Irish artist Robert Ballagh to speak at UCC conference on The Arts and the 1916 Rising

Artist and designer Robert Ballagh is set to address a conference exploring The Arts and the 1916 Rising.

Organised by Gabriel Doherty and the School of History in UCC, the conference asks the question if the 1916 Rising was one of poets and playwrights.

The conference will feature leading figures from the Irish art scene as well as prominent academic authorities.