Letters between WB Yeats and lifelong friend Olivia Shakespear go on display at the National Library of Ireland February 14, 2019 To mark Valentine’s Day, a selection of newly acquired letters between WB Yeats and his first lover and close friend, the English writer Olivia Shakespear (1863-1938), have gone on display, today (14.02.19), at the National Library of Ireland. The letters …
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Heritage Ireland 2030 – Heritage Council invites the public to share views on Ireland’s heritage February 8, 2019 The Heritage Council has announced details of a public meeting to support the Government’s public consultation on the future of Ireland’s heritage. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 19th February at 6.30pm in the Claregalway Hotel, Claregalway, and will …
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Simon Cumbers Media Fund Student Scheme now open for applications February 7, 2019 The Simon Cumbers Media Fund Student Scheme is now seeking applications from third level students interested in travelling to a developing country to report for a national media outlet. The Fund is once again teaming up with Newstalk and TheJournal.ie to …
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Bauhaus Effects brings experts together to celebrate centenary of influential arts and design school February 7, 2019 A major conference to mark the 100-year anniversary of the influential Bauhaus school gets underway in Dublin. ‘Bauhaus Effects’ leads the Irish strand of the world-wide celebrations to mark the Bauhaus centenary, and reflects on the legacy of the innovative …
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Ireland’s ‘heritage heroes’ take centre stage at National Heritage Awards 2018 February 6, 2019 The dedication of individuals and community groups across Ireland to the preservation and promotion of Ireland’s heritage was recognised today (06.02.19) at the National Heritage Awards 2018 and closing ceremony for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. The special …
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Alcohol Action Ireland launches Silent Voices initiative on impacts of parental alcohol misuse on children January 17, 2019 Alcohol Action Ireland has launched a new initiative to raise awareness of the experience of growing up in Ireland with parental alcohol misuse. Called Silent Voices, it aims to end the silence of this experience, by promoting an understanding of …
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Bauhaus Effects art and design conference announced for February 2019 January 9, 2019 Details of ‘Bauhaus Effects’, a major conference in Dublin marking the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the influential Bauhaus school, were announced by its organisers. The Bauhaus is recognised as the twentieth-century’s most influential school of art and design. …
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International Digital Privacy Expert highlights Ireland’s role as a powerful ‘social media influencer’ December 12, 2018 Ireland has the potential to be a critical ‘influencer’ in the behaviours and approaches taken by global social media companies, particularly in areas concerning privacy and hate speech. That’s according to international digital privacy expert, Marc Rotenberg, President of the Washington-based …
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One-third of calls to Threshold in 2017 related to tenancy termination December 5, 2018 Threshold’s front line services protected more than 4,000 tenancies last year nationwide – Threshold 2017 Annual Report. Some 32 per cent of calls to Threshold last year were from tenants faced with losing their homes. That is according to figures …
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Explore Your Archive 2018: Public invited to discover Ireland’s past through national and local archives November 15, 2018 The Archives and Records Association, Ireland (ARAI) has launched Explore Your Archive 2018. The launch programme, which runs from Saturday, 17th November to Sunday, 25th November 2018, aims to highlight the richness and diversity of archives throughout Ireland, and to …
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