By Joe Culley Barbara Hussey and Anna Kealy (eds), Nothing is written in stone: the notebooks of Justin Keating (Lilliput Press, €20 pb, 280pp, ISBN 9781843516774). Nell Regan, Helena Molony: a radical life, 1883–1967 (Arlen House, €27 pb, 275pp, ISBN 9781851321650). Tina O’Toole, Gillian McIntosh and Muireann Ó Cinnéide (eds), Women writing war: Ireland 1880–1922 … Read more
RTÉ Radio 1, 16 April 2017 By John Gibney The 101st anniversary of the Easter Rising has come and gone, and, as should be obvious, none of the enormous fanfare and investment of resources that marked last year’s centenary was evident in 2017. This can be seen as an inevitable consequence of centenary fatigue, with … Read more
Esras Films (funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland) TG4, 13, 20, 27 March, 3 April 2017 By Peter Kelly The tall, balding young Irishman at the centre of the photograph is Fr Thomas Quinlan. From Tipperary and a passionate devotee of Gaelic games, Quinlan set up a hurling team at the Columban College in … Read more