Podcast: Radical Walk of Artist Spaces and Property Developers in Dublin

A walk through Dublin's northside, looking at the dynamic between property developers, Dublin City Council, and artist-led studios. Myself and Aubrey Robinson stop at sites related to Pallas Studios, the City Arts Centre, the Ormond Multi-Media Centre, the Complex, and Block T. We also discuss Richmond Road Studios. This was first released on The Week … Continue reading Podcast: Radical Walk of Artist Spaces and Property Developers in Dublin →

John Feehan: Irish Farming and its Colonial Past

John Feehan’s book, Farming in Ireland: History, Heritage and Environment (UCD Dept. of Agriculture, 2003) is another one of those modern classics which is out of print and difficult to find. [Update:: now available again on Amazon. Link on title above.] Just to give a flavour of the analysis, I found this video of a talk John … Continue reading John Feehan: Irish Farming and its Colonial Past →

A Radical Walk of Dublin: From St. Stephen’s Green to the Cobblestone

I was asked recently to design and give a radical walk on spatial (in)justice in Dublin, as part of the Landscape, Law and Spatial Justice International Symposium 2022. It is a new(ish) walk for me. Normally I would cover the IFSC or areas north of the Liffey so it's been interesting to develop a walk … Continue reading A Radical Walk of Dublin: From St. Stephen’s Green to the Cobblestone →

THE CPI IN THE PRESENT SITUATION (1933) by BRIAN O’NEILL (“Seumas MacKee”)

Comintern Papers QUB Reel 5 p.354-65. Comintern Reference: MS 57/4/2/495/89/87/30-41 (Dec 1933) “8th12746/3Copying EN28/12/33 THE CPI IN THE PRESENT SITUATION By Seumas MacKee The present situation both here and abroad makes necessary an examination of our position and of the experiences gained since the formation of the Communist Party of Ireland six months ago. It … Continue reading THE CPI IN THE PRESENT SITUATION (1933) by BRIAN O’NEILL (“Seumas MacKee”) →