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Courts Service to mark Robert Emmet Day
Robert Emmet Statue, St Stephen's Green, Dublin (Pic: Ireland's Content Pool)
05 Jul 2024 / culture Print

Courts Service to mark Robert Emmet Day

The Courts Service is to hold a special programme of free events later this month to mark Robert Emmet Day.

25-year-old Irish republican Robert Emmet was executed on 20 September 1803, after the rebellion he led against British rule failed.

His impassioned speech from the dock moved sentencing Judge Lord Norbury to tears and inspired romantic poets such as Shelley and Coleridge.

On 23 July, 221 years after Emmet’s unsuccessful rebellion, the Courts Service is hosting a special free programme of events at Green Street Courthouse, the site where he delivered his famous oration.

The event, which runs from 4.30pm to 7.30pm, includes a tour of the courthouse, poetry readings, a lecture by author Fergus Whelan, and a performance of a new Irish translation of Emmet’s speech.

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