Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland
Third Conference, 19-20 November 2010
The Practice & Profession of Journalism through the Ages
University of Limerick
Friday 19 November
Session 1
Felix Larkin – The Shemus Cartoons in the Civil War Period in Ireland
Patrick Maume – From William O’Brien to De Valera: John Herlihy (1863-1941): A
Forgotten Editor
Frank Bouchier-Hayes – The Life of Smyllie: Four Wars and an Editor’s Chair
Keynote Address
Prof. Terhi Rantanen (London School of Economics) – The Nationalisation of Media
Histories
Keynote Session: Media, Journalism and Technology
Joe Breen – How the Irish Times moved from hot metal to cold type: The Impact of
Technological Change on Journalists and Journalism and the Ending of the Power of the
Caseroom
Geraldine Sheridan – The Digitisation of the Limerick Magazine of Magazines
Justin Furlong – The National Library of Ireland and Newspaper Digitisation
Ed King – The British Library and Newspaper Digitisation
Reception & Conference Dinner
Saturday 22 November
Session 3
Colum Kenny – The Jesuit and the Anonymous Woman: A Media Mystery
Declan O’Keefe – From Atlantis to New Ireland: Jesuit Journals in Ireland
Riona Nic Congail – The Children have been Too Long Neglected: The Rise and Role of the
Children’s Column in Irish Newspapers
Donal Murray – Poor Law Unions and the Provincial Press
Session 4
Pierre Ranger – How Ireland became Imperialist: The Parnellite Press and French
Colonialism
Laurence Fenton – Lord Palmerston and The Times: Portrait of a Rivalry
Jonathan Wright – ‘Honest Jack’ the radical lackey: John Lawless, the Irishman and the cause
of reform in post-union Belfast
AGM
Conference sponsored by: National Library of Ireland & University of Limerick