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Oliver O'Hanlon

@OOH99

PhD, interested in history, editorial cartoons, newspaper history, foreign languages and likes to cycle (when it's safe to do so...)

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Joined March 2011
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List of Oliver's writings - book chapters, book reviews, newspaper and magazine articles oliverohanlon.weebly.com/wri…
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RTÉ Brainstorm@RTEBrainstormNov 3
6 cultural icons linking Cork and France. From artists and academics to a tenor lauded by James Joyce, a long reciprocal cultural exchange exists between Ireland's southern capital and l'Hexagone, writes @OOH99 @UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1103/…
6 cultural icons linking Cork and France

6 cultural icons linking Cork and France

From artists and academics to a tenor lauded by James Joyce, a long reciprocal cultural exchange exists between Ireland's southern capital and l'Hexagone

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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF On la croyait morte : elle se réveille a temps
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When the Army Air Service was tasked to design a small, lightweight "motorcycle of the air" that could serve as a liaison between field units, the Verville-Sperry M-1 Messenger was the result. It flew for the first time on this day in 1920. #AirSpacePhoto
Olive green-colored aircraft with red white and blue stripe on the tail and a star on the top of the wing, photographed from a side angle while in a museum setting.

ALT Olive green-colored aircraft with red white and blue stripe on the tail and a star on the top of the wing, photographed from a side angle while in a museum setting.

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🗽 140 years ago #OTD, the #StatueofLiberty was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland. It was gifted to the US as a gesture of friendship from France. Learn more about the actual 1884 deed of gift and other related artifacts in the @usnatarchives: bit.ly/4zgr6rc
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Dans le port du Havre, un remorqueur est coupé par un paquebot
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#OnThisDay in 1929, the American economy came crashing down. When the New York Stock Exchange opened in the morning, the market plunged by more than 10 per cent in the first few moments. Traders were sent into a frenzy as Wall Street collapsed. 📸 Getty
Front page of the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle" newspaper dated Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Main headline reads "Wall St. in Panic as Stocks Crash." Other headlines mention an attempt on Italy's Crown Prince, a Hollywood fire, and remarks from Coolidge. The page features black and white images, including one of a person and another of Calvin Coolidge. Two hands hold the newspaper at the bottom corners.

ALT Front page of the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle" newspaper dated Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Main headline reads "Wall St. in Panic as Stocks Crash." Other headlines mention an attempt on Italy's Crown Prince, a Hollywood fire, and remarks from Coolidge. The page features black and white images, including one of a person and another of Calvin Coolidge. Two hands hold the newspaper at the bottom corners.

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Wood-burning cars shown at 1926 Paris automobile show US newspaper cartoon labels the invention 'another future menace' Source: loc.gov/resource/sn87055779/… #ChronAm
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Le sang-froid admirable d'un mécanicien
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French newspaper cartoon from #OTD 1926 A pink diamond was stolen from the Château de Chantilly in October 1926 Co-incidentally it has just gone on display in the Condé Museum at the Château de Chantilly until 3 January Source: gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF
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The biggest-selling Irish-language author of all time was Cathal Ó Sándair - read my Diary in today's Irish Times about his life and times irishtimes.com/opinion/an-ir…
Adventures as Gaeilge: The bestselling Irish-language author who captivated young readers

Adventures as Gaeilge: The bestselling Irish-language author who captivated young readers

English-born Cathal Ó Sándair wrote 160 books in Irish, many featuring the suave sleuth Réics Carló

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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Un lion qui va au café
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Thanks to @CorkPMuseum curator Mr Daniel Breen for welcoming my 2nd yr class of undergraduates today to learn more about France in WW1 and view items from the museum's collection
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RTÉ Brainstorm@RTEBrainstormOct 8
The chequered history of France's Le Canard enchaîné newspaper: the weekly newspaper's biting satire and investigative reporting has targetted politicians, businessmen and religious leaders for 111 years. Profile by @OOH99 @UCC rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/1008/…
The chequered history of France's Le Canard enchaîné newspaper

The chequered history of France's Le Canard enchaîné newspaper

The weekly publication's biting satire and investigative reporting has targetted politicians, businessmen and religious leaders for 111 years

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Felix M. Larkin@felixmlarkinOct 6
Three of the four editors of Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict, with David McCullagh who launched the book this evening in the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI). Also a group photo of the contributors to the volume who were present.
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Great to see the book launched - 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict' was launched by David McCullaugh this evening in the Museum of Literatute Ireland with contributions from Felix Larkin, Aoife Whelan and Eamon Maher peterlang.com/document/16232…
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Looking forward to the launch of 'Freedom of Speech in the Press in Times of Conflict' on Tues. 6 October at 6pm in the Museum of Literature Ireland peterlang.com/document/16232…
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal ilustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Une bataille a coups de melons
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF Un record peu banal : Paris a Biarritz en fiacre
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100 YEARS AGO... Le Petit Journal illustré gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bp… @GallicaBnF A la recherche des trésors de "L'Ægypt"
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Always plenty to do in Cork city for Culture Night with a tour of the new city library, food and music in the English Market and a concert in Triskel 🎶 #CultureNight
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