A collection of 21 war rugs created by Afghan women are now on display at Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies at TCD. The public exhibition is free & explores how these rugs, as a form of art, document conflict & also challenge perceptions of war & women's roles in conflict. More:
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This is a fabulous exhibition - putting dog perspectives at the heart of Pavlov’s famous experiments. It is a model (haha) example of how history can be reimagined through miniatures. It reminds me of the Chapman brothers’ dioramas (warning: content concerns animal experiments).

The next Swann Galleries 'Fine Photographs' auction is scheduled for 16th May, and the full catalogue can be viewed online.

316 Lots including Dorothea Lange, Alfred Stiegliz, Eugene Atget & many others... (Image: Cindy Sherman, est. $120-180,000) shorturl.at/cluEK

My latest article 'Reinforcing partition through fiscal policy' is now available here (50 free online copies, don't break the internet in a mad dash to get one), looking at how the Irish Free State's fiscal policy tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The 7th International Conference of Photography and Theory: Call for Papers. DEATHSCAPES: 
HISTORIES OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND 
CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICES, to be held on
7-9 November, 2024 in
Cyprus. Deadline for proposals: 31 May 2024.
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Remember that Amazon is not always the cheapest option. We have thousands of books cheaper on kennys.ie than they are on Amazon. No hidden charges. Plus delivery in Ireland is free.

Big thanks to everyone Drogheda 4 All for organising the community-led radical book fair - L-Space. It was pleasure to talk about DIY publishing and officially launch The Underground Zine Archive with you all!

#OnThisDay - 12 May 1853 – The Great Industrial Exhibition was opened by Lord Lieutenant at Leinster Lawn, Dublin. The Exhibition, sponsored by William Dargan, lasted until 31 October 1853.

We only want the earth #TressellFest

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to welcome applications for the Commemorations Bursary Scheme, a new research grant for local history funded by Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media.

Closing date for applications: Friday, 9 August 2024 at 5pm

How to apply: bit.ly/Commemorations…

#RIAgrants

High Jump as Icarus Story by Gustav Parker Hibbett is back from the printers & looking beautiful! Impeccable design as always by anna morrison. Out 4 July 2024 🤩

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RIP Bernard Hill
I’m welling up looking at this shot.
I saw Boys From The Blackstuff when I was 15 & his performance as Yosser Hughes went beyond any idea I had of acting then. It was disturbing, heartbreaking, enraging & darkly funny ‘I’m desperate, Dan’
A scorching talent.

🙌The finale of the Poetry Ireland workshop series with poet Paul Muldoon concluded yesterday in the Hub.

It's been a pleasure to host this series of poetic exploration and creativity, and we welcome all who participated in these sessions to visit us again soon! 😊

#HubMatters

A Cuala Press print by Beatrice Glenavy for May Day.

Here we go again

My new collection of short stories out on May 14th 2024 from Etruscan Press

Book Launch Friday 17th May 2024 Galway CharlieByrne'sBooks 6pm. If you happen to be walking past...

I am finding some lovely synchronicity between our Women's Grassroots Activism Research Network Arts and Humanities Research Council network & my own family history. After our workshop at National Museum of Ireland on Saturday I was going through some papers of my late mother Margaret & found this copy of Women’s Institutes of NI journal, Sept 1959. ❤️.

Mean streets of #Dublin , 1984:
Astor Cinema, Eden Quay
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