Editorial

August 2018 marked the 73rd anniversary of the ushering in of the nuclear age, with the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (on the 6th) and Nagasaki (on the 9th). Within twenty years all five permanent members of the UN Security Council (US, USSR, UK, France and China) were nuclear-armed, with … Read more

SEPTEMBER 03 Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Sq. S. Music, dancing and country house culture in mid-nineteenth century Ireland, Dr Mullaney-Dignam. 11 Tues 8pm Skerries Historical Society, Keane’s Bus Bar. The sinking of the RMS Leinster, October 1918, Niall O’Reilly. 12 Wed 6pm Old Dublin Society, Dublin City Library & … Read more