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Brian Hanley 32 min read During July 1921 Count George Noble Plunkett, Dáil minister for foreign affairs, wrote a long letter to Éamon de Valera. In it Plunkett warned the Sinn Féin leader that republicans should be wary of too close a relationship with ‘the Jews’. Across Europe, Plunkett asserted, Jews had been a negative influence, because (1) they are, an...

The Olympia Theatre in Dublin could be in for a name change. A planning application for new signage submitted by the owners suggests a sponsors name is to be included in the title. The iconic theatre on Dame Street first opened on December 22nd 1879 as Dan Lowreys Star of Erin Music Hall, designed by well-known architect John J Callaghan. It was subsequently re-branded as Dan Lowreys Music Hall in 1881, and again re-branded as Dan Lowreys Palace of Varieties in 1889. The building had a more sig...