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Obituary: Seán Ó Súilleabháin, author of walk guides, community activist and pioneer of the Kerry Way
12 Nov 2023 11:51 GMT
Among his publications was the first volume of the Irish Walk Guides for the South West: Kerry and Cork, which was initially published by Gill & Macmillan in 1978, and later updated.
Ó Súilleabháin came from Killorglin, where his father managed the …
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Obituary: Dermot Keogh, leading academic, historian and author who was a mentor to Tánaiste Micheál Martin
24 Sep 2023 02:10 GMT
Dermot Francis Keogh was born on May 12, 1945, the eldest of eight children of William and Maureen, who lived in the Kilbarrack/Bayside district of north Dublin. He attended the National School in Raheny and won a scholarship to Kostka Secondary School …
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Anja Murray: Our wild shorelines are worth visiting - and definitely worth protecting
26 Jul 2023 05:19 GMT
We are in summer-holiday season, when many of us head to the coast around Ireland to enjoy rambles along sandy shores, carefree clambering over lichen-clad boulders, and exhilarating dips in the salty sea. Wildlife along the coast is distinctly different …
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Obituary: Peter Harbison, archaeologist who made a major contribution to our understanding of Irish history
11 Jun 2023 10:55 GMT
His father, best-known as Austin Harbison, was the Dublin city and county medical officer of health and had played a central role with radical minister for health Dr Noel Browne in working out a strategy to deal with the tuberculosis epidemic of the late …
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Dermatology Outpatient Department in China
18 May 2023 13:10 GMT
Introduction
Ethics is the discipline that deals with the concepts of what is “right” and “wrong” and with moral issues surrounding duty and obligation. According to Cranmer and Nhemachena,1 philosophy is the process of examining and reflecting on the …
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Michael Moynihan: Saying farewell to the ‘captain’ of Irish publishing
18 Feb 2023 15:20 GMT
Fergal Tobin, who passed away last week, was rightfully described as the “captain” of Irish publishing after a long and illustrious career with Gill & Macmillan, now Gill Books.Born in Dublin and educated at UCD, he published a wide variety of authors …
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Obituary: Fergal Tobin, accomplished editor, author and publisher of landmark books
12 Feb 2023 08:40 GMT
The editor and author Fergal Tobin delivered the manuscript of his latest book to his publishers last December 28. With the title A City Runs Through Them, it is a history of Dublin told through the 20 bridges that cross the tidal section of the River …
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Children’s books: 56 cracking reads to keep kids entertained this Christmas
12 Dec 2022 03:28 GMT
… Find Your Voice by Nikita Gill (Macmillan)
This is Gill’s first …
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SALLY MORRIS's choice of this year's children's books will unwrap a world of festive magic
01 Dec 2022 22:04 GMT
… ARE THE WORDS
by Nikita Gill (Macmillan £7.99)
This slim volume …
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The best children's books for exploring mental health
20 Oct 2022 03:44 GMT
… Are the Words by Nikita Gill (Macmillan Children's Books, £7 …