Monthly Archives: May 2013

Belfast One City Conference Day 2…I attended with Professor Wesley Hutchinson who is  Senior Professor of Irish Studies at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris  MAY 10 || TITANIC BELFAST 8am Continental Breakfast and Registration 9am A New Chapter for Belfast Lord Mayor of … Continue reading →

I attended in the evening with Helen Brooker (Pretani Associates), John Kennedy (Dept of Arts ,Heritage and the Gaeltacht) and Professor Wesley Hutchinson (Sorbonne, Paris).  Agenda Comhdháil Aon-Chathrach Bhéal Feirste Conference Belfast One City Lifting the City MAY 9 || e3 10amm Folktown … Continue reading →

Professor Geza Vermes, the world’s leading authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls, died today, aged 88. An exceptional scholar, his translations and analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls did much to aid our understanding of one of the most precious texts … Continue reading →

Pat Kenny – Century Ireland – 07-05-2013 Century Ireland, a major new online initiative marking ‘Decade of Centenaries’, launched  ·         Century Ireland brings the most momentous period in Irish history to life.   ·         Free access news service will chart … Continue reading →

I find it scary that if it were not for you and your one-man crusade to throw light upon actual Early Irish History, and the role of the Cruthin, the fiction that currently passes for Irish History could actually pass … Continue reading →

“A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it … Continue reading →

Historians complain Government’s WW1 commemoration ‘focuses on British defeats’ A row has broken out over the Government’s plans to mark the centenary of the First World War as ministers have been accused of doing “too little, too late” to commemorate … Continue reading →

Ulster Reform Club   FORMAT – Arrive from 6.45pm. Presentation on the Book at 7.15pm followed by a Q & A Session. Supper served at 8.15pm.   I attended with Helen Brooker..Deric Henderson was interviewed by Hugh Jordan..Introduced by Club … Continue reading →

12:45        HRH Prince Edward The Duke of Kent arrived at Glasnevin (Prospect) Cemetery, Dublin ,the first Royal to visit the historic site since Princess Grace of Monaco.  The visit included a short tour of the Glasnevin Museum 13:05        Lunch hosted by … Continue reading →