Episode 4 is the finale of the Radical!: Women and the Irish Revolution series. In this last episode I reflect on my work as Poet-in-Residence and read from source materials from the archives at the National Library of Ireland. The episode includes excerpts from Dorothy Macardle’s account of Easter Week, published in the Irish Press in 1933, two newspaper articles by Lily O’Brennan on the surrenders, and a short excerpt from Elizabeth O’Farrell’s account of the surrenders. I also share from my forthcoming pamphlet Radical!: Women and the Irish Revolution, which are based on these archival mate ..read more

Library Matters at the NLI: Richard Ovenden, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford by The National Library of Ireland ..read more

This is the 17th and final episode in a series of audio stories from the Easter 1916 archives of the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. The stories are narrated by Katherine McSharry, Head of Outreach with the National Library of Ireland and Irish voice artist Niall O Sioradáin. In this episode, Niall O' Sioradáin reads from the last letter of Eamonn Ceannt, who was one of the seven signatories of the proclamation of the Irish Republic. He was executed in Kilmainham gaol on the 8th of May 1916. This is the letter he wrote to his wife Áine on the morning of his execution ..read more

This is the eleventh episode in a series of audio stories from the Easter 1916 archives of the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. The stories are narrated by Katherine McSharry, Head of Outreach with the National Library of Ireland and Irish voice artist Niall O Sioradáin. In this episode, Niall O Sioradáin reads an extract from William O'Brien's account of the first two days of the insurrection in Dublin. O'Brien, an active figure in the labour movement, was also a close associate of James Connolly ..read more

This is an audio tour of the exhibition, 'Yeats: The Life & Works of WB Yeats'. This tour can enjoyed in own right or in conjunction with a visit to the exhibition at the National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare St., Dublin 2, Ireland ..read more

This is an audio tour of the exhibition, 'Yeats: The Life & Works of WB Yeats'. This tour can enjoyed in own right or in conjunction with a visit to the exhibition at the National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare St., Dublin 2, Ireland ..read more

This is an audio tour of the exhibition, 'Yeats: The Life & Works of WB Yeats'. This tour can enjoyed in own right or in conjunction with a visit to the exhibition at the National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare St., Dublin 2, Ireland ..read more

This is an audio tour of the exhibition, 'Yeats: The Life & Works of WB Yeats'. This tour can enjoyed in own right or in conjunction with a visit to the exhibition at the National Library of Ireland, 7-8 Kildare St., Dublin 2, Ireland ..read more

This activity is a mindful look at the poetry of Seamus Heaney. It will highlight soothing lines and images from the poem, 'The Gravel Walks' from the 1996 collection, 'The Spirit Level' and encourages participants at home to take some time to find their own mindful moments in this poem ..read more

In Episode 3 of Radical!: Women and the Irish Revolution I am joined by Seán Hewitt for a conversation about his work as Poet-in-Residence at the Irish Queer Archive. In this episode we discuss some of the difficult things about working with archive, including violence against LGBTQ+ people and the murder of Declan Flynn in 1982. Seán Hewitt’s debut collection of poetry, Tongues of Fire, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2020. It won The Laurel Prize in 2021, and was shortlisted for The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, the John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize, and a D ..read more