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Irish United-man in Europe

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

On 29 May 1968 Shay Brennan, Tony Dunne and George Best (1946–2005) became the first Irishmen to win a European Champions Cup winners medal ... read the DIB entry on Shay Brennan, By Dr Jim Shanahan, below.

Dictionary of Irish Biography

Monday, 21 May 2018

The ragged trousered philanthropists, a seminal account of working class life, influenced the course of post-war Britain.

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Karl Marx and the DIB: John Wheatley

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

19 May is the 149th anniversary of the birth of John Wheatley (1869–1930), a Co. Waterford native and childhood emigrant to Scotland

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Karl Marx and the DIB: Mary Burns

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Coinciding with the opening in the IFI of the narrative film The young Karl Marx we feature a prominent figure in the film, Mary Burns.

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Karl Marx and the DIB

Thursday, 3 May 2018

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the German scholar and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx on 5 May 1818. At intervals throughout the month, we will feature articles from the Royal Irish Academy’s...

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