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New Binary Press
New Binary Press was an independent publishing house founded in 2012 in Cork city, Ireland. In a Tweet dated 19 January 2021, the New Binary Press announced that it had ceased operations. It published print books and electronic literature, specialising in more experimental works, as well as a number of periodicals. It was established and run by its editor, James O'Sullivan. In 2017, the literary scholar Dr Kenneth Keating described New Binary Press as being one of the first publishing houses to "explicitly rossthe division between online and print publishing in Irish poetry in a more progressive fashion". Irish poet Matthew Geden also noted the role which New Binary Press played within Irish publishing, stating that "the press has published books by a number of new and interesting writers ndThe emergence of new voices owes much to small publishers like New Binary and others". History New Binary Press was founded in 2012 by James O'Sullivan, who stated that he founded the press be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork (city)
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's boundary in 2019, its population is over 222,000. The city centre is an island positioned between two channels of the River Lee which meet downstream at the eastern end of the city centre, where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Originally a monastic settlement, Cork was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets. The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses. Corkonians sometimes refer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Nelson
Jason Nelson is a digital and hypermedia poet and artist. He is Associate Professor of Digital Culture at the University of Bergen, where he was also a Fulbright Fellow from 2016-17. Until 2020 he was a lecturer on Cyberstudies, digital writing and creative practice at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. He is best known for his artistic flash games/essays such as Game, game, game and again game and ''I made this. You play this. We are Enemies''. He has worked on the Australia Council of the Arts Literature Board and the Board of the Electronic Literature Organization based at MIT. Nelson's style of Web art mergers various genres and technologies, focusing on collages of poetry, image, sound, movement and interaction. Early life and education Nelson grew up in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has a Bachelor of Arts, BA from the University of Oklahoma and an Master of Fine Arts, MFA in New Media Writing from Bowling Green State University. He began work as a poet, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighth Amendment Of The Constitution Of Ireland
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum. The amendment was adopted during the Fine Gael– Labour Party coalition government led by Garret FitzGerald, but was drafted and first suggested by the previous Fianna Fáil government of Charles Haughey. The amendment was supported by Fianna Fáil and some of Fine Gael, and was opposed by the political left. Most of those opposed to the amendment insisted that they were not in favour of legalising abortion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Troubles
The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "Low-intensity conflict, low-level war". The conflict began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England and mainland Europe. The conflict was primarily political and nationalistic, fuelled by historical events. It also had an Ethnic group, ethnic or sectarian dimension but despite use of the terms 'Protestant' and 'Catholic' to refer to the two sides, it was not a Religious war, religious conflict. A key issue was the Partition of Ireland, status of Northern Ireland. Unionism in Ireland, Unionists and Ulster loyalism, loyalists, who for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic Tiger
The "Celtic Tiger" ( ga, An Tíogar Ceilteach) is a term referring to the economy of the Republic of Ireland, economy of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s, a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment. The boom was dampened by a subsequent property bubble which resulted in a severe economic downturn. At the start of the 1990s, Ireland was a relatively poor country by Western European standards, with high poverty, high unemployment, inflation, and low economic growth. The Irish economy expanded at an average rate of 9.4% between 1995 and 2000, and continued to grow at an average rate of 5.9% during the following decade until 2008, when it Post-2008 Irish economic downturn, fell into recession. Ireland's rapid economic growth has been described as a rare example of a Western country matching the growth of East Asian nations, i.e. the 'Four Asian Tigers'. The economy underwent a dramatic reversal from 2008, hit hard by the Financial crisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Elysian
The Elysian is a mixed-use Celtic Tiger-era building at Eglinton Street in Cork, Ireland. Construction of the building was completed in early September 2008. When built it was the tallest building in the Republic of Ireland. It was overtaken by Capital Dock in the Dublin Docklands in 2018. It now stands as the third tallest building in the Republic of Ireland and tallest in Cork. Site description It consists of a number of connected 6-8 storey buildings, with a 17-storey tower on the southwest corner of the site. The tower is 68.28 metres (224 ft) to the top floor, making it the second tallest storeyed building in the Republic of Ireland. The complex includes an enclosed Japanese garden and a two-level basement garage. Development The building opened during an economic crisis in Ireland and by late April 2009, 80% of the 211 apartments remained unsold and 50% of the commercial units were vacant. As of October 2009 this situation continued, earning the building the nick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McDonald (journalist)
Frank McDonald (born 1950) is an author, journalist, environmentalist and former environment editor of ''The Irish Times''. Career McDonald began his journalism career as a freelance New York Correspondent for the ''Irish Press'' newspaper from 1972 to 1973, sub-editor with the Irish Press from 1973 to 1977 and reporter from 1977 to 1978. He joined the ''Irish Times'' in 1979, becoming Environment Correspondent in 1986, a post which he held until he was appointed Environment Editor in 2000. Throughout his career, his writing has focused on planning and development in Dublin, from the demolition of parts of Georgian Dublin to the effect of Airbnb. He was a founding member of the Academy of Urbanism of Great Britain and Ireland. McDonald retired from the ''Irish Times'' in 2015. Awards *Outstanding Work in Irish Journalism, 1979 *Lord Mayor's Millennium Medal, 1988 *Chartered Institute of Transport Journalist of the Year, 1998 *ESB National Media Award for Campaigning Journalism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doireann Ní Ghríofa
Doireann Ní Ghríofa is an Irish poet and essayist who writes in both Irish and English. Biography Doireann Ní Ghríofa was born in Galway in 1981, but grew up in County Clare. She now lives in County Cork. Ní Ghríofa has been published widely in literary magazines in Ireland and abroad, such as ''Poetry'', ''The Irish Times'', '' Irish Examiner'', ''Prairie Schooner'', and ''The Stinging Fly''. In 2012 her poem "Fáinleoga" won the Wigtown Award for poetry written in Scottish Gaelic. Ní Ghríofa was selected for the prestigious Ireland Chair of Poetry Bursary Award 2014–2015. In 2016 her book ''Clasp'' was shortlisted for ''The Irish Times'' Poetry Now Award, the national poetry prize of Ireland and was awarded the Michael Hartnett Award. She was also awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2016. A trilingual collaborative pamphlet written with Choctaw poet LeAnne Howe appeared in 2017. In 2018, Ní Ghríofa received the Premio Ostana literary award (Italy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cónal Creedon
Cónal Creedon is an Irish novelist, dramatist, playwright and documentary filmmaker. Published books Creedon has written a number of novel-length works. * ''Pancho and Lefty Ride Out ''(Collins Press 1995) * ''Passion Play ''(Poolbeg Press 1999) * ''The Immortal Deed of Michael O’Leary ''(Cork City Libraries 2015) * ''Second City Trilogy ''(Irishtown Press 2007) * ''Passion Play ''(Irishtown Press 2016) * ''Cornerstone ''(Cork City Libraries / UCC 2017) * ''Begotten Not Made ''(Irishtown Press 2018) * ''Pancho And Lefty Ride Again ''(Irishtown Press 2021) * ''Art Imitating Life, Imitating Death ''(Irishtown Press 2022)''.'' In 2020 Creedon's novel, ''Begotten Not Made'', was awarded the Eric Hoffer Award USA and was nominated for the Dublin International Literary Award. In 2022 his latest collection of short fiction was awarded 'One City One Book' for Cork City. It was the most borrowed adult fiction book at Cork City Library in 2022. Creedon's prose has been translat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Allen (writer, Academic)
Graham Allen (born 23 December 1963) is a writer and academic from Cork city, Ireland. He is the author of two collections of poetry, ''The Madhouse System'' (2016) and ''The One That Got Away'' (2014). He is a former recipient of the Listowel Single Poem Prize, awarded each year at Listowel Writers' Week. As a literary critic, he has published numerous books, including ''Harold Bloom: Towards a Poetics of Conflict'' (1994), ''Intertextuality'' (2000), and ''Roland Barthes'' (2003). Scholarship Allen is Professor of Literature at University College Cork. His book for Routledge's New Critical Idiom series, ''Intertextuality'' (2000), had a second edition in 2011 and eight re-prints since first publication. In 2008, he published a book on ''Frankenstein'' and a monograph on Mary Shelley. He published a monograph on Harold Bloom, ''Harold Bloom: Towards a Poetics of Conflict'' (1994), and later co-edited the ''Salt Companion to Harold Bloom'' (2007). Two of his books, ''Intertex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Poetry
Digital poetry is a form of electronic literature, displaying a wide range of approaches to poetry, with a prominent and crucial use of computers. Digital poetry can be available in form of CD-ROM, DVD, as installations in art galleries, in certain cases also recorded as digital video or films, as digital holograms, on the World Wide Web or Internet, and as mobile phone apps. A significant portion of current publications of poetry are available either only online or via some combination of online and offline publication. There are many types of 'digital poetry' such as hypertext, kinetic poetry, computer generated animation, digital visual poetry, interactive poetry, code poetry, holographic poetry (holopoetry), experimental video poetry, and poetries that take advantage of the programmable nature of the computer to create works that are interactive, or use generative or combinatorial approach to create text (or one of its states), or involve sound poetry, or take advantage of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
