Trinity Retirement Association

St Anne’s Park in Raheny is among the larger parks in the city, being second only to the Phoenix Park.  The walk will start at the Red Stables which are situated at the Clontarf side of the park and will take about 90 mins.  We will pass through woodland and open parkland on good unpaved […]

There are a number of beautiful trails around the Vartry reservoir with thriving wildlife, flora, fauna and mountain views. Between 1862 and 1868, the Lower Vartry Reservoir was formed by constructing a dam across the valley of the river Vartry.  To provide additional storage, a second dam was completed in 1923 forming the Upper Reservoir.  Both dams […]

The Trinity Retirement Association organised a visit and guided tour of The National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh on Tuesday 24th May 2022. The tour started at 12 noon. The National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh lie within an estate developed extensively during the 19th century by Thomas Acton in conjunction with David Moore and his son Sir Frederick […]

Croke Park Stadium tour and visit to the GAA Museum – 11:30 Tuesday 10th May, 2022 Croke Park Stadium tour and visit to the GAA Museum 11:30 Tuesday 10th May, 2022 The Trinity Retirement Association is inviting you to a guided tour of the Croke Park Stadium and a visit to the GAA Museum. The […]

The Trinity Retirement Association walk in Fernhill Gardens, Stepaside took place at 2pm on Tuesday 26th April, 2022. We will meet at the upper car park to the left of the roundabout near the entrance to the Gardens at 2pm. Parking is free and normally plentiful. Public transport to the park is possible on the […]

Tim Foster will give a lecture by Zoom on ‘The history of the Moyne Institute’ at 11am on Tuesday 29th March, 2022. The Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine occupies an important position overlooking College Park. It is the home of the Department of Microbiology. Many of the College community as well as past and present […]

Lecture on “The Earliest Writing in the World and a TCD alumnus” by Robert Barklie, given on Zoom, 2pm 12th April, 2022. Prehistory stopped and history began about 5200 years ago when writing was invented. This form of writing, called Cuneiform , was in use for about 3000 years. This talk will attempt to answer […]

Dear Member Jessica Fahy will give a Zoom presentation on Jack Yeats on 25th January 2022 at 2pm. Jessica Fahy is a freelance art historian having studied art history and English in UCD as an undergraduate. Jessica has an MA from the Courtauld Institute in London and has recently completed an MLitt in UCD. She […]

The tour will be led by Arran Henderson of ‘Dublin Decoded’. Arran is a professional guide who conducts tours for the Irish Georgian Society, which some of you may have taken. Tuesday 8 February, 2022 Meeting point: Unitarian church on St. Stephen’s Green West Time: 11h00 Duration: 2 h Itinerary: St. Stephen’s Green West & […]

Talk on Zoom by Kathryn Milligan on Monday 10th May 2021 at 2pm. Title: Painting Dublin, 1886 – 1949 Katy Milligan is an art historian specialising in nineteenth and twentieth century Irish art. A graduate of UCD (BA) and TCD (MPhil, PhD), following her PhD studies Katy was the inaugural ESB Fellow at the ESB Centre […]