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Events: 08 July 2020

Two King’s Inns graduates are taking part in Ireland’s Edge ‘Through the Looking Glass’ event

Two King’s Inns graduates are taking part in Ireland’s Edge ‘Through the Looking Glass’ event

Ms Justice Marie Baker and Dr David Kenny, both graduates of King’s Inns, are participating in Ireland’s Edge ‘Through the Looking Glass’ event on Monday 20 July at the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA).

The event will be streamed live from 6pm to 7.30pm on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. You can watch here.

This special online edition of Ireland’s Edge is supported by Intel Ireland and presented in partnership with Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute and the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

The event will consist of performances and discussions (see below) on living in unprecedented times of Covid–19 and how the landscape has shifted under our feet.  

Full event information and schedule can be viewed here

Featuring Discussions and Performances from:

Ms Justice Marie Baker: The Supreme Court of Ireland

Dr David Kenny: Assistant Professor of Law, Trinity College Dublin

Mick O’Brien: Uilleann Piper

Aoife Ní Bhriain: Fiddler

Dr Conor McGinn: CEO & Co–Founder of Akara Robotics, Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Group Leader, Robotics and Innovation Lab, TCD 

Niamh Donnelly: Director of AI & Co–Founder of Akara Robotics

Síobhra Quinlan: Ireland’s Edge

Rita Duffy: Artist in Residence, Trinity Long Room Hub

About Ireland’s Edge

IRELAND’S EDGE is a multidisciplinary creative event series that makes up a distinct strand of Other Voices festival of music and ideas. At Ireland’s Edge, they believe the best version of our future will only be realised by fruitful collaborations and collisions between the arts, technology, innovation, storytelling and human experience. They regard it as imperative that culture be given a central role as we try to plan creatively and effectively for the future. Learn more about Ireland’s Edge here.