Society of Friends
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The Cork woman who inspired radicalism from Ireland to Russia
- Abroad
- October 8, 2019, 07:06
In 1955, a Soviet delegation sent a cheque to the New York apartment of a 90-year-old Irish author, translator and composer. At the time, the Soviet U(...)

Old flames – An Irishman’s Diary about Groundhog Day, Candlemas, and James Joyce
- Opinion
- February 2, 2018, 00:01
Before the film Groundhog Day immortalised the role of that – exclusively North American – animal as a harbinger of spring, the job used to belong to (...)

Primate wants to see end of entrance exams for Catholic schools
- Religion & Beliefs
- January 26, 2015, 16:30
No young person should be turned away from a Catholic school based on the results of an entrance exam, the Catholic primate Archbishop Eamon Martin ha(...)

Unearthing the distressing detail of how Famine hit Leitrim
- Books
- September 26, 2014, 15:51
“Less is more” is certainly a term that can be applied to the writing of local history and very often what happens at the grassroots can shine a light(...)

Quaker memorial site to be unveiled in Waterford
- Irish News
- August 29, 2014, 01:00
The contribution of the Quakers to life in Waterford is to be remembered this weekend with the unveiling of a memorial at the site of the first Quaker(...)

Cap on legal case costs would be in the public interest
- Crime & Law
- July 8, 2013, 01:00
In its latest assessment of Ireland’s bailout programme, the EU-IMF troika has again called for reform of the legal system and a reduction in legal co(...)