James Lydon has undertaken a daunting task in writing a history of Ireland from ancient times to the present. It is difficult to cover the broad sweep of history in any detail and too easy to include chronological description instead of analysis or explanation. Yet the author has risen to the challenge admirably and not … Read more
Tipperary South Riding County Museum is currently hosting a fascinating exhibition of old postcard scenes from around the county, providing an invaluable insight into life throughout the county at the turn of the century. It also tells the story of the postcard from its simple beginnings as a plain pre-stamped card, through the ‘golden age’ … Read more
Some of the finest Irish paintings from the turn of the century to the present day will be featured in a ground-breaking exhibition being premiered at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, 16 October 1998-10 January 1999. More than seventy works will be showcased in When Time Began to Rant and Rage: Twentieth-Century Figurative Painting from Ireland, … Read more
To commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Irish Famine last year, Norma Smurfit commissioned Rowan Gillespie to create a work of art in honour of all those who died and suffered during the Famine. The bronze group sculpture (entitled ‘Famine’) deals with the subject of emigration and vividly portrays the extreme suffering … Read more
To commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the ending of the GreatWar, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association will be organising a seriesof public lectures (see ‘Events’ p.4) and an exhibition of personalstories and memorabilia belonging to Irish men and women who took partin this terrible tragedy. The purpose of the exhibition, Let IrelandRemember, will be to … Read more