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August 11th, 1944: From the archivesControversy in 1944 about the role of the Abbey Theatre – including whether it should be an Irish-speaking theatre, the selection of its directors, and its choice of plays – prompted The Irish Times to seek the opinion of three playwrights, George Bernard Shaw, Seán O’Casey and Paul Vincent Carroll. None of the three was very likely at that stage to respond positively to the state of the Abbey, and they didn’t surprise. – JOE JOYCE
People Behind the Pages
Soldier, Adventurer and Newspaper FounderLawrence Edward Knox (1836-73), founder of The Irish Times , was born on November 7th, 1836, at Kemp Town, Brighton, England.From the Front Row
CentrestageIN THIS famous cartoon from the Dublin Opinion magazine of the 1940s, the legendary Irish Times editor R.Take Ten »
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