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Thread: This Christmas choose locally made gifts. This curated list reflects important Irish artists & craftspeople, whose works are unique, to celebrate the holiday season. In buying from these talented

Thread: Halloween, as the world knows it, is an Irish invention from ancient Irish-Celtic roots. It’s correct name is Samhain & marks the end of the Harvest. It was culturally

Thread: The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is justly famous for its collection of Dutch art. Whenever I’m in the city I try to visit every day & spend time with some

Thread: Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is considered the greatest German landscape artist of his time. A key Romantic painter he explored the metaphysical role of human & nature. He truly

Thread: I don’t have the time to take as many photographs as I used to. It was one of life’s pleasures taking a wander through Dublin & then meeting up

Thread: 2020 has been challenging for all of us. I know that art has been scientifically proven to be an antidote to anxiety so as a relaxing break here’s a

Thread: I’m not comfortable with bullies who decide who is excluded. For years many were told we weren’t ‘real’ Irish or were exiled or physically attacked.I’ve noticed this far right

Thread: Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) was one of America’s greatest & most popular artists. His importance as a modern artist is only now being recognised by the art establishment. The artist’s

Let’s talk racism. Most Irish think racism applies only to Black people & are keen to criticise it. When you point out Ireland has a long & nasty history of

Thread: When I was about 5 we were staying with my grandmother in Wexford. I remember an important day when the sitting room was being used to greet a guest

I think it’s important, when teaching history, to make events relatable to your students. History is a conversation not a statement. This is one time, 20y ago, when I couldn’t

Thread: A painful day for humanity, John Lewis (1940-2020) has gone to the angels. He was a giant of human rights, a man of God, of honour & righteousness. He

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