Bookworm

Bookworm came across a very interesting book recently: Roger Stalley (ed.), Irish Gothic architecture: construction, decay and reinvention (Wordwell, 230pp, £29.99pb, ISBN 9781905569700). The Gothic style arrived in Ireland in the thirteenth century, being primarily associated with ecclesiastical buildings. Naturally, this multi-authored book begins with the construction of cathedrals, before focusing on the medieval construction … Read more

Film eye: A terrible beauty

A terrible beauty Title Films by John Gibney   The General Post Office on Dublin’s O’Connell Street looms large in the iconography of the Easter Rising. Its position on the main thoroughfare north of the River Liffey and its role as the headquarters of the ‘forces of the Irish Republic’ ensure that it remains synonymous … Read more