Monday, 30 December 2019

Ireland at 'Les Belles Etrangères' literary festival Nov. & Dec. 1989

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Thirty years ago, in November and December 1989, ten Irish writers and poets were invited to France to discuss their work in front of audien...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Samuel Beckett's letters - a glimpse into the personal world of a private man

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The Irish playwright and theatre director, Samuel Beckett, was an avid letter writer. He took the time to reply to friends and family as wel...
Tuesday, 19 November 2019

Cheers! An Irishman's Diary on Félix Kir, politican, priest and Resistance hero, who inspired a cocktail.

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Félix Kir (1876-1968) was a man of many talents. During a very full life, he was a Catholic priest, Resistance hero and politician at both l...
Saturday, 26 October 2019

An Irishman's Diary on Launt Thompson

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Lancelot (Launt) Thompson was born in the town of Abbeyleix in Co. Laois, Ireland in February 1833. He emigrated to America with his widowed...
Friday, 25 October 2019

French newspaper coverage of the death of Terence MacSwiney - 25 October 1920

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Terence MacSwiney died in Brixton Prison, London, England on 25 October 1920. MacSwiney, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland had been on hunger ...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Newspaper history conference - Belfast, Nov. 2019

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The 2019 Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland (NPHFI) conference will take place in the Institute of Irish Studies in Queen...
Tuesday, 17 September 2019

The Tartan Pimpernel - An Irishman's Diary on Rev. Donald Caskie

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Rev. Dr Donald Caskie helped to save the lives of over 2,000 Allied servicemen in France during the Second World War. I have just written an...