By John Stocks Powell Lenin with his arm outstretched, a never-aging Ceaușescu on placards in Bucharest—the images of leaders, potentates and celebrities have been with us for a long time, in film, photograph, stone, steel and ceramics. The ceramic form tended to the more domestic, certainly the more portable, and, rather than being imposed on … Read more
Rebranding at Galway Museum Fáilte Ireland, through the National Tourism Development Authority, has committed a record €6.64m to develop a new state-of-the art museum in Galway city. Rebranded as the Atlantic Museum Galway, the new three-story interactive museum will be developed at Comerford House, next to the current Galway City Museum, which stands on the left … Read more
The Irishman who sold sex, sport and sensationalism in late nineteenth-century America. By Liam Barry-Hayes Richard Kyle Fox was born on the Albertbridge Road, Belfast, on 12 August 1846. His father, James, was a carpenter and his mother, Mary (née Kyle), was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. As a teenager Fox worked as an … Read more
LIAM CAHILL Orla Kelly Publishing €15 ISBN 9781912328413 Reviewed by: D.R. O’Connor Lysaght D.R. O’Connor Lysaght’s The story of the Limerick Soviet appeared recently in its fifth edition. The Limerick Soviet of 1919 was a major episode in the Anglo-Irish War. It involved the population of Ireland’s fourth largest city, with 14,000 participating actively. Yet … Read more
Enhancing user access to the town’s oldest municipal minutes. By Gráinne Doran and Linda Doran Wexford County Archive is the official repository for the archives and records of local government in County Wexford, in addition to an extensive range of archival collections of private origin. The archive facilitates academic, local and family history … Read more