Nuala Holloway Art

Sunday, November 23, 2025

"TG4 coverage on the passing of Mary O'Rourke" with Nuala Holloway

My dear friend, former politician, Mary O'Rourke passed away on 3 October 2024. It was very a sad moment for me as we spent so much time together right up until the end. I was happy to partake in the tributes to her on TG4's Nuacht, filmed during her removal. Ar dheis Dé ar a hanam dílis.

Monday, September 8, 2025

"Remembering Sara Allgood" by Nuala Holloway

Sara Allgood, one of Ireland's first major film stars and one of the Abbey Theatre's first top performers passed away this month 75 years ago. Nuala Holloway's article commemorating her is in the September 2025 Annual of Ireland's Own out now for all to read!

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Friday, July 25, 2025

"Nationwide" on Joseph Holloway (with Nuala Holloway)

Irish cultural news programme "Nationwide" (RTÉ One) covers the story behind Joseph Holloway, original architect of the Abbey Theatre and theatre critic, including an interview with Nuala Holloway (artist and teacher) and her successful efforts to have a commemorative plaque erected in his name at his home on Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Click the link to watch on YouTube.

"Asgard" (2nd Edition) by Nuala Holloway

"Asgard" (2nd Edition) by Nuala Holloway - Oil on Canvas

Early morning 26 July 1914. "Asgard" makes her way to Howth carrying 900 rounds of ammunition to help with the 1916 Rising. On board, two brave women, Molly Childers (boat owner) and her friend Mary Spring Rice.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

"Recreating the myth with a bit of dry ice": Nuala Holloway at Milwaukee Irish Fest 1994

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

In August 1994 Nuala Holloway described the great honour of playing the lead part of Eithne Inguba in the adaptation of W.B. Yeats' "Death of Cuchulainn" at the annual Irish Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The performance made international news including Ireland's Sunday Independent in an article seen here by Madeline Keane

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Saturday, May 10, 2025

"OPW must reopen shop at Clonmacnois" by Nuala Holloway

"OPW must reopen shop at Clonmacnois" by Nuala Holloway is a plea for Ireland's Office of Public Works to reopen The Shop At Clonmacnoise, to show respect to the visitors of this world famous Irish heritage site and to stop taking away jobs including the staff and manufacturers of products which include independent writers and craftspeople.

Printed in The Westmeath Independent (3/5/2025)

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"Thomas F. Meagher and the Irish Flag" by Nuala Holloway

"Thomas F. Meagher and The Irish Flag" by Nuala Holloway, the man who created the Irish tri-colour flag, as published in in the July 2023 edition of ‘Ireland’s Eye’.

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"Thomas F. Meagher and The Irish Flag" by Nuala Holloway, the man who created the Irish tri-colour flag, as published in in the 29 March 2025 edition of ‘The Westmeath Independent’.

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Monday, March 10, 2025

"Compulsory Retirement at 65 belongs in The Dark Ages" by Nuala Holloway

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

"Compulsory Retirement at 65 belong in The Dark Ages" 
by Nuala Holloway.

My article from The Irish Times (1 February 2022) explores why age should never be a factor in a person's career when they still have the ability, the determination and skill to keep working.
(Photo: Ivor Casey)
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(Originally Printed in "The Irish Times": 01 February 2022)

(Photo by Ivor Casey)


Click Here to read on The Irish Times Website

Friday, August 30, 2024

"The Leaving Cert at 100" by Nuala Holloway

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

"The Leaving Cert at 100: Time to Celebrate or Despair?" by Nuala Holloway.
(Printed: 23 January 2024)

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Read on The Irish Times Website Here

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

"Remembering Joseph Holloway" by Nuala Holloway

"The Man Who Designed The Abbey Theatre"

Nuala Holloway pays tribute to Joseph Holloway, architect and theatre critic in her article published in Ireland's Own (5 March 2024).

Friday, August 2, 2024

"Asgard" by Nuala Holloway

"Asgard" by Nuala Holloway - Oil on Canvas

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The sailboat "Asgard" making her way into Howth Harbour on 26 July 1914, carrying the guns that would be provided for the 1916 Rising. On board is the boat owner Molly Childers and her friend Mary Spring-Rice.