Past events
Wednesday 24 June, 5.30-7.30pm
The Heart of a Nation: 60 years of Irish heart health
Celebrating 60 years of the Irish Heart Foundation with an evening of insightful conversation hosted by broadcaster and journalist, Joe Lynam.
Bringing together a panel of guest speakers from health, history and lived experience, the discussion will explore the challenges and defining moments that have shaped cardiovascular health in Ireland over the past six decades.
From past achievements, lasting impacts, and future possibilities, this event offers a unique perspective on the the changing story of heart health in Ireland.
Friday 19 June 2026, 6.30-8.30pm
Late at 118: MOVE
Celebrate movement in all its forms at this unique after-hours event. Enjoy some beats with DJ Little O, and join dancer Monica Loughman and Paralympian Michael McKillop to discover what it takes to perform at the highest levels in the worlds of dance and sport. Get moving together in an Afro-Brazilian percussion workshop with Masamba, and get hands-on with interactive demos about body and brain health. Free, booking essential. Suitable for ages 18+. Supported by Research Ireland.
Tuesday 19 May, 1-1.45pm
Science Bites: Organ Donor Awareness Week
What should we all know about organ donation and transplantation? Join us for a free lunchtime talk for Organ Donor Awareness Week to hear powerful stories from people whose lives have been transformed by organ transplants, and find out why you should talk about your wishes with your family.
This lunchtime session will be led by Professor Peter Conlon, clinical lead in the National Office of Organ Donation and Transplantation. You’ll also have the chance to meet the team from the Irish Kidney Association to find out more about organ donation.
Saturday 02 and Saturday 09 May 2026, 10am and 1pm
Dublin Dance Festival X Humanarium series
Take part in a series of workshops and events at exploring heart health through rhythm and embodied movement. Open to all levels. No dance experience required.
- Meet, Mind, Move, Play with Katherine O’Malley: Designed for parents and their babies, Meet Mind Move Play offers a supportive space to reconnect with your body while nurturing your baby’s development.
- The Shake with Laura Murphy and Siobhán Ní Dhuinnín: The Shake workshop might feel like a hooley, a gig, a meditation or a dance class. It’s a little bit of each, and something else entirely. It’s a space that brings together friends, family, colleagues and curious newcomers in a shared space where moving is the main event and everyone is welcome. Suitable for ages 18+
- As We Walk with Mary Nunan: As We Walk is a gentle, collective walking experience that begins with a grounding session at Humanarium at RCSI before moving together into St Stephen’s Green. Suitable for ages 18+
- Presence and Radiance with Hélène Cathala: This workshop by French choreographer Hélène Cathala offers a gentle and imaginative exploration of movement through sensation and touch. Suitable for ages 18+
Wednesday 29 April 2026, 1-1.30pm
Science Bites: Hearts in Space!
Join Dr Lisa McNamee for a short lunchtime talk about what happens at the interface of cardiovascular health and space medicine. How can studying what happens to the body in microgravity help us to develop healthcare for future space travellers, and for people back on Earth?
Friday 24 April 2026, 6-7.30pm
MIASMA by Colin Murphy
Miasma is a medical detective story set in the London of Charles Dickens’s time. It is the story of a lone doctor who thinks he can stop the most frightening and fatal disease of his day: cholera. But to do so he will have to defeat popular superstition, the medical profession, the political and media elites, and the disease itself.
“An hour of tightly-tuned drama” – The Irish Times
Told with five actors playing multiple parts in a fast-paced, comic format, and followed by a panel discussion exploring theatre as a tool for health and science communication, Miasma is intellectually rigorous, emotionally compelling and deeply relevant to contemporary conversations around public health, evidence-based decision-making and trust in science.
Thursday 09 April 2026, 1-1.45pm
One Dublin One Book: Maternity care in the 1950s
Humanarium in partnership with Dublin City Council presents a lunchtime talk exploring maternity care in the 1950s as part of One Dublin One Book. This year’s One Dublin One Book selection is Christine Falls by John Banville.
Join Professor Lindsey Earner-Byrne and Professor Fergal Malone as they explore the issues that defined the everyday experience of maternity care in 1950s Dublin and the radical transformation in approaches to maternal and neonatal healthcare that has taken place in Ireland in the years since.
Croí agus caife
Wednesday 11 March 2026, 11.30am
Más cainteoir líofa Gaeilge thú, nó má bhfuil spéis agat cúpla focal a thriail, nó fiú go bhfuil tu fiosrach, bígí linn le haghaidh comhrá croíúil agus caife. Mar chuid de Seachtain na Gaeilge.
Whether you’re a fluent Irish speaker, want to try out some ‘cúpla focal’ (a few words), or you’re just curious, join us for a hearty chat and coffee. Part of Seachtain na Gaeilge. Drop in, no booking necessary.
Tuesday 10 March 2026, 1.30pm-2pm
Science Bites: State of the Nation – Ireland’s Heart Health
Hot off the press, the latest results from the Irish Heart Attack Audit. Join Professor Ronan Margey from the National Office of Clinical Audit for a short lunchtime talk sharing insights on heart attack care, treatment and outcomes in Ireland, what needs to improve, and what you can do to manage your own heart attack risks.
Friday 27 February 2026, 6.30-9pm
Late at 118: HeartBeat
Whether you fancy a date night or an anti-date night, join us after-hours at Humanarium for an evening of music, talks and hands-on activities to get your heart pumping. Explore heart-healthy foods, discover how fiction can set your heart aflutter, and get sticky with blood clots. Free, booking essential. Suitable for ages 18+. Supported by Research Ireland.
