spirit

Taking Ownership

May 7, 2010
Philosophy

A fas­ci­nat­ing new series of talks begins this evening, May 7, 2010, at Chris­tine Clear’s The Liv­ing Room. What she calls ‘con­tem­pla­tive con­ver­sa­tions’ have the col­lec­tive title of “Tak­ing Own­er­ship: con­ver­sa­tions explor­ing a rad­i­cal sense of respon­si­b­lity in con­tem­po­rary Ire­land.” The inau­gural talk is The Respon­si­bil­ity of the Indi­vid­ual, by Pro­fes­sor Ivor Browne These con­ver­sa­tions are con­tem­pla­tive in nature and attempt to under­stand the dynam­ics behind the upheavals in our …Read the Rest

The Toughest, Bravest Man Who Ever Lived

The Toughest, Bravest Man Who Ever Lived
February 23, 2009
Books

IT ALL begins with words. Words that teem and toss about, they stream and eddy. They’re tor­ren­tial and press­ing and …Read the Rest

Feis Teamhar: A Turn at Tara

Feis Teamhar: A Turn at Tara
August 25, 2008
Eco

The Tara Cam­paigns organ­ised on the 24th of August 2008, a ‘Feis Teamhar’ : A ‘Turn at Tara’ to high­light the …Read the Rest

Pearse Hutchinson: An 80th Birthday Symposium, and other notes

Pearse Hutchinson: An 80th Birthday Symposium, and other notes
December 14, 2007
Fiction

A week­end hon­our­ing Pearse Hutchin­son kicked off last night with a a fine inter­view with Hutchin­son by Vin­cent Woods on …Read the Rest

Celebrate the Spirit and the Earth in a Yurt at the DL Fest of World Cultures

August 22, 2007
Eco

My pal Chris­tine Clear is some­one who thinks out­side the box. Next week­end, she will think inside a Yurt in …Read the Rest