HTAI Conference & Membership

HTAI National Conference 2025

Welcome to the History Teachers' Association of Ireland National Conference 2025! Join us for a fantastic programme of talks, workshops, advice, resources and the company of fellow history teachers. This in-person conference will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Limerick on Friday, 3rd October & Saturday, 4th October 2025.

Membership 2025/26

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HTAI National Conference 2025

The Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Limerick ~ 3rd-4th October

Theme: Contrasting Traditions of Parliamentarianism and Physical Force in Irish Politics

Friday evening

18:30 - Registration & Refreshments

19:30 - HTAI President’s welcome - Marie-Claire Tuite

19.35 - Roots and Responsibilities; Empowering Students as

Heritage Stewards. Dr Eoin Ó Donnchadha, Heritage Council of Ireland.

Wine Reception to follow.

Saturday

08:45 - Registration (closes at 09:10)

09:15-10:00 - ‘Speaking to both sides: Parnell, de Valera and Irish Nationalism’ Jennifer Browne, Oide Team.

10:00-10:45 - Keynote Address: ‘Our Liberator: Daniel O’Connell and the Power of Persuasion in a Time of Physical Force’. Dr. Patrick Geoghegan, Trinity College Dublin.

10:45-11:15 - Tea & Coffee (Kindly sponsored by )

Visit to stands to meet with publishers, tour companies, and history and heritage service providers.

11:15-11:55 - Labour and Dissent: the Dublin Strike and Lockout 1913. Pádraig Yeates, social & labour historian, journalist, & trade union activist.

11:55-12:40

Teaching & Learning Strategies for Assessment at Junior Cycle.

Jacqueline Kiernan, Junior Cycle Chief Advising Examiner, Mercy College, Sligo.

or

TY Adopt a Monument: A Local Heritage Stewardship Model.

Dr Eoin Ó Donnchadha, Heritage Council of Ireland.

12:40 - AGM

13:10 - Lunch

14:00-14:40 - A Pre-Twentieth Century Example of Physical Force Rebellion; 1798 and its Impact on Irish Politics.

Christian O’Connor, St. Mary’s Secondary School, Mallow.

14:40-15:20

Teaching & Learning Strategies for Assessment at Senior Cycle. Angela Hanratty,

Leaving Certificate Advising Examiner, Inver College, Carrickmacross.

or

Cooperation - A New Way Forward: Ireland’s Links with the EU and UN.

Gráinne Henry, Chair of Kerry Branch HTAI.

15:20-16:00 - Enhancing Leaving Certificate Writing Skills.

Brianán McGrane, Leaving Cert Examiner; St. Andrew’s College.

20:00 - Conference Dinner (€38 per person).

[Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa special room rate for conference attendees:

€135 (single occupancy); €150 (double occupancy)]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Limerick, Ireland