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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, and will remain, aliens, in most countries; (2) their codes of honour and morals are not Christian; (3...

The Olympia Theatre in Dublin could be in for a name change. A planning application for new signage submitted by the owners suggests a sponsor's name is to be included in the title. The iconic theatre on Dame Street first opened on December 22nd 1879 as 'Dan Lowrey's Star of Erin Music Hall', designed by well-known architect John J Callaghan. It was subsequently re-branded as 'Dan Lowrey's Music Hall' in 1881, and again re-branded as 'Dan Lowrey's Palace of Varieties' in 1889. The building had a more significant makeover in 1897, closing as a music hall and re-opening as 'The Empire Palace' t...