Changing Narratives: Plenary Session and Workshop

The workshop will reflect on the Centre’s past achievements and create new momentum for the future. The workshop will explore how we can approach changing the narrative of Irish Towns; new ways of working and approaches as well as rethinking what our towns are and can be.

The scope of the event will include:
10:00 - Registration, Coffee and Tea
10:30 - Opening with Karen Keaveney
10:35 - Introduction to UCD CfIT, Orla Murphy
10:45 - Keynote Speaker Shane Bergin
11:00 - CfIT: Scale and scope of work to date - curated examples and discussion of our work with Victoria Durrer, Sarah Cotterill, Stephen Wall & Miriam Fitzpatrick
11:25 - The Challenge Ahead, Dr. Philip Crowe
11:35 - Workshop Discussion: Priorities for towns and towns research
13:00 - Close for Networking Lunch