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Taoiseach Micheál Martin: ‘Let us summon the courage and resilience of the past to meet the challenges of now, to build a better future for tomorrow.’ Photograph: Francisco Seco/Pool/EPA
Burning of Cork by British forces in 1920 remembered

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has urged Irish people to view the events of the past through “the measured eye of the discipline of history” as a means towa(...)

Grace Dyas, one of the signatories of the open letter. Photograph: Dave Meehan
Nearly 200 artists sign letter urging action on sexual harassment, bullying in the arts

Alleged sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in the arts sector must be tackled, almost 200 artists have said in an open letter to the Arts (...)

The Burning of Cork, St Patrick’s Street, Cork, 1920. Photograph: National Library of Ireland/Flickr Commons
Cork considers how to remember revolutionary period

A garden of commemoration to remember the 1,000 or so people killed in the revolutionary period in cork is among the proposals to be considered by Cor(...)

Crowds at the statue of the Virgin Mary at Ballinspittle, Co Cork in 1985. Photograph: Jack McManus
Cork in the 80s: documenting a difficult decade in the city’s history
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  • December 20, 2018, 11:11

A line from Philip Larkin was on my mind while working on this project. Not the famous reference to his parents, but an aside about beginnin(...)

There will be walking tours of places closely associated with guitarist Rory Gallagher. Photograph: Fin Costello/Redferns
Venues associated with Rory Gallagher feature in Cork heritage day

Some of the places most closely associated with legendary guitarist, Rory Gallagher are among the venues in Cork that will feature in this year’s Cork(...)