With Irish people leaving the country in droves, it’s easy to forget that only a few years ago Ireland was one of the most attractive destinations for immigrants. Ireland traditionally had a culture of emigration but this was turned on […]
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It was back in 1969 that George Harrison of The Beatles sang “Here Comes The Sun”. Summer has arrived after a dismal winter and a disappointing spring so it’s time to enjoy floral gems glistening in the summer sunshine; colour, […]
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Reviewed by Eric Hillis Jim Grant (Robert Redford), once known as Nick Sloan, is a former member of a left-wing activist group that disbanded following the shooting dead of a security guard during a 1980 bank robbery. Under his new […]
Read more →The Werewolf Librarian’s Love for the Moon I wonder if this hunger comes from my true love If my bloodlust longings will in death be resolved If my virtuoso killings are sanctioned from above If my fever dream visions in […]
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It’s a pleasure to welcome you all to the newly revived Poet in Profile section. I’m Ruairi Conneely, a staff journalist here at NewsFour and a jack-of-all-trades writer. Before journalism, I worked in the world of small press publishing for […]
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Just down the street from Google’s European HQ on Barrow Street, the rough stone walls of The Factory building houses the National Performing Arts School. Set up 20 years ago by Eamon Farrell and Jill Doyle to teach the skills […]
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Bath Avenue-based theatre company Landmark Productions have embarked on a wide-ranging tour of their latest show. Having opened in the Irish Arts Centre, New York, on May 7th, These Halcyon Days by Deirdre Kinahan returns to Ireland this month for […]
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You may not realise it but you probably know Maurice Fitzgerald’s work by sight. If you’ve had friends or relations visit from abroad, and they’ve played the tourist around town, they may well have returned to their homes with a […]
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Meta Gale, who died recently in her nineties, was for decades an indespensible member of Dublin Camera Club. Meta was Honorary Secretary of the club from 1960 until 1996 and served as President in 1969, the first of numerous women […]
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A debate has been raging between environmentalists and the Department of Agriculture over the possible connection between a common pesticide and the noted fall in bee population in recent years. Ireland recently abstained from voting for or against participation in […]
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