Robert Ballagh discovers a family lineage in Jim Fitzpatrick’s fusion of art and politics
Long before I dedicated myself to ‘pushing the brush’ as my old pal Micheal Farrell was wont to describe the
vocation, I plied my trade as a professional musician. One obvious disadvantage was the lack of leisure time, especially during nocturnal hours, but, whenever the band had time off, I invariably made my way to the Number 5 Club on Harcourt Street in Dublin. This was an Irish version of the Cavern Club in Liverpool, the birthplace of the Beatles, and consisted of two basement cellars where rock and roll music, played by DJs, and the occasional live band was constant and, in the absence of any other acceptable alternative, this unlikely set-up proved to be a magnet for a generation who were ‘dedicated followers of fashion’
Proving that good design is timeless, Virginia Teehan presents a selection of rare artefacts travelling to Boston College, celebrating Irish design from the Arts and Crafts Movement.
In response to the 1916 centenary, EVA International takes as its theme, the post-colonial legacy on the psyche and imagination of colonized communities, writes Michaele Cutaya.
A recent visit to Sligo County Library prompts Peter Harbison to ask, could our national institutions do more to give local communities access to their treasures?