Ulster Museum, Gallery 4 By Donal Fallon The renaming of Temple Bar’s Gallery of Photography as Photo Museum Ireland in 2022 was a statement of intent. The name adopted reflected its role as Ireland’s national centre for contemporary photography, but it was also a decision looking towards the future and the ultimate aspiration of a … Read more
RTÉ1, 3 & 10 September 2025 By Brian Hanley I am, just about, a child of de Valera’s Ireland, but I have a more vivid memory of the death of Sinéad de Valera in January 1975, eight months before her husband, than I do of the passing of Éamon de Valera himself. Sinead was the … Read more
By Fiona Fitzsimons The Anglo-Normans introduced grand juries into Ireland to provide local government in the shired counties. The high sheriff of each county nominated 23 men to the grand jury—as distinct from the ‘petty’ trial jury of twelve—from the largest landowners, excluding peers. Their original role was judicial, deciding on whether cases should proceed … Read more
By Anna Rose Garvey This year saw the launch of Ballymun Community Films on the IFI Archive Player, the culmination of a five-year project between Ballymun Communications and the IFI Irish Film Archive, funded by Coimisiún na Meán. Over 1,000 hours were digitised and catalogued in the IFI Irish Film Archive. A showcase of more … Read more
By Damian Murphy William Henry Tennison Pery (1812–66) had barely been entombed in the family vault in St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick, when his son and heir, William Hale John Charles Pery (1840–96), 3rd Earl of Limerick, set about making his mark on the landscape of the Treaty County. Pery brought to Ireland as his architect-designer … Read more