Horizons

Viking history brought to life at Dublinia:THE revamped Dublinia heritage centre (next to Christ Church cathedral in Dublin) is bringing history alive over the next four days. Visitors will see Vikings in action, meet a pig catcher and hear tales of death and disease in medieval Dublin (dublinia.ie).

Meanwhile, you can discover the secrets of Viking and medieval Dublin on a new interactive DVD, Medieval Dublin from Vikings to Tudors. On it, you can see medieval city defences grow from wooden fences to stone walls, explore Viking houses and medieval streets, follow the course of the Poddle River and see the daily life of monks (medievaldublin.ie).

Historic houses of Dún Laoghaire in the spotlight

The conservationist, artist and author Peter Pearson will give the first talk in a series on the historic houses of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown on Wednesday at 7pm in the Royal St George Yacht Club, Dún Laoghaire. The six evenings, organised by the Irish Georgian Society, will look at the importance of conservation and maintenance of historic windows, ironwork, decorative plasterwork and roofs. There will be a walking tour of Dún Laoghaire historic houses on Saturday, November 27th, at 11am. Booking and full details of speakers at igs.ie or from 01-6767053.

Call for financial services with a difference

IT MAY seem a little too late to host a public meeting entitled Making our Money Work for a Better World, but then it’s only in a time of crisis that people are really open to change. The event, at Cultivate, St Andrew Street, Dublin on Wednesday, November 10th from 3pm, will highlight the need for ethically and ecologically sensitive financial services. Speakers include Paul Ellis of the Ecology Building Society, Alex Connor of Triodos Bank and Miles Litvinoff of the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility. E-mail ecoq@gn.apc.org for details.

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irishwildlifematters.ie

A new website full of information on what to do if you find an injured wild animal. Crucially, it offers advice on what animals and birds to leave alone and which require help, and how to go about it safely.