Auntie War Galway co-founder Niall Farrell on a documentary about his sister Mairead

 

 This statement was originally put on Auntie War’s Facebook Profile in early July 2014 at a few minues to 1pm on the 8th of July 

 This statement was obviously intendended for Irish news outlets (Papers,radio RTE,TV, blogs like mine and websites

STATEMENT FOR  PRESS BY NIALL FARRELL: ON ANOTHER WOMAN’S WOUND – THE BACKGROUND TO THE MAKING OF A DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE & DEATH OF MAIREAD FARRELL

 This statement was obviously intendended for Irish news outlets (Papers,radio RTE,TV, blogs like mine and websites

No member of the extended Farrell family participated in the making of the documentary, “An Unfinished Conversation…”, on the life and death of my only sister Mairead

 

This is a brief explanation as to why we felt compelled not to participate.

 

The unjust killing by the British state of Mairead on March 6th 1988 was the most harrowing experience to befall our family and it was one that in my own case has left deep scars. The dramatic nature of Mairead’s short life and brutal death attracted many seeking to document it in print and film. With the wise advice of our lawyer Paddy McGrory we learnt from earlier mistakes and became much more cautious when dealing with the miscellaneous branches of the media.

 

The author of “An Unfinished Conversation…”, Briona Nic Dhiarmada, had been working with Mairead on a book about her life at the time of the murder. In 1989 Briona produced a manuscript, which I was given the task by my parents of reading. In the family’s view this ‘biography’ was deeply flawed. The main thesis was that Mairead’s political activism from her joining the Republican Movement till her death in Gibraltar stemmed from her need to “fit in” amongst her peers in the Republican Movement. This was not the confident, extrovert, intelligent and determined Mairead we knew and we believed said more about Nic Dhiarmada’s inadequacies rather than those of my sister. For that reason we decided to give Nic Dhiarmada a wide berth.

 

The above thesis contrasts markedly with Professor (sic) Nic Dhiarmada’s new-found assessment of my sister’s life as reproduced on the website of the US Notre Dame University: “I strongly believe that Mairéad Farrell was a product of her environment and a product of Irish history.”

 

Where and when she had her Pauline conversion I do not know, nor do I care.

 

Enter The Republican Movement

 

In the Summer of 2012 while I was on holiday abroad I received a call from what I will loosely call a leading figure in the Republican Movement. He informed me that Nic Dhiarmada had teamed up with Dublin-based filmmakers with the goal of making a documentary of Mairead’s life. I expressed my serious reservations about Nic Dhiarmada, but agreed to discuss it further on my return to Ireland. However, it soon transpired that filming of the documentary was well underway. The “big shots” within the Republican Movement had already done a deal with Nic Dhiarmada et al without having the common decency to inform us straight away of the proposal. Faced with such a fait accompli I decided to have nothing to do with the documentary and asked family members to do the same.

 

During the 1990s the leadership of the Republican Movement created what they call the “Republican Family”. Being the brother of an IRA martyr I have found myself forcibly adopted into this “family”. It has meant receiving calls to establish my views on such absurd things as Martin McGuinness shaking hands with Frau Battenberg aka Elizabeth Windsor. But when it came to something close to my heart, my sister, I receive no call. Of course, such underhand, deceitful actions are par for the course with these “big shot republicans”. One thing is clear: the Republican Movement would not allow its members to participate in a documentary about the families of the “republican royalty” without first getting the assent of these “royals”.

 

The Documentary

 

The title of  Briona Nic Dhiarmada’s documentary “An Unfinished Conversation..” puts, as I expected, the filmmaker centre stage. It will no doubt improve her career and help fill the coffers of the Dublin company involved. That is why I believe “On Another Woman’s Wound” would be a more appropriate title for the documentary.

 

 

Conclusion

 

In the greater scheme of things the making of this documentary is of little importance. There are more critical issues to be focused on from Ireland’s participation in mass murder via Shannon airport to mass unemployment, mass poverty, mass emigration etc etc that exists in Ireland. My daughter, newly-elected Sinn Fein councilor Mairead Farrell, and I agree that it is more important that she concentrates on the concerns of her constituents than become involved in this saga.

Jessica Hynes and Stephen Mangan on how to write to scripts

 

 

Jessica Hynes and Stephen Mangan in discussion with Declan Lowney at the London Comedy Writers Festival 2011. Photo courtesy of Chris Jones.

At the London Comedy Writers Festival 2011, Dan Mazer spoke about the importance of getting talent attached to a script. So what makes performers love a writers writing and want to bring it to the stage or screen?

The festival provided lots of opportunities for performers to speak out on this. Here’s a summary of what Stephen Mangan (Green Wing, Dirk Gently, Adrian Mole) and Jessica Hynes (Spaced, Twenty Twelve) look for in a script:

• Clarity. “It doesn’t help if I’m confused early on about what’s going on. I want to know who it is I’m playing,” said Stephen Mangan.
• Whether the characters are believable, idiosyncratic and original enough, and whether those characters and their relationships are intrinsically funny. “Odd bits of clunky dialogue can be worked out,” said Jessica Hynes. “If I don’t feel the writer has asked what’s funny about the person, it’s hard to see how it will ever be funny.”
• Characters without self-knowledge. Stephen Mangan said he enjoys playing characters where there’s a gap between how they see themselves and how they are seen by others. The more they believe their own reality, the funnier it becomes. Characters like David Brent and Alan Partridge are oblivious to how the rest of the world sees them.
• Humanity. “However smug, monstrous or aggressive the character is, there has to be an element of vulnerability or humanity,” said Mangan. Otherwise the end result can seem cartoonish.
• Surprise. Mangan cautioned against having unicorns leaping out of wardrobes, but said there’s nothing worse than thinking you know where the story’s going and then finding out a few pages later that you were right. “As an actor, I’m looking to surprise the audience.”
• Good use of the medium. “TV is a very visual medium,” said Mangan. “You want a script to enable you to do stuff without saying it. The less dialogue, the better. If a line can be said with a look, take it out.”
• Scripts that resonate with the performer. “You can appreciate a script is good but not be drawn to it,” said Hynes. It’s important for performers to click with the writer and find the same things funny.

 

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with thanks once again   to Sean McManus at http://www.sean.co.uk/writing/comedy/index.shtm

 

labour elections may-july 2014

Contenders: The Labour Party leadeship race is between (top) Alex White and Joan Burton, while the deputy leadership race will be contested by (below from left), Michael McCarthy, Alan Kelly, Seán Sherlock and Ciara Conway.

The nomination process for those seeking to become Labour Party leader closed at noon today, with Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton and Minister of State for Primary Care Alex White the only candidates to succeed Eamon Gilmore. The four contenders for the deputy leadership are also now known – with Ministers of State Sean Sherlock and Alan Kelly, joined in the race by TDs Ciara Conway , as of yesterday, and Michael McCarthy. The entire paid-up membership of the party will vote to elect the new leader and deputy leader. Each candidate will get a list of the 5,000 or so party members and their contact details, and the campaign will begin. It is expected that four hustings will be arranged at which the candidates can address party members seeking their support Galway Dublin, Cork, Galway and Portlaoise, where the Tom Johnson Summer School is being held, are the provisional locations for the husting. Members who are not more than two years in arrears will be entitled to vote if they pay up their €15 a year membership fee before June 13th. An appeals panel will be established to consider the claims of members who feel they have been unfairly treated. The closing date for the return of ballot papers will be noon on July 4th. The counting of votes will begin immediately. Labour Party Leadership race Joan Burton: The Dublin West TD is the favourite, and was quick out of the traps, canvassing backbenchers for support almost immediately after Eamon Gilmore announced his resignation. Ms Burton has worked the grassroots assiduously in the past three years. She is also the most popular Minister among members of the public. Her main strength is among the rank-and-file members. Her support in the parliamentary party would not have been huge to begin with, but appears to be growing. Ms Burton has consistently said Labour should be the party of work, rather than a party of welfare. She will also emphasise the need for Labour to refocus on its strengths in the public sector and with the working class. Her supporters will also point to her appeal to the average voter. TDs could be persuaded she will be the most acceptable face to have on posters come the election. Alex White: The 55-year-old barrister and former producer of The Gay Byrne Show has impressed a cohort of colleagues, who would like to see a media-savvy performer as party leader. The Dublin South deputy is undoubtedly persuasive and highly intelligent, but doubts remain as to whether he could encourage enough ordinary members of the party to back him in a contest with longer-serving competitors. Perceived as a liberal-leaning lawyer, some colleagues outside the capital suggest he might struggle to extend his appeal beyond a Dublin-centric, middle class niche. His expertise as a legislator came to the fore during the fraught abortion debate. A first-time TD who had served a term as a senator, Mr White’s accomplishments were recognised when he was promoted to Minister of State for Primary Care in 2012 following Róisín Shortall’s departure. Labour Party Deputy Leadership race Alan Kelly: The Minister of State at the Department of Transport has focused on securing the position of deputy leader and the expected full Cabinet post that would probably come with it. If Joan Burton were to become leader, Alan Kelly could position himself as a male, young and rural counterbalance to her. He could gather support from a combination of those arguing for a generational change and those pushing for a rural presence at the top of the party. Kelly is based in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, but would not command wide backing in the parliamentary party. Expect Mr Kelly to emphasise his youth to play on those who want to see the rainbow coalition generation pass the baton, as well as a desire for renewal and regeneration of Labour. His backers hope he would get support in the rural strongholds of Willie Penrose, Jack Wall and Emmet Stagg, but he won’t be alone in hoping for support from those quarters. Ciara Conway: The 33-year-old Waterford TD is aspiring to become deputy to Alex White. Elected to the Dáil at her first attempt in 2011, Ms Conway previously worked for the children’s charity Barnardos. She became interested in politics as a student at NUI Galway where she was elected to the Students’ Union and joined Labour. She was involved in Labour Youth as its international officer. She has a masters in social work from UCC. Ms Conway was elected to Dungarvan Town Council in 2009. She was vocal on behalf of the party during the formulation of abortion legislation, and has pro-choice views. Seán Sherlock: The Minister of State for Research and Innovation is 41. Representing Cork East since 2007, Mr Sherlock is a son of the well-known former TD Joe Sherlock. Educated at the College of Commerce, Cork and NUI Galway, he was co-opted to Cork County Council and Mallow Town Council in 2003 and was elected to both the following year. He is a former mayor of Mallow. Mr Sherlock was an assistant to former MEP and ex-Labour Party president Proinsias de Rossa. He was Labour’s spokesman on agriculture in the last Dáil . Michael McCarthy:Another Corkman, 37-year-old Mr McCarthy represents Cork South-West. From Bantry, Mr McCarthy was formerly a pharmaceutical company employee. A first-time TD, he was elected to the Seanad in 2002 and re-elected in 2007 after contesting General Elections unsuccessfully in both years. He was elected to Cork County Council for Skibbereen electoral area in 1999.

NUI Galway Dramsoc brings home 2 awards and 13 nominations stay tuned for full list as

Jarlath Tivnan has just finished in Decadent Theatre’s ‘A Skull In Connemara’. Jarlath started acting in 2008 with NUI Galway’s drama society. Over the fours years he had lead roles in over twelve productions including ‘The Lonesome West’, ‘Delirium’, ‘Danti Dan’, ‘The Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ and ‘Philadelphia, Here I Come!’. He was nominated for best actor at the ISDA ceremony in 2008 for ‘Danti Dan’. Jarlath is also a member of Galway’s ‘Fregoli Theatre Company’. Credits with Fregoli include ‘Breathing Water’, ‘Blocked’, ‘The Sweet Shop’ and ‘Home’. At the Galway Arts Festival 2012 he played the role of ‘Piglet’ in Galway Community Drama’s production of ‘Frank Pig Says Hello’ directed by Andrew Flynn. This was first production with Decadent Theatre Company.

ISDA 2014 NUIG AWARD LIST
WIN: Best Sound – Callisto 5 (Ronan Gallagher in collaboration with Hannah O’Reilly, Conor Burke & Colm McElligott)
WIN: Best Supporting Actor – Joe Power (Damaris in Callisto 5)
Nominations:
Best Lighting – Jack Scullion (Callisto 5)
Best Costumes & Make-Up – Hannah O’Reilly & Joe Power (Callisto 5)
Best Set – Cody Meadows & Kathleen Greaver (1984)
Best Supporting Actress – Aoife Corry (Sweet Bird of Youth)
Best Supporting Actress – Hazel Doyle (Sweet Bird of Youth)
Best Ensemble – Cast of 1984
Best Director – Chris Moran (1984)
Best Production – 1984
Judges Discretionary Awards:
Innovative Presentation (1984)
10 Green Bottles (Callisto 5)

 

The Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland annual conference NUI Galway May 2014

 

On the occasion of the biennial conference of the Irish Association for Canadian Studies , the Québec Government Office in London grants a (an) academic member of the Association, domiciled ( e) in Ireland, a prize amount € 1000 for use as part of a study tour . Applications , including a curriculum vitae and a research project must be submitted to the President of the association, Elizabeth Tilley, [ elizabeth.tilley @ nuigalway.ie ] before April 14, 2014 . The prize is intended to reward and encourage research in the field of Québec studies in the broad sense , including linguistic and literary disciplines and the social sciences (sociology , history, economics & c . ) . Contemporary themes (focus on current issues ) are encouraged . Applications will be evaluated by a committee composed of members of the executive board of the association. The prize will be awarded to the winner / winner at the Hotel Meyrick Galway , at the seventeenth Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland , from 9 to 11 May 2014. They are also looking for session chairs in some cases contact  Elizabeth Tilley, [ elizabeth.tilley @ nuigalway.ie ] if you could help

ACSI programme 10 april

 

 

A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin

 

A Few Good Men
Written by Aaron Sorkin

I. The Play
A. Synopsis

Two soldiers stationed at the Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are
accused of murder. The dead man is William T. Santiago, a Private who was disliked by
even his commanding officer. When the two accused – Lance Corporal Dawson and
Private Downey – plead guilty, Lt. Daniel Kaffee and Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway are
assigned to be their lawyers. Galloway doesn’t believe Dawson and Downey came up
with the idea to kill Santiago; she has suspicions that they were following orders. Kaffee,
on the other hand, couldn’t care less – about this trial, about the Navy, or, at first, about
Galloway’s opinion. The two need to work together to figure out what exactly happened
in Guantanamo Bay – but before they can bring anyone to justice, they need to learn
how to work with one another.

B. Setting & Characters

Setting

The action of the play occurs in the summer of 1986, in various locations

in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Characters

Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.

Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.

Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.

Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.

Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.

Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.

Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.

Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep As Joanne Galloway says, Jessep is the “Golden Boy

in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Characters

Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.

Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.

Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.

Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.

Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.

Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.

Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.

Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep As Joanne Galloway says, Jessep is the “Golden Bo

in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Characters

Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.

Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.

Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.

Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.

Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.

Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.

Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.

Lt. Col. Nathan Jessep As Joanne Galloway says, Jessep is the “Golden Boy

in Washington,
D.C., and on the United States Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Characters

Lance Cpl. Harold W. Dawson Accused of murdering Private William Santiago.
Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and
tends to make decisions for both of them. Dawson
has the utmost respect for military protocol and honor.

Pfc. Louden Downey Accused of murdering Private William Santiago in
conspiracy with Dawson. Downey usually follows
Dawson’s lead. He believes completely in the military
ideals of honor and integrity, and that makes it hard
for him to admit that any of his commanding officers
have led him astray.

Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg A good friend of Daniel Kaffee’s. Sam is not as
involved in the case as Kaffee or Galloway, but he
works on it with them nevertheless.
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee The son of a famous lawyer, Kaffee is afraid to try his
best and not measure up. To escape this, he simply
doesn’t try. At the opening of the play, he is far more
concerned about his office softball team than the
cases he’s working on. As he gets more involved in
this case, his priorities start to change.

Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway The only woman in the play, she’s worked hard to
come as far as she has. Galloway first brings enough
attention to the case to have Whitaker discuss it at a
meeting, and then talks her way into being assigned
as a second lawyer, so each defendant has one of
their own. She is extremely intelligent, and sometimes
gets into trouble for saying exactly what she thinks.

Capt. Isaac Whitaker Whitaker is in charge of the military lawyers in
Washington, D.C. He allows Joanne Galloway to work
on the case even though Kaffee was the only lawyer
officially assigned to it.

Capt. Matthew A. Markinson A captain stationed on Guantanamo Bay, under
Colonel Jessep who once worked with Dawson,
Downey and Santiago. He suggested transferring
Santiago off the base, but Jessep chose not to.
Markinson has trouble with the fact that his C.O. is so
much younger than he is.

Pfc. William T. Santiago Although he dies before the action of the play begins,
Santiago appears in a few flashbacks. He was never
a very good soldier, and didn’t appear to care about
his buddies. At one point, he wrote a letter offering to
turn another soldier in for a minor breach in protocol
in exchange for being transferred off the base.

CFP: Small Nations and Colonial Peripheries in World War I: Europe and the Wider World

 

Categories: Call for papers, Events

*Call for Papers for an International Workshop on ‘Small Nations and Colonial Peripheries in World War I: Europe and the Wider World’

National University of Ireland, Galway

Friday 13th-Saturday 14th June 2014

CFP deadline – 28 February 2014*

The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum of debate for transnational and comparative approaches to the history of small European nations and Europe’s colonial peripheries in World War I in the context of the epochal changes brought by the collapse of large imperial states. Our aim is to reach a more nuanced understanding of the complex relationship between the peripheral regions of Europe and her empires and Europe’s metropolitan core through the comparative and transnational analysis of the contribution of European, Asian and African peripheries to the war effort in World War I.

Prof. Michael S. Neiberg, an eminent scholar of World War I, will deliver the keynote address. Prof. Neiberg has written extensively on the multiple theatres and global reach of the War, most notably in Fighting the Great War: A Global History (Harvard, 2006) and Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of World War I (2011).

Scholars are invited to submit papers on themes focusing on social, political, or economic aspects of Europe’s small nations and colonial regions during World War I.

Themes covered may include the following:

• Colonial troops serving in Europe
• Troops of ethnic European minority populations serving in Europe
• Troops of ethnic European minority populations serving in overseas colonies
• Experiences of populations of independent small nations in Europe
• Experiences of populations of ethnic minorities within European multiethnic states
• Experiences of indigenous and settler populations of European overseas empires
• Official attempts to mobilise popular support across all ethnic groups in Europe and in the overseas colonies
• Support for or resistance to such mobilisation efforts and their different outcomes

Papers may address the following geographical regions:
• Peripheries of European multi-ethnic empires in Europe
• Peripheries of European belligerent powers to the east and south of Europe
• Europe’s overseas colonies

The workshop is an initiative of Róisín Healy, Enrico Dal Lago, and Gearóid Barry at the History Department, NUI Galway, and will be held in June 2014 in order to mark the beginning of the commemorations for the hundredth anniversary of thestart of World War I.

Prospective participants should send a paper title and a 300-word abstract, accompanied by a 1-page CV to enrico.dallago@nuigalway.ie
by the deadline of 28 February 2014. They will be notified of acceptance by mid-March 2014.

Posted by conference organizing team member;
Gearóid Barry,
Department of History,

NUI Galway.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yerma-NUI-Galway-2014/1448497575373258 im runnning social media for this  gang  could you give a like 3 weeks until “Get in” at The Mick Lally excited for cast and crew.

 

Sean O’Rourke vs Pat Kenny

English: An RTÉ Radio microphone in Dublin, waiting for Bill Clinton (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Breakdown of where the licence fee goes amongst RTÉ services. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Broadcasters Sean O’Rourke and Pat Kenny went head to head for the first time on RTÉ Radio 1 and Newstalk this week and which of them – if either – you listened to – and would now choose to continue to listen to.

Pat Kenny and Seán O’Rourke

Sean O’Rourke has already said he won’t get a chance to listen back to old colleague and new rival Kenny.

In his first day  O’Rourke program was extended to cover semus Henany fureral he an interview with   and he covered Ariel Castro’s death on wednesday

In an interview with RTÉ TEN, the station’s online entertainment news service, he said he will be concentrating on his own show and he also talks about his “lighter side”, revealing his tastes in music, movies and TV… and his skills as a golfer.

Meanwhile, Pat Kenny has played down any suggestions that he will be making a return to TV presenting soon, insisting that he wants to give his new show on the Communicorp owned station time to ‘bed in’.

He also queried the decision by O’Rourke to include an Oliver Callan skit on the battle of the airwaves, saying“I don’t see why RTÉ would want to remind people I’m on another station.”

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The Escape Artist

Will Burton (David Tennant) is a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners.

 

He is in high demand as he has never lost a case.

 

But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist in the tale.

 

Starring: David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo and Ashley Jensen