Professor Ahlqvist had a distinguished career in Celtic Studies, following a PhD at Edinburgh with a spell at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and many years at NUI Galway. He took up the post of inaugural Sir Warwick Fairfax Professor of Celtic Studies at the University of Sydney on 1 July 2008. Continue reading
Barney’s personal abilities, charm, compassion and wit have impacted all of us who knew him Continue reading
What was Irish about Brian Bourke? Of course, he had the name and the face, a map of Ireland. Continue reading
The man spoke. I had never seen him, never heard of him before, but boy did he make me laugh. Continue reading
John Clarke had an extraordinary knowledge of and enthusiasm about his Irish family tree. Continue reading
In the eyes of many he ‘fell from grace’, but he maintained a silent dignity to his grave. Continue reading
‘the most eloquent man in the world’ Continue reading
The iconic image of of Bishop Edward Daly in Derry ‘negotiating’ a safe passage for Jackie Duddy, a victim of the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry on the 30th January 1972, resurfaced in the media on the occasion of the death of the Bishop recently. The image was a stark reminder of just how much … Continue reading
The peacemaking legacy of Daniel Berrigan, S.J Continue reading
Bill was a born actor. He loved centre-stage, was hugely generous, and was willing to take his talents into quite recondite places…. Continue reading
