Editorial

MAY 01 Tues 1pm Irish Georgian Society, 58 South William St., Dublin 2. Historic doors and staircases: their history and conservation, Peter Clarke. Adm. €15. 01 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs, Delgany. The Irish showband phenomenon, Frank Darcy. Adm. €3. 08 Tues 1pm Irish Georgian Society, 58 South William … Read more

It is deeply ironic that in this ‘decade of commemorations’ the marking of a more recent one—the twentieth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement—has been relatively muted. This is in marked contrast to the self-congratulation and back-slapping of the same anniversary ten years ago. Of course, that was before the banking collapse of 2008 and … Read more