JANE OHLMEYER Oxford University Press €43 ISBN 9780192867681 Reviewed by Hiram Morgan This is a significant survey of Ireland’s involvement in colonialism—both its own colonisation by the English and Scots in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and its ubiquitous role in the British and other European empires into the mid-eighteenth century and beyond. Fast-moving, richly … Read more
By Daragh Fitzgerald The ongoing slaughter in Gaza has rightly produced outrage and consistent demonstrations of solidarity in Ireland, demanding a permanent ceasefire—as it has the world over. Irish support for the Palestinian cause is well documented and widely known. Less familiar, however, are the historic links between Irish nationalism and the Jewish diaspora. A … Read more
By Donal Fallon Irish historical themes have been present in many recent exhibitions in the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Last year’s well-received Patricia Hurl retrospective, The Irish Gothic, positioned deeply personal works alongside pieces like ‘Study for the Kerry Babies Trial’. Now, Self-Determination: A Global Perspective casts a wide net, exploring the emergence … Read more
By Fiona Brennan The dramatic tragedy Sive, written by the Kerry playwright John B. Keane, enjoys iconic status within the annals of Irish theatre history. Following its initial rejection by the Abbey Theatre in 1958, its acclaimed production by the amateur Listowel Drama Group the following year is legendary. Sixty-five years later, the play remains … Read more
RTÉ1, 12 February 2024 NPE Media By Sylvie Kleinman A ‘crude binary association’ between religious and national affiliation had ‘crystallised’ during the Troubles; 26 years after the Good Friday Agreement, Coleraine man and former rugby international Andrew Trimble asks whether it is perhaps time to blur those lines again. Given the cross-community and all-Ireland nature … Read more