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The Banshees of Inisherin reunites Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in darkly comic allegory for Irish Civil War

The Banshees of Inisherin, from the Oscar-winning director of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, uses the violent end of a friendship as an allegory for Ireland's Civil War.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ review: A grudge match of an Irish Civil War pits Colin Farrell against Brendan Gleeson

Friendships dissolve for a litany of reasons. Exasperation. Envy. Fallen scales from gradually or suddenly clearer eyes. Sometimes it’s a last straw; sometimes, an entire bale of hay, parked in plain sight, unnoticed for years.

Chicago Tribune · Oct 26, 2022

How a photograph uncovered my grandmother's republican activism during the Irish revolution

The memories I have of my paternal grandmother, Máirín Beaumont, mostly involve sweets. She lived with me in Dublin until her death in 1972, when I was five. Our house, a long bungalow by the sea, was divided in two with my grandmother living in the top end and my…

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2022