Tuesday, 7 February 2017

An Irishman's Diary - Chinese Cemetery, Noyelles-sur-Mer

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I have just written an Irishman's Diary article in the Irish Times newspaper about the Chinese Cemetery in Noyelles-sur-Mer. Read it he...
Thursday, 5 January 2017

An Irishman's Diary - Patrice Flynn

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During his lifetime, Patrice Flynn (1874-1970) acted as a pivotal link between France and Ireland. I have just written an 'Irishman'...
Tuesday, 20 December 2016

Press Review in 'The Revolution Papers'

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I recently wrote a press review for 'The Revolution Papers' of 20 December 2016. I looked at two very different newspapers from the ...
Monday, 5 December 2016

2016 Newspaper & Periodical History Forum Conference

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The 2016 Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland  (NPHFI) conference took place in the National Library of Ireland on Friday 25 an...
Friday, 18 November 2016

The pen IS mightier than the sword - Cartoon Exhibition - Dublin

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Yesterday, I attended the opening of the exhibition ' Drawing Freely ' (Dessins en Liberté). Located in  Europe House , 12-14 Mount ...
Tuesday, 8 November 2016

Franco-Irish military connections

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On Sunday 13 November 2016, a memorial to the Irish people who fought for France in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), the First World War...
Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Conference - 'Paris: Capital of Irish Culture'.

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I recently attended the conference 'Paris: Capital of Irish Culture' in O'Connell House, Notre-Dame Center for Irish Studies, Me...