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THE STORY OF Irish emigration is one as old as the island itself.
Likewise, the rich contribution of Irish emigrants to the global landscape is a story we all know at least parts of.
Now, a new exhibition aims to distil that story into an hour-long tourist attraction. Epic Ireland – The Journey Of A People opens on Saturday 7 May in the basement of the CHQ building in Dublin’s docklands.
The exhibition leads visitors first to a departures gate where they are given a passport which acts as a map.
From there, the map takes you through rooms which chronicle the methods of and reasons for emigration, right through the Irish emigrant story.
The galleries are organised into four themes of migration, motivation, influence and connection.
These themes explore the stories of adventure and tragedy that have shaped the narrative of Irish emigration – why people through the ages have left Ireland; the extraordinary influence of the Irish abroad in politics, business, science, sport and the arts; and how the technology of today has changed the emigrant experience.
Through interactive displays, visitors get to experience Irish sport, crime, comedy and culture. From the GAA to Irish outlaws, from Irish dancing to Christian missions, from coffin ships to the Irish pub, the exhibition is a unique look at a story which might feel familiar, but which you definitely don’t know all of.
Conal Harvey, Managing Director of Epic Ireland says the goal is to become an essential trip for tourists.
“The vision and objective of Epic Ireland is to be the essential first port of call for visitors to Ireland, the first piece of orientation for any trip. Its purpose is to tell untold epic stories in a unique, highly entertaining and informative way.”
Tickets are priced at €8 for children and €16 for adults and can be bought here.
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Excellent.
Probably the most important journalistic input on the Journal.ie.
When you guys put your minds to it you lead the way in information gathering and analysis.
You should do a fact check on some of the stuff said in the comments section. Genuinely, pick a clue of divisive opposing claims made and break them down…
@Tony Canning:
Leave Oran alone Tony.
Brilliant bull buster..could you do a fact check on Irish political pensions..I read somewhere that they were unique in that multiple pensions can be claimed..and that it differs from other countries in the EU in that respect..and can politicians in other countries claim lump sums and pensions from a teaching post held decades earlier?
@Kieran OKeeffe: politicians probably can claim lump sums and pensions in other corrupt countries like zimbabwe,nigeria,etc
Factcheck is a gift.
Great service thejournal. Kudos!
Politician’s and there cronies hate fact check…. Their days of bullshiteing us are at an end
Not until the country stop voting for ff/fg. Until then, nothing will change.
Fantastic column, just goes to show what The Journal can do/could do. Shame their agenda is dictated by others whose sole intent is to keep the status quo
Great articles that gets right to the bottom of statements. Serious respect.
Spose i’ll sign the card too.
WELL DONE!
Charles S. Fogarty
xoxoxo
Best part of The Journal by far. Well done
Could you do one on sentencing? One ‘fact’ I often read is that privileged people get light sentences while those from less affluent backgrounds get treated much more harshly.
You should fact-check attendances at demos.. There was a demo in Dublin that attracted between 5,000 to 10,000 people. Very poor turn out. The organisers and one journalist in particular, is claiming 30,000 attended. Easily checked by use of digital photography and/or crowd densities..
@Stephen Duffy:
Which one?
I did suggest a fact check once, it was in relation to an article here, never heard anything back.
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