Book Review: Nothing is Written in Stone: The Notebooks of Justin Keating.
Edited by Barbara Hussey and Anna Kealy. The Lilliput Press 2017. Reviewer: Barry Sheppard I think it is fair to say …
The Irish Story Top Ten articles of 2017
These were our top ten most read articles of 2017. Thanks to all our readers and contributors and happy 2018 to you …
‘Infectious piousness’ – Advertising and the Eucharistic Congress, 1932
When consumerism and Catholicism collided in 1932. By Barry Sheppard June of 2017 marked the 85th anniversary of the 31st International …
The Irish Story Top Ten articles of 2016
The year 2016, the year of the Easter Rising centenary was a record year for the Irish Story with over 685,000 views …
‘Solely in the earth and its fruits’ – Papal Encyclicals and Irish social policy in the 1930s
Barry Sheppard on how Catholic teaching helped to shape Irish social policy in the 1930s. The 1930s – the era of the …
‘Inflaming sectarian passions’ The Eucharistic Congress of 1932 and the North of Ireland
How a Catholic celebration in Dublin inflamed sectarian passions in Northern Ireland. By Barry Sheppard. Public religious commemorations, often exultant in tone, …
The Irish Press Slum Crusade 1934-36
Barry Sheppard looks at attempts at slum clearance through the eyes of the Irish Press. Throughout the early 20th century, the Irish …