Wednesday, 31 August 2016

History Ireland article - French bishops' mission to Ireland, Oct. 1916

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It is only really in recent years that Irish people have begun to engage with the role played by Ireland in the First World War. At the outb...
Tuesday, 19 July 2016

Irishman's Diary - Kenelm Lee Guinness

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I have just written a new Irishman's Diary in today's Irish Times newspaper. It's about the award-winning racing driver and aut...
Monday, 4 July 2016

Michelin Guide to the British Isles 1911 - Irishman's Diary

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I have just written an Irishman's Diary in today's  Irish Times newspaper about one of the earliest guides for motorists in Ireland...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Edwin Lawrence Godkin - An Irishman's Diary

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Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1831-1902) was a journalist and editor, who wasn't afraid to take on vested interests and fight for a better...
Sunday, 24 April 2016

French Newspaper Cartoons - Ireland's Easter Rising

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Ireland's Easter Rising was reported in the French press through the form of articles, photographs and even some editorial / political c...

Ireland's Easter Rising in France's Le Monde illustré

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Le Monde illustré was the leading French illustrated weekly news magazine of the late 19th and early 20th century. It began publication in ...
Monday, 4 April 2016

Susan Langstaff Mitchell - An Irishman's Diary

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Today, a new Irishman's Diary by me appears in the Irish Times newspaper. It is about the poet, journalist and editor, Susan Langstaff ...