Dr Ó Donghaile considers The Ballad of Reading Gaol , 125-years after its release, and what it can tell us about our society.
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Reflections: Sweeney’s Unquiet Islands one year on
Northern Irish printmaker and painter -Martin McCoy- looks back on his #LIF2022 exhibition, Sweeney's Unquiet Islands, one year on.
The 1923 dinosaur egg find
A dinosaur egg find aniversary prompts Irish language enthusiast, Alan O Raighne, to think about language and connection with heritage.
Trad sessions in Liverpool
#LIF2023 Chair and musician, John Chandler, takes readers through the trad sessions avaiable across Liverpool (Aug 2023).
Reroot’s route to market
Director Connor Richmond talks about winning a Festival commission to make his short film, Reroot; plus the journey it has been on in a year.
Poetry: an anniversary collection
Anniveraries are often marked by poems, and vice versa. Catherine Harvey takes us on a poetic journey of commemoration.
Tony Birtill – an ongoing Irish legacy for Liverpool
Thomas Ryan, Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl, reflects on the legacy left by friend, peer and fellow Gael, Tony Birtill.
Transforming the Mac Lua Archive
Barry Hazley (Derby Fellow, University of Liverpool ) describes the importance of the Mac Lua Archive in presenting British Irish diaspora stories.
Lisa Lambe’s Nightvisiting
Lisa Lambe interrogates Nightvisiting; a show about rural Irish hearthsides and collective cultures post-1850s and pre-1940s electrification.
Brave Maeve – a children’s book
Writer and illustrator Stu Harrison talks about his children's book, Brave Maeve, commissioned by Gael Linn, An tUltach and LivIrishFest.
Introducing artist jeweller Níamh Grimes
#LIF203 In the Window artist, Níamh Grimes, revels her innermost connections with Irish folklore and how it inspires her jewellery.
Strokestown, Liverpool & Cherry Smyth
Irish Heritage Trust film featuring Festival friend Cherry Smyth connecting her poem, Famished, with the Strokestown story.