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DCC commemorative plaques: Leo Whelan
DCC commemorative plaques: Leo Whelan
On Friday, 2nd October 2015, a Dublin City Council commemorative plaque honouring artist and portrait painter Leo Whelan was unveiled in Dublin 7.
Libraries, lockdown, and looking forward
Libraries, lockdown, and looking forward
Crisis fosters creativity and comradery and there is a sense of urgency and responsibility to keep the flag flying. It made us stand back and take a good hard look at ourselves. So we got on with the business of libraries without walls.
John McGahern's Dublin
John McGahern's Dublin
In 2020 Professor Frank Shovlin of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool delivered a lecture on “John McGahern’s Dublin” and this has now been published by Dublin City Council. The lecture uncovers the influence of Dublin on the life and work of the late writer John McGahern.
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