Sunday evening vinyl: Aoife Nessa Frances - Land of No Junction (2020). The record that both got me through lockdown *and* formed a key part of the soundtrack to finishing up my second book. To quote a very cliched saying, I could listen to her sing the phonebook.
A glimpse into how environmental Concerns were seen as getting in the way of economic interests
Nally, secretary to the Irish government, in response to draft proposals for an Irish Environmental Protection Agency, in 1990. (The Irish EPA eventually came into being in 1992.)
A full day in the archives, reading about energy, US MNCS, and environmental regulation. Bliss.
Next week's history seminar here in Galway features Dr Colm Mac Gearailt on 'Irish History in Secondary Schools, 1924-69'. The seminar takes places at 4pm, Wed 24 Jan, Room G010, Hardiman Building. All welcome - in person or register for Zoom at
https://forms.office.com/e/d7Bg2N2gCgToday I learned... that Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands (The Chemical Brothers) studied history at the University of Manchester. Witness this photo of Ed Simons reading Keith Jenkins _Re-thinking History_. Photo from the new - and highly recommended - book, Paused in Cosmic Reflection.
A reminder, courtesy of Richard Scarry.
Got this Christmas card (made by
@twisteddoodles) for my brother, who works in IT. His verdict: "genius'. I wholeheartedly agree.
Harry Clarke - The Curtain Call (1923). From the Clarke exhibition currently at the Crawford Gallery, Cork.
Call for papers for a workshop and special issue of Twentieth Century Communism on 'The Global 1956'.
@histodonsWell, this was a very nice thing to receive in the post: a copy of the new book by my former PhD student, David Kilgannon. One of the most impressive things about the book (of which there are many!) is what it reveals about how welfare functioned in the Irish state. Also, it's available open access, which is a huge bonus. Download it here: https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781837644414
@histodons
