical Society, Skerries Bowling Club, 1 Tennis Court Lawn. Electricity in Skerries: ESB 1940–2005, Hugh Halpin.