A well-organised and determined campaign, set against the background of a presidential election, helped farmers secure a fairer price for their milk 50 years ago, writes Ray Ryan

To coincide with the Crawford’s new book showcasing its collection, Alan O’Riordan asked a number of art lovers to select their most cherished work from the Cork gallery

An Post has issued a stamp honouring the life of revolutionary writer and Young Ireland leader Thomas Davis to mark the bicentenary of his birth. 

DR Éimear O’Connor has made a remarkable contribution to Irish art history. She has curated two major exhibitions of the work of 20th century artist, Seán Keating, and has written several books on him, of which the most recent is Seán Keating: Art, Politics and Building the Irish Nation.

When I was a teenager, the recruiting advertisements for Oglaigh na hEireann (Parkgate Street) invoked heroes from the days of Fionn MacCumhal, Brian Boru, through to the IRA of 1916-1921.

The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork puts the work of Seán Keating in a modern context, writes Tina O’Sullivan

A lost portrait of William T Cosgrave, the president of the first Dáil, was unveiled last night for the first time in almost a century.

FIANNA Fáil will defend its position as the “true republican party” against what leader Micheál Martin described as “recent converts” to democracy.

IN 1997 I sent a letter to your newspaper regarding many commentators who questioned the right of Belfast-born Mary McAleese to run for the Presidency of Ireland.

A CHARITY working with the elderly has seen a huge surge in demand for its services, but a large falloff in public donations.

PEOPLE have become so disillusioned with politics in this country that there are calls for scrapping the Seanad and a significant reduction in the number of Dáil deputies. It would not be the first time for the Seanad to be abolished.

RYLE Dwyer says in his review (May 15) of the new biography of Seán Moylan that despite his part in the War of Independence, Moylan resented being called a gunman in the Dáil.

Sean Moylan: Rebel Leader

THE late Sean Moylan, War of Independence leader and former cabinet minister, would not have been in any sense daunted by the challenge of shaving€4 billion off spending.

BATT ’is back in Ballincollig — and he told his supporters of 20 years last night they now have a voice at the top table.

THE political vision that Seán Moylan shared with other outstanding figures of his time, such as Seán Lemass, laid the foundations for the remarkable transformation in the country’s economic fortunes that occurred from the 1960s onwards, Justice Minister Brian Lenihan said yesterday.

A MAJOR celebration is planned this year to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of former cabinet minister and Republican hero Seán Moylan.

A SCHOLARSHIP in memory of the late Sean Moylan, a War of Independence leader and former Government minister, has been awarded this year to a UCC graduate from St Brendan’s Park in Tralee.

FOREIGN Minister Dermot Ahern last night called on Sinn Féin and the DUP to show “tough” leadership in order to make power-sharing work.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern yesterday tried to reassure the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) that the constitutional question has been settled in the Good Friday Agreement.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern disclosed yesterday that European Commission negotiators have been pulled back from exceeding the agriculture mandate they had been given by member states for the world trade talks.

THE mother and daughter of a woman murdered in her home last week were granted an injunction by the High Court yesterday preventing the husband of the deceased selling the family home worth nearly €1 million.

YOUR columnist Ryle Dwyer, in recalling the shooting of two RIC men at Soloheadbeg in 1919 (Irish Examiner, December 12), hints at revisionist line of thinking whereby the RIC are elevated almost to the status of martyrs while the IRA are villains.

IT has not been a good week for Irish politics with politicians seeking to embarrass each other rather than putting peace and the national interest first.