Armagh County Museum The Mall East, Armagh City acm.um@nics.gov.uk www.magni.org.uk Mon.–Fri. 10am–5pm, Sat. 10am–1pm, 2–5pm by Tony Canavan The Armagh County Museum is the oldest in the country. It can trace its roots back to the Armagh Philosophical Society, which opened its doors in 1856. It became an official county museum in the 1930s and … Read more
Friel renaissance Translations National Theatre, London Aristocrats Nuffield Theatre, Southampton by Mark Coalter The works of Brian Friel have had a renaissance on the London stage of late. In 2005 Friel’s masterpiece Translations and the less-celebrated Aristocrats appeared in the National Theatre to sell-out audiences, whilst Home Place won the coveted Evening Standard Theatre Award … Read more
At the start of every academic year the university lecturer is faced with the task of recommending certain books to the new, eager crop of students taking his or her subject. Of equal importance, and frequently undertaken with even more enthusiasm, is the task of warning students off certain other books regarded as flawed, tainted, … Read more
Both these books were commissioned and, like the newspapers they serve to commemorate, they are different in orientation. The one dedicated to The Irish News is a collection of twenty-six articles by academics, journalists and writers to honour its centenary in 1991, to pay tribute to the skill, courage and objectivity of its journalists during … Read more
They say that the only thing worse than a bad review is no review at all. Unfortunately, where History Ireland is concerned, this has been the case with many of the books sent to us for review by publishers. In 2003, for example, over 130 books were submitted but only 27 were reviewed. And that’s … Read more