Irish gatherings in antiquity that have survived into modern times, and their ritual functions. Continue reading
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Srúill dhorcha Dark stream and other poems
D’fhiafraigh sí san amhrán/
arbh eol duit cad is grá ann
She asked in the song if you knew what love was but didn’t hear your answer, and the world went on its way, Continue reading
Two Irish non-fiction books
A book about Child Abuse, and early Christianity. Continue reading
Symbiosis between an Artist and their Work
While Beckett’s encounter with Joyce teaches him he must follow a different creative path from Joyce’s to achieve his purposes, the same cannot be said of Lucia. Continue reading
Another Joycean, a Thespian, reviews ‘Rainbow Girl’
Nothing is funnier than unhappiness. Well, in the theatre, anyway. Continue reading
Thomas Meagher, Constitutionalist Father of a Revolutionary
It says something about our collective love of celebrity, chaos and flashy headlines that the subtitle of this book is the ‘Forgotten father, of Thomas Francis Meagher’…There is no doubt however, that the life and times of the father are a history worth telling… Continue reading
1 in 7 babies born in Ireland’s baby homes died.
Missing Persons offers an important counternarrative to the unsatisfactory official histories perpetuated by the various inquiries into institutional abuse. The Commission of Investigation is just the latest iteration. Its significance, however, does not lie Continue reading
What’s on in July and Beyond
Christmas in July, a free public lecture and a course, multiple events at the Celtic Club. And another Joyce play. No excuses to be bored or not go out! Continue reading
Flann O’Brien: an interview with Rónán McDonald
Joyce had a huge influence on Flann O’Brien. Like others of his generation, he struggled to get out from under the Joycean shadow Continue reading
Riverdance: 30 Years of Irish Dance on the world’s stages
Riverdance changed global perceptions of Irish dance. Continue reading
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