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Plaque unveiled in memory of two Dublin firefighters killed in service 132 years ago

Inspector Christopher Doherty and Fireman Peter Bourke paid the ultimate price in their role as firefighters while saving the lives of two women on May 20, 1891. Mr Doherty had 25 years of service in the Dublin Fire Brigade and was the holder of three chevrons for bravery for saving life on previous occasions, while Mr Bourke had three months service in the Dublin Fire Brigade. The two men died on active duty while responding to a fire at Graham’s chemists and Lafayette’s photographers, now part of CCT College on Westmoreland Street. Graham’s chemist occupied the first two floors, with…Continue Reading

Two class-conscious novels named as winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Two class-conscious novels have been announced as joint winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead and Hernan Diaz’s Trust were both awarded the prestigious literary prize on Monday. Kingsolver’s novel is a modern recasting of Charles Dickens’ classic David Copperfield – following a similar narrative structure. It tells the story of the book’s narrator, Damon, as he struggles to navigate the US opioid crisis. Judges described Kingsolver’s novel as “masterful” in its discussion of poverty, addiction, institutional failures and moral collapse. Set in 1920s New York, Diaz’s Trust was described as “a riveting novel set…Continue Reading

Glowing mushrooms on NSW South Coast captivate photographers and mushroom experts

At first glance you might not notice the light green glow appearing between the mushrooms’ gills in the dead of night. But soon your eyes adjust and you can spot it: a bioluminescent fungus growing in a cluster attached to a dead tree stump in the middle of the Australian bush. It is “mushroom photography” season and sights of the glow-in-the-dark function on the NSW South Coast are captivating photographers and researchers alike. “They’re quite a sizeable mushroom and grow to the size of your hand,” said Bega-based photographer Andrew Larkin.“It is an alien-type view of the Australian bush…Continue Reading