Arts & Culture

Remembering Brendan Kennelly

Ella Sloane reflects on Brendan Kennelly’s legacy as one of Ireland’s most beloved poets and novelists

17 October 2021 saw the passing of one of Ireland’s greatest creatives and academics, Brendan Kennelly. Born in Ballylongford in County Kerry, Kennelly attended Trinity to study English and French upon being granted the college’s prestigious Reid scholarship. Even during

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Illustration by Ottoline MacIlwaine

Artists in Conversation: James Kirwan and Kelly O’Dowd

Maisie McGregor sits down with Dublin-based artists James Kirwan and Kelly O’Dowd