On this Day

July 8 1920 James Joyce arrived in Paris, planning to stay for only a few months; finding the intellectual environment conducive to his intellect, he remained for almost the rest of his life. 9 1995 The Clare hurling team under Ger Loughnane won the Munster hurling championship for the first time since 1932. They went … Read more

Sidelines

The Gathering, Fáilte Ireland’s attempt to lure the overseas Irish back to the oul’ sod, is well under way and a great success by all accounts. Surely the most imaginative event of the campaign is the global donkey gathering in Omeath, Co. Louth. In the late nineteenth century, Francie and Katie Murphy of that parish … Read more

July 4-7

4–7 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.

July 4-7

4–7 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.

July 4-7

4–7 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Anna Marie (Roos Uni. of Lincoln), Peter Elmer (Exeter), Bill Eaton (Georgia S. Uni.), Allan Chapman (Oxford), Rose Ann Kenny (TCD) & Liam Dolan (Oxford). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 54975, ehoward@lismoreheritage.ie, www.robertboyle.ie, www.lismoreheritage.ie.