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Brian Friel

Brian Friel

Beginnings

When Brian Friel died in 2015, the New York Times described him as ‘the Irish Chekhov’, and the Guardian called him ‘the father of modern Irish drama’. He had long been acclaimed as Ireland’s leading...When Brian Friel died in 2015, the New York Times described him as ‘the Irish Chekhov’, and the Guardian called...
Author/Editor: Kelly Matthews
Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland 2

Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland 2

A variety of voices

Periodicals have been at the core of journalistic activity since before the foundation of the state but have remained an area long neglected within media history. This volume, featuring essays by leading media historians, presents...Periodicals have been at the core of journalistic activity since before the foundation of the state but have remained an...
Author/Editor: Mark O'Brien & Felix M. Larkin, editors
The Sunday papers

The Sunday papers

A history of Ireland’s weekly press

For over a century, the Irish Sunday newspaper has influenced social mores and political developments in Ireland. In this lively and engaging book, historians and journalists celebrate the character, role, culture and history of the...For over a century, the Irish Sunday newspaper has influenced social mores and political developments in Ireland. In this lively...
Author/Editor: Joe Breen & Mark O'Brien, editors
The Irish Regional Press, 1892–2018

The Irish Regional Press, 1892–2018

Revival, revolution and republic

From the fall of Parnell to the rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger, regional newspapers have documented the story of Ireland. In this book, historians and journalists describe the newspapers, editors and personalities that...From the fall of Parnell to the rise and fall of the Celtic Tiger, regional newspapers have documented the story...
Author/Editor: Ian Kenneally & James T. O'Donnell, editors
Irish Media

Irish Media

A critical history

*Revised and Expanded New Edition* As Irish media and society move from an insular, domestic focus in the mid-twentieth century to the global outlook of the twenty-first, this book traces how indigenous media have come to...*Revised and Expanded New Edition* As Irish media and society move from an insular, domestic focus in the mid-twentieth century to...
Author/Editor: John Horgan & Roddy Flynn
Patrick Pearse and the theatre

Patrick Pearse and the theatre

This book focuses on Patrick Pearse the theatre man. Pearse, like many among the revolutionary generation, was deeply interested in the theatre and its possibilities. Best known as a leading figure in the 1916 Rising,...This book focuses on Patrick Pearse the theatre man. Pearse, like many among the revolutionary generation, was deeply interested in...
Author/Editor: Eugene McNulty & Róisín Ní Ghairbhí, editors
Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland

Periodicals and journalism in twentieth-century Ireland

This book explores the links between Irish periodical journals of the twentieth century and journalism. From the early 1900s onwards, journals advocating an Irish–Ireland, a republican Ireland, a workers’ republic, a Catholic Ireland, as well...This book explores the links between Irish periodical journals of the twentieth century and journalism. From the early 1900s onwards,...
Author/Editor: Mark O'Brien & Felix M. Larkin editors
Independent Newspapers

Independent Newspapers

A history

For over a century, Independent Newspapers has been the most successful media organization in Ireland. From William Martin Murphy to Tony O’Reilly, the newspaper group has long been at the centre of public life, often...For over a century, Independent Newspapers has been the most successful media organization in Ireland. From William Martin Murphy to...
Author/Editor: Mark O'Brien & Kevin Rafter, editors
Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010

Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010

Utilizing a range of previously unexplored primary sources from film trade publications to cinema records, Film exhibition and distribution in Ireland, 1909–2010 traces in forensic detail the social, cultural and business practices that comprise the...Utilizing a range of previously unexplored primary sources from film trade publications to cinema records, Film exhibition and distribution in...
Author/Editor: Kevin Rockett with Emer Rockett
Magic lantern, panorama and moving picture shows in Ireland, 1786–1909

Magic lantern, panorama and moving picture shows in Ireland, 1786–1909

While picture-going or cinema is generally regarded as a twentieth-century activity, this book demonstrates that prior to the opening of Ireland’s first cinemas at the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, there...While picture-going or cinema is generally regarded as a twentieth-century activity, this book demonstrates that prior to the opening of...
Author/Editor: Kevin Rockett and Emer Rockett
The Irish Times

The Irish Times

A history

Founded in 1859 as the voice of southern unionism, the Irish Times is now the authoritative newspaper of choice. Forced to make its peace with an independent Ireland in 1921, it was the bane of...Founded in 1859 as the voice of southern unionism, the Irish Times is now the authoritative newspaper of choice. Forced...
Author/Editor: Mark O'Brien
Irish films, global cinema

Irish films, global cinema

Studies in Irish film 4

The fourth volume of papers from the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar reflects the diversity, quality and increasingly international nature of film research currently being undertaken in Ireland and about Ireland. These papers touch on...The fourth volume of papers from the Irish Postgraduate Film Research Seminar reflects the diversity, quality and increasingly international nature...
Author/Editor: Martin McLoone & Kevin Rockett