MICHAEL KENNEDY, EUNAN O’HALPIN and BERNADETTE WHELAN (eds) Royal Irish Academy €50 ISBN 9781911479253 Reviewed by Deaglán de Bréadún It was an exciting time in Irish politics, especially on the international stage. The latest volume of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) is the twelfth in the series and covers the period from 11 October … Read more
By Joe Culley @TheRealCulls Who was Dhammaloka? To be honest, no one—not even the authors of The Irish Buddhist: the forgotten monk who faced down the British empire—can be entirely sure, but after ten years of detective work they’ve produced an intriguing study of the man, whoever he might have been. He was, as they … Read more
Dundalk, louthcoco.ie By Tony Canavan Louth County Museum opened its doors again to the public in mid-July. I visited it the day after it opened, so it was difficult to judge visitor numbers or gauge the reaction of people to the new Covid-19 arrangements. The regulations arising from the pandemic have meant some changes to … Read more
RTÉ1 10 September 2020 Esras Films By Donal Fallon RTÉ’s Building Ireland is not, on the face of it, a historical series, yet the past is a thread that runs throughout as it explores Ireland’s built heritage. Geographer Susan Hegarty, a contributor, has noted that it seeks to ‘bring viewers on a journey around Ireland … Read more
The Dublin Port Company photographic archive. By Aidan Crawley Recent years have witnessed an explosion in public interest in old or historical photographs, as evidenced by the number of social media sites dedicated to the past and by cultural institutions such as the National Library and the National Museum hosting photographic exhibitions dedicated to Ireland’s … Read more