Bealtaine Panel Discussion ‘Don’t come running to me!'

A Panel Discussion on the theme of ‘Don’t come running to me!: characterisations of the Irish Mammy figure in Irish culture’ will be held on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 from 3 - 4.30pm in AD2-010 (Analog Devices).

Immortalised by phrases such as "don’t mind me", "Isn’t it well for you?", and of course the beloved, "have you turned off the immersion?", the Irish Mammy is a perennial figure in the Irish imagination. This discussion will look at the role, characterisation and love/hate relationship with this popular figure.

Chaired by writer and journalist Henrietta McKervey, the discussion will feature writers Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Mary O’Donnell and Donal Ryan. This event is organised and hosted by Dr Michaela Schrage-Frueh and Dr Maria Rieder in collaboration with Age & Opportunity and is part of the Bealtaine Festival, a month-long festival in May featuring performances, exhibitions, discussions, workshops and readings by artists working in different art forms all over Ireland.

Please see Bealtaine Festival for registration.

The full brochure of this year's Bealtaine programme is available.