Month: January 2014

J. Anthony Gaughan Arthur Griffith (1871-1922) is one of the unsung heroes of the independence movement.  Dublin-born and a journalist by profession, his chief contribution to the struggle for independence was his political writing in the United Irishman and its successor Sinn FÈin. Griffith was an Anglophobe from his earliest years. He joined the IRB,…

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Peter Hegarty In a homespun, congenial account of his life as a priest and community activist, Harry Bohan poses searching questions about power and governance. Change – for the better, for the worse – is his theme: his adult life has coincided with a period of wrenching social transformation in Ireland. Consultation Change comes, in many…

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This is not an actual autobiography, for a hard working journalist has little time for that, leaving such things to politicians and pop stars. Rather it is a collection of articles covering Mary Kenny’s long and colourful career, her encounters with the famous and notorious in the events of her times, her special friends, and…

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Students from St Joseph’s College in Lucan, Dublin have won this year’s Pumped Schools’ Video Awards, with their production titled Active Teens, Healthy Hearts. Pictured are: Conn McCluskey, Federation of Irish Sport; Tina Ehiguese, St Joseph’s College; Natalya Coyle, Olympic pentathlete; Lisa Browne, St Joseph’s College; Kenneth Egan, Olympic Boxing Silver Medallist; Gabrielle Fullam, St…

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