Thursday, 21 December 2017

Heinrich Böll - born 100 years ago today.

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This is a short post to mark the birth of Heinrich Böll 100 years ago today. Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), image source The German writer...
Tuesday, 12 December 2017

An Irishman's Diary on Hugh Murphy

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Like many thousands of his fellow countrymen, Irishman, Hugh Murphy (1889-1916) fought in the British army during the First World War. He wa...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017

'Fake News' - NPHFI 2017 Conference, Newcastle

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The 2017 conference of the Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland (NPHFI) took place in Newcastle University on 10 and 11 Novemb...
Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Résidence de France in Dublin - Open House Dublin 2017

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On 14 October the French Ambassador to Ireland kindly opened his home on Ailesbury Road, the Résidence de France , to visitors for Open Hous...
Monday, 2 October 2017

Richmond Barracks - Dublin

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I was in Richmond Barracks in Inchicore, Dublin recently when I attended the Connexions 2017 forum on culture, education and digital techn...
Wednesday, 6 September 2017

Irish Examiner article - Atlas of the Irish Revolution

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I wrote an article for the Irish Examiner newspaper about my contribution to the Atlas of the Irish Revolution . Read it here . My a...
Friday, 1 September 2017

'Atlas of the Irish Revolution' - my contribution

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I am delighted to see this new book on the Irish Revolution - Atlas of the Irish Revolution (Cork: Cork University Press, 2017) in print. I ...