Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irish. Show all posts

Monday, August 17, 2026

"Harry Clarke and Hans Christian Andersen" by Nuala Holloway



Harry Clarke's illustrations take Hans Christian Andersen's stories to a highly engaging level in his first book. Read more in Nuala's article in the August Annual 2026 of Ireland's Own.


 

"Remembering Josephine Hart" by Nuala Holloway

 



Published in the 'Westmeath Examiner' on 2/6/26 Nuala's article on Mullingar born writer, poetry promoter and BBC presenter Josephine Hart was featured, marking 15 years since she passed away. R.I.P. beautiful talented Lady Saatchi.


"The Eyewitness Account of the 1916 Rising by Joseph Holloway" Compiled by Nuala Holloway



My compilation of the eyewitness account of the 1916 Rising by Joseph Holloway, architect of the original Abbey Theatre and diarist was printed in "Ireland's Own". My research brought me to the National Library in Dublin and in touch with his highly protected hand written diaries in the Joseph Holloway collection, where I had the complex task of finding these specific entries and deciphering his hand writing.


 

"The Strange Story of Sarah Kelly" by Nuala Holloway

 


The Easter Special 2026 of Ireland's Own covered Nuala Holloway's article looking into the strange story of Sarah Kelly and her mysterious murder in the Irish Midlands long ago.

www.nualaholloway.com

Monday, August 10, 2026

"The Story of Jack Tyrell" by Nuala Holloway


Nuala Holloway Covers the life and career of Arklow born shipbuilder Jack Tyrrell, most famous for building the Asgard II, the national sail training vessel.

Printed in "Ireland's Own" for the 20 June 2025 edition.

www.nualaholloway.com

Thursday, July 30, 2026

"The Story of the Abbey Theatre" by Nuala Holloway

 "Ireland's Own" in December 2024 featured two articles by Nuala Holloway. 



The first was the cover story marking the 120th anniversary of The Abbey Theatre which gave a history of the internationally famous National Theatre of Ireland.


The second article was a biography of the woman who funded the
 foundation of  the Abbey Theatre, Miss Annie Horniman.
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Saturday, June 6, 2026

"The Lemon's Lady - Nuala Holloway (TV Advert)"

 


Coverage by Geraldine Grennan in The Westmeath Independent of my recently discovered TV commercial playing the Lemon's Lady for The Lemons Sweets Company which is the subject of a recently published book titled "The Sweetness of Lemons" by Cormac Moore & Alan Tate. The book includes reference to this beautiful commercial from the late 1970s which you can watch below by clicking the YouTube link.




Friday, June 5, 2026

"My Memories of Mary O'Rourke" by Nuala Holloway

 To mark the one year anniversary of the passing of the former Irish government minister and my close friend Mary O'Rourke (1937-2024) my memories and tribute to her was published in the national newspaper 'The Sunday Independent' and the regional publication 'The Westmeath Independent' in October 2025. You can read the article by clicking the following links to each respective newspaper:

The Sunday Independent

The Westmeath Independent


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!


www.nualaholloway.com

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

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)


 

"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’.


 

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)


Friday, August 30, 2024

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


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.


Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Nuala Holloway and the Plaque for Joseph Holloway





Coverage in The Sunday Independent, The Southside People and The Westmeath Independent from the 28 June 2023 unveiling of the commemorative plaque to Joseph Holloway, architect of the original Abbey Theatre and theatre critic. After almost 20 years finding ways to have Joseph Holloway remembered Dublin City Council responded and approved Nuala Holloway's idea to have a plaque to him constructed at the home he lived in for 60 of his 83 years.