Editorial

MARCH 02 Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square South. Embodying the past: commemorating history through the arts, Kelly Fitzgerald (RSAI), Valerie Connor (Curator), Louise Lowe (ANU Productions), Brenda Malone (NMI). 02 Mon 8pm Thomond Archaeological & Historical Society, T.1.17, Tara Building, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Richard Hayes, codebreaker, Marc McMenamin. … Read more

The recent death of Monty Python’s Terry Jones (a published historian, incidentally) calls to mind one of the greatest satires ever to appear on film, The life of Brian (which Jones directed). In the light of the recent débâcle concerning the aborted official State commemoration of the RIC, one scene in particular stands out. While Brian … Read more