The Irish Aid Annual Professor Father Michael Kelly Lecture – 2024

When: Thursday 28th November 2024, 16:30 – 19:00

Where: Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin

The annual Irish Aid Professor Father Michael Kelly HIV Lecture is held every year to coincide with World AIDS Day. For over 50 years, Tullamore-born Professor Father Michael J. Kelly worked tirelessly in the fight against HIV/AIDS in his naturalised country of Zambia, and internationally, spreading the message of strength, dignity, and hope for those affected and at risk.

Every year, this event gives us an opportunity to come together as a community, to keep ourselves up-to-date in terms of the current priorities for HIV and AIDS and importantly to ensure that we keep HIV high on the agenda.

This year, the event will be held on Thursday 28th November, from 16:30-19:00 Irish Time, at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. This years focus will be on the important theme of Remember and Commit. 

Tea and coffee will be served from 16:30, please arrive by this time to ensure the event runs on time. The event will be followed by a reception with canapes and drinks served from 19:00.

This is a free event, but registration is required for in-person attendance.

The event will also be livestreamed on the Irish Global Health Network YouTube channel for those wishing to view the event online, and registration is not required for this.

Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

About Professor Father Michael J Kelly

For over 50 years, Tullamore-born Professor Father Michael J. Kelly had worked tirelessly in the fight against HIV/AIDS in his naturalised country of Zambia, and internationally, spreading the message of strength, dignity, and hope for those affected and at risk.

In Memoriam: Professor Father Michael J. Kelly, 1929 – 2021

• For more information about Professor Father Michael Kelly, please visit this dedicated website.
• Read more about Professor Father Michael Kelly’s life and work
• To pay tribute to Father Michael Kelly’s ongoing legacy, the IGHN has produced a compilation of lectures and presentations from 2006-2015, entitled HIV & AIDS – A Deep Human Concern. Download it here.