Friday, 20 December 2024

Irish traditions around Christmas - post on RTÉ Brainstorm

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Several traditions and customs in Ireland around Christmas time date back centuries. Some are still observed today even though Ireland and ...
Tuesday, 10 December 2024

An Irish Diary on the Irish Chartist leader Feargus O'Connor

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Feargus O'Connor was a leader of the Chartist movement which was one of the world's first mass working-class movements. I have just ...
Friday, 6 December 2024

Notre-Dame cathedral - RTÉ Brainstorm article

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After nearly five years of renovation and reconstruction, Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will open to the public on 8 December 2024. I have j...
Friday, 22 November 2024

Poet of the Troubles - an Irish Diary on Pádraic Fiacc

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The poet Pádraic Fiacc (1924-2019) was known as the 'Poet of the Troubles'. He was born Patrick Joseph O'Connor and reared in Be...
Monday, 11 November 2024

An Irish Diary on Jimmy Walker - the first Mayor of New York to resign

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Jimmy Walker (1881-1946) was the first Mayor of New York to resign. His father came from Co. Kilkenny and emigrated to the US in 1870. The t...
Friday, 1 November 2024

PhD Conferring University College Cork

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I was delighted to attend the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences conferring in University College Cork recently where I was...
Thursday, 12 September 2024

Chess at the Olympics - RTÉ Brainstorm article

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Chess is an ancient game but it was never part of the Olympics. However, 100 years ago as the Olympic Games were taking place in Paris, a ch...