Tuesday, 27 March 2018

2018 Franco-Irish Literary Festival

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Upper Yard, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. I really enjoyed the 2018 Franco-Irish Literary Festival. I could not attend the whole fest...
Saturday, 17 March 2018

An Irishman's Diary on the Two Sisters ship and undelivered letters

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In March 1757, the Two Sisters ship was sailing from Bordeaux in south west France to Dublin in Ireland when she was stopped coming out of ...
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...