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By Lenny Picker | In Weir’s Project Hail Mary (Ballantine, May.), amnesiac astronaut Ryland Grace must piece together his past in order to save humanity from an impending crisis. What inspired Project Hail Mary? I had a book I was working on for quite some time before deciding it just wasn’t working. But there were a couple of storytelling elements there that I thought were really cool; one of them was a character who had an unbelievable amount of secret authority. She could say the word, and any government would obey her. So I took that and also the idea of a mass-conversion...

Donegal County Museum, the Regional Cultural Centre and the Museum and Heritage Service of Derry City and Strabane District Council have commissioned and produced a series of six short video pieces which highlight the experiences of women during the Revolutionary Period (1919-1923).  These videos provide snapshots of the period, exploring the stories of women during the struggle for Irish independence. The Donegal video pieces highlight the varied experiences of local women. The first video features Eithne Coyle, an active member of Cumann na mBan. During the War of Independence she carried ...

Donegal County Museum, the Regional Cultural Centre and the Museum and Heritage Service of Derry City and Strabane District Council have commissioned and produced a series of six short video pieces which highlight the experiences of women during the Revolutionary Period (1919-1923). These videos provide snapshots of the period, exploring the stories of women during the struggle for Irish independence. The Donegal video pieces highlight the varied experiences of local women. The first video features Eithne Coyle, an active member of Cumann na mBan. During the War of Independence she carried ou...