COMMANDERS OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN IRELAND 1796–1922

TONY GAYNOR Four Courts Press €54 ISBN 9781801510370 Reviewed by Daniel Ayiotis I’ll start this review with my only criticism, to get it out of the way: the title of […]

BOOKWORM

Joe Culley @TheRealCulls Everything you know about the siege of Derry is wrong. For instance, it’s not entirely clear whether there were any apprentice boys at all. Yes, there were […]

THE RTÉ ALL-IRELAND DRAMA FESTIVAL, 1953–2023

By Fiona Brennan Micheál Mac Liammóir, the co-founder of the Gate Theatre, was a steadfast advocate of the Irish amateur dramatic movement. Writing in Theatre of Ireland in 1950, he […]

‘THE HOLY HOUR: A REQUIEM FOR BRENDAN BEHAN’

Museum of Literature Ireland, www.moli.ie By Donal Fallon This year marks the centenary of the birth not only of Brendan Behan but also of his contemporary and friend Anthony Cronin. […]

LADY GREGORY: IRELAND’S FIRST SOCIAL INFLUENCER

RTÉ1, 9 and 16 February 2023 By Sylvie Kleinman This deliberately unpretentious, occasionally rollicking yet robust and informative two-part documentary looks at the career and character of Lady Augusta Gregory […]