Join our August online coffee morning, on Thursday August 26 at 11am. This event was rescheduled from the earlier planned date of August 5. This informal event will be a chance to chat with people interested in heritage and tourism from across the ports. The session will also feature a presentation from Ciarán O'Driscoll, Policy […]
Join our September online coffee morning, on Thursday September 2 at 11am. This informal event will be a chance to chat with people interested in heritage and tourism from across the ports. The session will also feature a presentation by Aberystwyth University Project Co-ordinator, Rita Singer, who will update on recent work on our high-quality […]
Join our October coffee morning for informal conversation about heritage and tourism across the port towns. Cyclist and heritage enthusiast Joe Patton will share a 30-minute slide presentation entitled 'The Sound of Hurry'. This will tell the story of mail crossing the Menai Bridge to Holyhead to meet the packet boat bound for Howth and […]
Join our November coffee morning for informal conversation about heritage and tourism across the port towns. The coffee morning will take place on Thursday November 4 at 11am. We'll have a suitably spooky theme for just after Halloween: 'Gothic Coasts'. Project team members Prof Claire Connolly and Dr Rita Singer will share stories and folklore […]
Join our December coffee morning for informal conversation about heritage and tourism across the port towns. The coffee morning will take place on Thursday December 2 at 11am. Our December coffee morning will feature a conversation with artist Julie Merriman, a member of our project's creative group. Julie Merriman is based in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. […]
Join our cross-coastal coffee mornings for informal conversation about heritage and creative themes across the port towns. The February coffee morning will take place on Thursday February 3 at 11am. We'll have Tomas Buitendijk of the Ecostructure project to speak about the Dublin North Bull Wall and the island that formed as a result of […]
Join our cross-coastal coffee mornings for informal conversation about heritage and creative themes across the port towns. The March coffee morning will take place on Thursday, March 3 at 11am. We'll have project artist, Robert Jakes, to speak about 'Sea of Stories', the ceramic wall mural that he has created at Pembroke Dock ferry terminal. […]
The Port of Milford Haven and Ports, Past and Present invite you to a celebration of Sea of Stories: a new artwork by Robert Jakes, at Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal. Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 5.30 pm. All welcome. Due to current Covid-19 guidance, we would ask that attendees register in advance so that we […]
Please join us for a Zoom meeting at 11am - 12pm on March 31st, 2022, to update you on the progress of the project across each of the ports so far, and to notify you of upcoming events and plans for the next stages. The team will report on the project website, the app, upcoming […]
Join our cross-coastal coffee mornings for informal conversation about heritage and creative themes across the port towns. The April coffee morning will take place on Thursday, April 7 at 11am. Our April coffee morning will feature a short talk by archaeologist and National Museum of Ireland curator Dr Nessa O’Connor. Nessa has worked in the […]
Caffi Cybi, April 26. A presentation by the Ports, Past and Present team. Event hosted by the Ynys Cybi Landscape Partnership. Book your tickets below. Caffi Cybi Ebrill 26. Cyflwyniad gan tim Porthladdoedd, Ddoe a Heddiw. Llywyddir y digwyddiad gan Partneriaeth Tirwedd Ynys Cybi. Archebwch docyn isod. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/caffi-cybi-ports-past-and-present-tickets-300673952887.
Join our cross-coastal coffee mornings for informal conversation about heritage and creative themes across the port towns. The May coffee morning will take place on Thursday, May 5 at 11am. Our May coffee morning will feature a short talk by marine ecologist and Trinity researcher, Cordula Scherer. Cordula leads the Irish Research Council funded project, […]
Ports, Past and Present is a project led by University College Cork in partnership with Aberystwyth University, the University of Wales Trinity St David and Wexford County Council examining the cultural heritage of the ports in the Irish sea basin. Funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Ireland Wales Cooperation programme.