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 →

James Connolly: A Study of his Work and Worth, by Gerald O’Connor/ Seán Mac Giollarnáth (1917)

Gerald O'Connor was the pen-name of Seán Mac Giollarnáth, a writer, judge, and Celtic scholar who was born on 13 September 1880 in Bogwood, Gurteen, near Athenry, Co. Galway.[1] He left for London sometime round the turn of the century and worked in the British Revenue Department at Somerset House.[2]  He was sworn into the … Continue reading James Connolly: A Study of his Work and Worth, by Gerald O’Connor/ Seán Mac Giollarnáth (1917) →