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This blog contains articles on culture as well as a database of Realist and Social Realist art from around the world by Irish artist Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin. These paintings can be viewed country by country by clicking on the list of countries and themes down the right-hand side of the blog. The artwork of Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin, consisting of cityscapes of Dublin, images based on Irish history and other work with social/political themes, can be seen at www.gaelart.net.

Sunday, January 22, 2023

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022): A Parable of Irrationalism

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Theatrical release poster A movie review. There will be spoilers.. Pádraic Súilleabháin and Colm Doherty (the fiddle player) are old friend...
Thursday, January 12, 2023

Aisha (2022): Despair and Desperation in Ireland's Detention Centres

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"When you're in survival mode, you numb yourself." Clemantine Wamariya Frank Berry is an Irish film director and screenwriter...
Monday, December 19, 2022

A Poem for Christmas: Christmas Revels (1838)

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Twelfth Night Revels in the Great Hall (1838) by Joseph Nash, Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, from 'Architecture of the Middle Ages'. T...
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Fascinating Folklore: The necessity for moving from extractivism to regeneration

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The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. Zeno The world is not to be put in order. The world is order. It is for us to put ours...
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