Editorial

MAY 01–04 Mon–Thur Kerry Archaeological & Historical Society, Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Away to Lismore (field outing). Enquiries: +353 (0)58 42899. 02 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Glenmalure: the wild heart of the mountains, Carmel O’Toole. Adm. €3. 03 Wed 7.30pm Remembering the Future: the Decade of Anniversaries, … Read more

In this decade of anniversaries, 30 May 1967 is unlikely to loom large. Yet it marked the start of a war that for Irish people of a certain age (children in the 1960s or older) was as big as Vietnam—the war sparked by the secession of Biafra from the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The caricature … Read more