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Down may have lost the All-Ireland final last September but they remain the GAA’s champions of fashion. In 1960 they were the first team whose substitutes wore tracksuits in an All-Ireland final. The reason was not dress sense but common sense, as it made it easier for players to strip off and go on the … Read more

Categories 20th-century / Contemporary History, Issue 6 (Nov/Dec 2010), News, Volume 18

Worth every penny: Farmleigh library

Farmleigh, the official Irish State Guest House, located in Phoenix Park, has several times been the subject of popular media articles and reports looking for a story of government waste. The house and its 78-acre lands were bought from the fourth earl of Iveagh in 1999 for €29.2 million. Many commentators at the time claimed … Read more

Categories 20th-century / Contemporary History, Issue 6 (Nov/Dec 2010), News, Volume 18

History Ireland Hedge School launched

A tent in Laois is about as far removed as one can get from a traditional history conference venue, but it was at this year’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally that the History Ireland Hedge School series was launched. Presided over by ‘Master’ Tommy Graham, diverse audiences have attended a series of discussions on a range … Read more

Categories 20th-century / Contemporary History, Issue 6 (Nov/Dec 2010), News, Volume 18

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