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Assessing A Literary Legacy: The Case Of John Mcgahern, Eamon Maher

Articles

Since he passed away in 2006, John McGahern’s status as Ireland’s foremost prose writer in English has been reinforced by the establishment of an International Seminar and Summer School byNUIGalway and a Yearbook that captures the highlights of this event. Enhanced by wonderfully expressive photographic material and the adroit editorial skills of John Kenny, the second volume of the Yearbook has an impressive array of contributors, including Denis Sampson, probably the leading expert on McGahern’s work, David Malcolm, whose Understanding John McGahern was published in 2007, Gearo´id O ´ Tuathaigh, and Christopher Murray.

Dislocations: Participatory Media With Refugees In Malta And Ireland, Anthony Haughey

Books/Book chapters

Malta is located in the Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and Europe, a receiving country for significant inward migration. For most migrants the goal is to reach mainland Europe. However, every year a significant number of smuggler boats inadvertently drift into Maltese territorial waters often in severe distress, resulting in rescue by the Maltese Navy and an uncertain future.

Whilst working in Malta I was struck by the similarities between Ireland and Malta. Both islands’ are peripheral locations on the western and southern edges of Europe. Historically both countries have experienced significant outward migration of its citizens who live all …

The Winding Stair Sample Christmas Dinner Menu, 2010, Winding Stair Restaurant

Menus of the 21st Century

The Winding Stair Restaurant is located at 40, Lower Ormond Quay Dublin on the north side of the river Liffey beside the Ha’penny Bridge. The proprietor is Elaine Murphy. The Winding Stair started life as a bookshop and café which was a popular meeting spot in Dublin during the 1970s and 1980s. The café closed in 2005 and in 2006 the current proprietor re-opened it as a restaurant.

“The bookshop, located on the ground floor, was retained as were many of the old bookshelves, photos and memories. The room retains its timeless charm with stripped wood tables and floors, and …

A Political Economy Of Formatted Pleasures, Edward Brennan

Books/Book chapters

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Inside The Italian Kitchen, Marco Roccasalvo, Anne Kennedy

Cookery Books

Published by Greatfood.ie, 17 Rathfarnham Road, Terenure, Dublin 6 in 2010.

Edited by Anne Kennedy, photography by Harry Weir. Art direction & design Anne kennedy & Liezel Schultz. Recipe testing, Marco Roccasalvo.

Printed by Digiprint , Dublin.

Produced with the patronage of the Italian Institute of Culture, Dublin.

201 p. col. ill. 21cm.

Mary Cannon's Commonplace Book : An Irish Kitchen In The 1700s, Marjorie Quarton

Cookery Books

Published by The Lilliput Press, 62-63 Sitric Road, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7, Ireland in 2010. Text by Marjorie Quarton, illustrations by Alice Bouilliez.

www.lilliputpress.ie

Printed in the UK by MPG Books, Bodmin, Cornwall.

A commonplace book was a scrapbook for sayings, letters, prayers, measurements, or, as in this instance, for recipes.

157 p., ill. 24 cm.

Itsa Cookbook, Domini Kemp

Cookery Books

Published by Gill & Macmillan, Hume Avenue, Park West, Dublin 12 in 2010. Index compiled by Cover to Cover, design by Design Image, Dublin. Printed by GraphyCems, Spain.

212 p., col. ill., 24cm.

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Truly Tasty, Valerie Twomey

Cookery Books

Published by Atrium Atrium is an imprint of Cork University Press Youngline Industrial Estate, Pouladuff Road, Togher, Cork, Ireland in 2010.

Text by Text Valerie Twomey, Compiled by Editor: Lizzie Gore-Grimes , recipes: The Chefs , chef interviewing: Brion Moore , Illustrations: Orlagh Murphy , photography: Hugh McElveen

206 p. col.ill. 26 cm.