Museum of Literature Ireland (until 3 July 2022) Curated by Nuala O’Connor By Donal Fallon Where does the story of modern Irish literature begin? Any museum of literature in Ireland, never mind the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), will face serious dilemmas of inclusion. One of the first things encountered by a visitor to MoLI … Read more
Directed by Kenneth Branagh By Fergus Whelan By the time you read this review I am sure that many History Ireland readers will already have seen Kenneth Branagh’s latest movie, Belfast. This film is a homage to the city of his birth, the community of his boyhood and his much-loved Protestant working-class extended family. For … Read more
RTÉ1, 3 February 2022 By Sylvie Kleinman This slightly formulaic yet stylish documentary commemorated—indeed, unashamedly celebrated—the passage of 100 years since the publication of James Joyce’s Ulysses in Paris on 2 February 1922 (his 40th birthday). Part of a busy programme to mark this other defining Irish centenary, its perspectives on Ireland’s most cherished exile … Read more