An Irishwoman's Diary
CARLINGFORD, Co Louth, situated on a fjord-like sea inlet on the beautiful Carlingford Lough is a fine place to be on a summer’s day. In fact, it is a good place to be at any time of the year. This little town, mid-way between Dublin and Belfast is located on the east of the magnificent Cooley Peninsula setting of the Táin Bó Cúailnge. It was once a formidable Anglo-Norman settlement. It was also a major fishing area.....The Irish Timesn (12/07/2011) http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/0712/1224300557834.html
Review: The Cosgrave Party: A History of Cumann na nGaedheal 1923-33 by Ciara Meehan
Reminiscing in 1866 about Palmerston, Benjamin Disraeli told the Commons that he hoped "the time may never come when the love of fame shall cease to be the sovereign passion of our public men".......The Independent (24/04/2011) www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/
Appointments
The new president of the Royal Irish Academy has said that the organisation has a major role to play in restoring Ireland's economy and reputation. Luke Drury, director of the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, has been elected as the 54th president of the academy, which was established in 1785......The Times Higher Education (31/03/11)
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=415631
Science by numbers
Madam, – Conor O’Carroll’s article (“Irish science achieves high ratings for research”, Science Today, March 24th) shows a welcome appreciation of both the strengths and weaknesses of bibliometrics as a means of assessing research.....Irish Times (28/03/11)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/letters/2011/0328/1224293222683.html
Irish relationship with Europe must focus on cultural wealth
OPINION: Europe isn’t just about bailouts – engaging with its culture will energise our own talent, writes MICHAEL CRONIN ....Irish Times (19/03/11)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2011/0319/1224292607705.html
New Academy head reaches to academics and public
The new president of the Royal Irish Academy, Prof Luke Drury, says it has a role to play in Ireland by fostering public debate about the future....Irish Times (17/03/11)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2011/0317/1224292390109.html
Chill wind: winters to get colder
Low solar activity is expected to cause the winter jet stream to bring bitterly cold Arctic air, writes DICK AHLSTROM....Irish Times (23/09/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2010/0923/1224279493258.html
Academy warns against science cutbacks
Education Minister Mary Coughlan said that, along with maths at higher level, science was one of the subjects that was important for the economy. But the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) yesterday pointed to a recent survey that showed that 14pc of schools had dropped a science subject in the past year as a result of cutbacks........Irish Independent (19/09/10)
http://www.independent.ie/education/latest-news/academy-warns-against-science-cutbacks-2339315.html
Viking necklace found in Clare on dig co-funded by the RIA
One of the major items discovered in the dig funded by the Department of the Environment and the Royal Irish Academy is the largest ever Viking necklace discovered in Ireland, described as a “stunning piece of jewellery” … (28/04/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0428/1224269222165.html
Dublin Recognised as a UNESCO City of Literary Excellence
Mr Karl Vogelsang, Library Assistant at The Royal Irish Academy said “The tradition in writing goes way back - here in this academy we have ancient Irish manuscripts too numerous to mention… (04/08/10)
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/40364/
9th Climate Change Statement
Last winter’s weather might have been extreme but according to a new report published by the Royal Irish Academy’s Climate Change Sciences Committee it was within ‘normal variability’…(29/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sciencetoday/2010/0729/1224275682974.html
Clare Island
The ground-breaking Clare Island Survey from 1909 to 1911 commissioned by the Royal Irish Academy and carried out by Edwardian naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger is mentioned in this ‘An Irishwoman’s diary’…(20/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0720/1224275072530.html
Academy Discourse – Professor Drew Gilpin Faust
In an address to the Royal Irish Academy, Dr Drew Faust, the president of Harvard University, cautioned that the higher education as a fundamental engine of economic growth can distort our understanding of all that universities should and must be…(01/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0701/1224273706551.html
Praeger Committee Lecture – Professor Ian Woodard
A leading climate change scientist, Professor Ian Woodward, delivered a public lecture at the Royal Irish Academy outlining how a warmer Ireland is resulting in an even greener landscape…(12/06/10)
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/sitesearch.do?querystring=ian+woodward§ionId=2&p=sto&pf=all
Scholars: RIA admits 24 members
Twenty-four of the State’s top academics have been admitted as members of the Royal Irish Academy in recognition of their scholastic achievements. The admissions bring to 2,833 the number of members admitted to the academy, which is its 225th year… (29/05/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0529/1224271391438.html
Irish lives
A weekly feature in the Irish Times. Articles adapted from the Royal Irish Academy’s Dictionary of Irish Biography (dib.ie)
Marjorie Hasler (c1887-1913)
Hasler, Marjorie, suffragist, was born in Ireland; nothing else is known of her early life. In July 1910 she joined the Irish Women’s Franchise League (IWFL), which had been founded two years earlier by Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and others as a militant suffrage group…(07/08/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0807/1224276359690.html
Christian Davies (c.1667-1739)
Alias “Mother” Ross, Kit “Kitty” Cavenaugh, Christian Davies was a female soldier and adventurer, apparently born in Dublin, daughter of a brewer and maltster named Cavenaugh…(31/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0731/1224275874810.html
Charles Bacík 1910-1991
CHARLES BACIK, co-founder of modern Waterford Glass, later Waterford Crystal, was born in Nova Rise, near Prague, Czechoslovakia, on June 25th, 1910, the second son of Dr Karel Bacik and his wife, Milada, née Hora…(24/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0724/1224275365597.html
Michael Costello, aka the Amazing Blondini (1922-1996)
Michael Costello, fairground performer and escapologist, was born at a fairground in Dublin in August 1922; both his parents were fairground novelty acts from Tralee, his /ather a strongman and his mother a fortune teller…(10/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0710/1224274396634.html
Walter Conan 1860-1936:
WALTER CONAN , inventor and tailor, was born on Sandymount Avenue in Dublin, one of four sons and six daughters of Joseph Conan, a wealthy merchant tailor, and his wife, Agnes. (Conan is a name of Breton origin, in modern times spelled “Coonan” in Ireland. The writer Arthur Conan Doyle was a cousin of Joseph Conan.)…(03/07/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0703/1224273869645.html
Mary Stuart O’Donnell (died post-1639)
MARY STUART O’Donnell (dp 1639), heiress, was born in England c1607, the daughter of Ruaidhrí O’Donnell, earl of Tyrconnell, and Bridget Fitzgerald, daughter of Henry Fitzgerald, 12th earl of Kildare, and Frances Howard…(19/06/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0619/1224272851429.html
William Harvey du Cros (1846–1918)
William Havey du Cros (1846–1918), entrepreneur, was born on June 19th, 1846, son of Edouard Pierre du Cros and Maria du Cros (née Molloy); the family was of Huguenot ancestry, and lived in Moone, Co Kildare, and Dublin…(26/06/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0626/1224273343801.html
Frederick (‘Fred’) Tiedt (1935-1999):
FREDERICK (‘FRED’) TIEDT, amateur boxer, was born 16 October 1935 in Beggar’s Bush, Dublin… (12/06/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0612/1224272334638.html
Michael Noyek 1884-1966
MICHAEL NOYEK (NOYK), lawyer and republican activist, was born in Dublin, the son of Jewish immigrants (his father was from Kovno in Russia, his mother was from Berlin). He was educated at the High School and entered Trinity College Dublin as a sizar in Hebrew before winning a classics scholarship and graduating in 1907… (05/06/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0605/1224271889459.html
Joseph Murphy 1923-2001
JOSEPH MURPHY, founder of Tayto crisps, was born beside the Liberties in Dublin, one of three sons and one daughter of builder Thomas Murphy and his wife, Molly (née Sweeney), who owned a wallpaper and paint shop on Thomas Street. He was educated at Synge Street CBS before embarking on a series of business ventures, including the importation and sale of such products as Ribena blackcurrant cordial and ballpoint pens….(15/05/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0515/1224270452527.html
Joe Brady 1857-1883
JOE BRADY, Invincible, was born in Dublin, second of 20 sons and five daughters of Thomas Brady, a paviour of 40 years standing with Dublin corporation. After serving an apprenticeship with the corporation, Joe was employed for 14 years as a stonecutter and was described as an industrious worker…(08/05/10)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0508/1224269933714.html