Author Archives: libranwriter

BREXIT (The night Theresa May’s deal was voted down)

Posted on February 3, 2019

Reuters reports today that there are plans afoot to move the Royal Family out of London if things turn sour  I didn’t intend to blog about Brexit, but this jogged my memory. We were in London in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Turner? Katie Paterson & JMW Turner at Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate

Posted on January 27, 2019

“A place that exists only in moonlight” – Katie Paterson and JMW Turner (26th January – 6th May 2019) What a surprise it was to find the Turner Contemporary Gallery. I have to admit, the seafront at Margate looked fairly forlorn … Continue reading →

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Interview with Celia de Fréine: On writing a biography – in Irish – of Louise Gavan Duffy

Posted on November 18, 2018

LM: Congratulations, Celia: your biography (in Irish) of Louise Gavan-Duffy – Ceannródaí – has been shortlisted for the very first Irish language category in the upcoming Irish Book Awards. For as long as I’ve known you, you have consistently championed … Continue reading →

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Martina Devlin: On Writing Truth and Dare

Posted on November 8, 2018

(Martina Devlin talks about her latest book, a collection of short stories: Truth And Dare: Short Stories about Women Who Shaped Ireland) * LM: Why did you decide to write fiction about these real historical figures, rather than historical/biographical accounts? Martina … Continue reading →

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Nuala O’Connor & Sarah Maria Griffin at the LexIcon (October 23rd)

Posted on November 3, 2018

This blog is disgracefully late, but I still want to record elements of a most enjoyable interview/conversation that took place in the Dun Laoghaire LexIcon a fortnight ago between Nuala O’Connor (Nuala Ní Chonchúir) and Sarah Maria Griffin (SMG), current … Continue reading →

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Feminism, Brexit and the Irish Border: Rita Duffy at the Courtauld Institute of Art

Posted on October 19, 2018

“NEITHER HERE NOR THERE” (Images are low-res screenshots of overhead projections, taken on an iphone on the night. Go to http://www.ritaduffystudio.com for proper images) Edwin Coomasaru, a post-doctoral Fellow at the Courtauld Institute introduced Rita Duffy as ‘an artist getting … Continue reading →

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DAPHNE CARUANA GALIZIA: London Vigil

Posted on October 16, 2018

One year ago today, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist who exposed corruption and criticized the Maltese political establishment, was assassinated. She had received several death threats; fires had been set near her home; her dog had been killed. She … Continue reading →

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