Room 109 - Saturday - 2pm - 3:15

Irish Community Services, headed by Paul Dowling will present a short film on the Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp in Ireland.

From Emigration to Immigration: Migration in Ireland

Please join us for a screening of The Building and Burning of an Irish Refugee Camp, a short film highlighting the growing tensions surrounding immigration to Ireland and the harsh experiences of those arriving to Irish shores. This film tells the story of an emotionally charged conflict between asylum seekers and anti-immigrant protesters in Dublin.

The screening will be followed by remarks from the director and an audience Q&A.

Three men seeking asylum in Ireland find themselves on the streets, caught between a restrictive migration policy and an increasingly aggressive far-right movement. Dennis Harvey captures an explosive sequence of events on the streets of Dublin in May 2023.

Trailer
Director : Dennis Harvey

Stars : Sami Simon, Hasiballah Simon

Duration : 20 mins

Language : English 

Genre : Documentary

Rating : M

Original Release : 2024

Mary McCain; Moderator,                                       Conal Creedon; Author

Deirdre Ford Lord Mayor of Cork 2023 & Jim Hegarty,    Paddy Homan,                  Brid Butler,

Join the dialogue with the iBAM! panel, A Tale of Two Cities: Cork and Chicago at iBAM! on Saturday, November 16 starting at 3:15pm - 4:15pm in the Mayfair Theatre

Cork men and women discuss the evolving identities of Cork and Chicago.

Included in the panel are Jim Hegarty, Filmmaker,
(who is also presenting the film, The Hegartys of the Laurels on Saturday at 1:30pm in the Mayfair Theatre),

Conal Creedon; Corkman, who is receiving the 2024 iBAM! Award for Literature at the iBAM! Gala dinner the night before in the Erin Room,

Paddy Homan, renowned Irish Tenor and a loyal Corkman as well, and

Brid Butler; a Chicagoan, Corkwoman, Restaurant Operator and Consultant.

Bríd left the beautiful Island of Cobh Co. Cork for Chicago in her early 20s. Having spent the last 17 years operating and consulting for some of Chicago’s favorite Irish restaurants,
She combines this work with her love of Ireland and a good cup of Barry’s tea!

Bríd joined ‘the lads’ at the Chicago Cork Association in 2022.

The panel should be fun, entertaining, and insightful.

Dr. Mary McCain, Director of Irish Studies at DePaul University, and long-time iBAM! volunteer will be moderating the panel.