Minister Catherine Martin welcomes the reopening of Irelandâs National Cultural Institutions
Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, has welcomed the reopening today of Irelandâs National Cultural Institutions, along with galleries, museums and libraries across the country. Many of these cultural attractions welcomed their first visitors back this morning following several months of closure due to COVID-19 public health measures.
Minister Catherine Martin said:
âI am delighted that our treasured galleries, museums and libraries have reopened their doors today and I was especially pleased to pay a visit to the National Gallery of Ireland this morning. The reopening of our cultural institutions is an important step in the COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery Plan. Galleries, museums and libraries can bring so much joy and fulfilment to our lives. And with the return of intercounty travel today too, I hope t
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People at the reopening of the National Gallery last summer.
Image: Sam Boal
Image: Sam Boal
A WIDE RANGE of restrictions have been loosened today, with everything from inter-county travel to the reopening of hairdressers.
Galleries and museums can also reopen their doors from today, along with libraries and other cultural attractions.
Many facilities are asking people to book their (often free) tickets online before heading along – including the National Gallery and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
OBITUARY: Sheila O’Regan s distinctive voice will be missed in West Limerick
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DISBELIEF and a deep sense of shock and loss were the common denominators when word spread throughout West Limerick of the sudden death of Sheila O’Regan at her home in Ardagh on Thursday, April 22.
That a woman of Sheila’s vitality and energy had been so abruptly cut off from life left everyone reeling,
The shock waves of loss hit hardest at those closest to her: her husband, children, grandchildren, sisters and brothers and her many friends.
But Sheila’s warm and engaging personality and her distinctive voice had made her a welcome presence in homes throughout West Limerick through her weekly programmes with West Limerick102FM community radio. Now that voice was stilled and silent, leaving many listeners feeling they, too, had lost a friend.
Na Cailleacha: We’ve decided we re quite proud of being old women
A new arts collective has happily titled itself with the Irish word for witches . Catherine Marshall, 72, explains why
Catherine Marshall, third from right, and the other members of the Cailleacha arts collective.
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A marginalised group appropriating a once-derogatory term is nothing new. LGBT movements have done it, some racial groups have done it. Now, it seems, it’s the turn of old women.
A new arts collective, made up of eight female artists based in Ireland with a combined professional practice of over 550 years, has adopted the name Na Cailleacha: the Irish word for hags or witches.