The Alumni, Fellows and Members team are delighted to announce that registration is open for our second lunchtime event of 2026.

As a nod to the summer season we invite you to join us outdoors for a historical walking tour of St Stephen’s Green on Thursday, 25 June.

A place with a very special resonance for RCSI Alumni, St Stephen’s Green has its own fascinating history, from its origins as a marshy piece of common ground in the 13th century to its transformation as a destination for fashionable society five hundred years later. Our guides will cover significant milestones in the park’s history, such as the gifting of the Green by Lord Ardilaun to the people of Dublin and the events of the Easter Rising in 1916.  

There are numerous medical points of interest to note nearby too, from the medieval leper house which later provided the site for Mary Mercer’s hospital, to the establishment of St Vincent’s Hospital in the 1830s by the Sisters of Charity.  

From an architectural perspective St Stephen’s Green is surrounded by some of Dublin’s finest buildings, from Iveagh House, designed by Richard Castle in 1736, to Newman House, the University Church and RCSI’s own historic home at number 123. Fittingly our tour will start and end at the Green’s latest architectural addition – RCSI's new campus building at 118 St Stephen’s Green 

Our guides 

Tommy Graham founded Historical Walking Tours of Dublin as an undergraduate in 1986. It is now Dublin’s longest established walking tour business. He is the editor and founder of History Ireland, the country’s only illustrated history magazine and convenor of its live show and podcast, the History Ireland Hedge School. He has lectured on NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts Dublin programme and at Griffith College, and has presented Talking History on Newstalk radio. 

Jody Fitzpatrick is a Dublin-based historian, actor and graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting, Ireland’s National Theatre School. He combines performance with a strong interest in Irish history, with a particular focus on Dublin’s revolutionary period and social history. He draws on extensive reading and research to bring the people and stories of the past vividly to life. 

More information 

Attendees are asked to meet members of the Alumni Team at the reception desk on the ground floor of 118 St Stephen’s Green (enter via Humanarium). The tour will begin at 12:30pm and will take approximately one hour. After the tour all attendees are invited to join the Alumni Team for refreshments in RCSI’s newest building, 118 St Stephens’ Green.