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Dermot Hodson

The Irish Times

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There’s a bitter irony in the failure of a celebration of Friel’s work to get funding

There’s a bitter irony in the failure of a celebration of Friel’s work to get funding

The playwright understood better than most how fickle the world of arts funding could be

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The Irish Times

Dermot Hodson

Italia 90 changed Ireland, but the untold story of that year was the women’s game

Italia 90 changed Ireland, but the untold story of that year was the women’s game

While the country partied, the Girls in Green overcame neglect and prejudice. Now they could be off to the World Cup

17.07.2026 10

The Irish Times

Dermot Hodson

On Bloomsday, if you take just one message from Ulysses then it should be this one

James Joyce didn’t trade in false hope, but he reminds us how political optimism, even if foolish, is never wasted

16.06.2026 10

The Irish Times

Dermot Hodson