New research on Françoise Henry’s relationship with the Musée d’Archéologie Nationale in Saint-Germain-en-Laye By Peter Harbison Among Irish archaeologists and art historians, the name of Françoise Henry (1902–82) is best known for her trilogy on Irish art, which appeared in the 1960s. In 2012, appreciations of her life and work appeared in Barbara Wright and … Read more
Recent controversies about the use and misuse of electronic communications are nothing new. Not only did the 1916 Rising challenge the British Empire but it also challenged Britain’s supremacy of the airwaves. By Eddie Bohan The British controlled the European airwaves as the opening shots of the Great War echoed across the Continent; they cut … Read more
Notwithstanding the fact that Mayo hasn’t won a Connacht senior hurling title since 1909, Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s colourful phrase, that ‘senior hurling has gone global’, is an apt one in the post-Brexit/Trump world. (For an imprecise translation, perplexed non-Irish readers might substitute the word ‘hardball’.) This, of course, carries with it the implication that Ireland … Read more