The National Library of Ireland has described as a “major boost for Irish scholars” its acquisition of an extensive collection of 800 printed and other items by and about Samuel Beckett.
see report in The Irish Times

A life-long friend of mine died suddenly early yesterday morning, collapsing on a street in Dublin near his place of work.
Obviously it is a great shock, but his many friends have gathered round to talk about him, celebrate his life and his gift of making us laugh - among his many qualities. That, [...]

I’ve come to realise that people I actually know, ie friends and acquaintances, read this blog and some have strong opinions, for and against.
If you have a strong opinion about something written here, please say so in the comments. Even if you’ve vehemently the opposite opinion to what I express here, say so. If you’re [...]

In the last post I wrote about Marion Kelly’s
The Parlour Review and stated an interest: I’m to be on the same show tomorrow, December 12 at 1pm.
It’s only available in Dublin, on FM 103.2 Anna Livia, but you may be able to listen to a streaming version live on the web by [...]

The Parlour Review is a concept radio show The idea is that each week a different artist joins Marian Kelly to discuss their recent work, their influences and the arts in general in their area. To date she has been joined by John Moriarty, Judith Mok, Tom Mathews, Michael O Loughlin, Declan Meade, Robert [...]