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Mayo through Jack Leonard’s lense

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'The Men of the West', that iconic photograph of Michael Kilroy's flying column taken with only the aid of natural light on the southern slopes of Nephin at 11.45pm on the longest day of the year in 1921, is known to us all. It hangs in numerous Mayo pubs and homes and thanks to the quality of the conditions and the skill of the photographer, we can clearly see the resolute expressions of the young men, we know their names and know their stories. But what of the photographer himself? What of the man who captured this first ever photo of an IRA unit on active service in Ireland? Jack Leonard did not just happen upon Kilroy and his men that bright June night. He was no amateur photographer, and neither was he a bystander during his country's fight for freedom. With a keen sense of duty, Leonard used his talent to capture all aspects of Mayo life in the early twentieth century. Jack 'JJ' Leonard was born in 1882 in Crossmolina and as a young man he trained in journalism and photography in London. He returned to Ireland in 1906 to set up his photography business at a time when the country was in political flux. Emotions and anger remained after the Land War in Mayo, a period of civil unrest and violence in the late 1800s, and the methods of parliamentary nationalists were now being challenged by physical force republicans. 

Saint Sister - Róisín Dubh GIAF 17 gig

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WHEN SAINT Sister play the Róisín Dubh as part of the Galway International Arts Festival, they will perform the recent single ‘Causing Trouble’, a song which says much about them and their music.

‘All the dead kings came to me’.

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Week II

Local representatives welcome Jadotville medals for bravery

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At long last - heroes of Jadotville will receive medals for bravery

 

Galway stands with Ahmadiyya community against Islamophobic attack

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The emergence of racist and neo-Nazi graffiti in Galway has been linked with vandalism on the city's main mosque this week. However the public has stood firm with the Muslim community against any form of Islamophobia, while politicians have condemned the attack as "cowardly" and "dreadful".

Who fears to speak of Ernie O’Malley?

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This week’s title borrows from John Kells Ingram’s famous 1843 political ballad, "The Memory of the Dead". In his poem, Ingram posits that later generations turned their fattened backs on the memory of the rebels of 1798, "Who Fears to Speak of '98?" Ingram was not a republican, but he penned his piece for the nationalist paper The Nation because he sympathised with what the United Irishmen had attempted to do and he had always pledged to defend brave men who opposed tyranny.

Jadotville soldiers deserve individual citation - McFadden

Athlone-based Senator, Gabrielle McFadden, has urged Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe, to recognise each of the Jadotville soldiers on an individual basis.

Saint Sister - new single and GIAF 17 show

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SAINT SISTER, the Irish electro-folk duo of Morgan Macintyre and Gemma Doherty have released a new single - ‘Causing Trouble’ - ahead of their Irish and European tour, which includes a show at the Galway International Arts Festival.

McFadden calls for review of Army pay and conditions

Athlone-based Senator, Gabrielle McFadden has welcomed home the 109th Infantry Batallion after their tour of duty in the Lebanon and spoke of the pleasure of seeing the soldiers being reunited with their families.

 

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