Oliver O'Hanlon
Friday, 23 June 2023
Bloomsday in Cork - 16 June
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The 16th of June is now celebrated around the world every year as 'Bloomsday'. It marks the day that Leopold Bloom, the fictional ch...
Monday, 19 June 2023
The French Festival, Dublin 1962 - An Irishman's Diary
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The French Festival took place in Dublin from 26 April to 8 May 1962. It was a cultural and industrial showcase put on by the French authori...
Monday, 22 May 2023
An Irishman's Diary on Musical Marie's record breaking attempt
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Musical Marie was a Manchester house-wife (real name Marie Ashton) who attempted to set a new world record for non-stop piano playing in the...
Monday, 1 May 2023
An Irishman's Diary on Arthur Darley
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Arthur Darley was an Irish doctor who worked at the hospital set up by the Irish Red Cross in the French town of St-Lô after the Second Worl...
Monday, 20 March 2023
An Irish Diary on Peggy O'Neil
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Peggy O'Neil was described in 1942 as "one of the most famous actresses of this generation", but she has been forgotten by the...
Thursday, 16 March 2023
RTÉ Brainstorm - Battling Siki in Ireland - 17 March 1923
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100 years ago on 17 March 1923, the first international sport's event to take place in the newly formed Irish Free State played out in D...
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Alfie Lambe - An Irishman's Diary
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Alfie Lambe (1932-1959) is a modern-day Irish Christian missionary. I have just written an Irishman's Diary in the Irish Times newspaper...
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