New short essays:

Martin Sheridan Goes Home by Paul Rouse

Dante in Dunmore by Gerry Moran

Battle Dress Blues by Michael O’Loughlin

Political Pawns by Josephine McArdle

Olympic Golds by Mae Leonard

Music:

‘Olympic Hymn’ by Leonard Bernstein performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra with the Tanglewood Festival Choir.

The 2nd movement from ‘Four Quartets for Flute, Violin and Cello - Quartet in D major’ by Mozart performed by Lisa Beznosiuk on flute, Pavlo Beznosiuk on violin, Tom Dunn on viola and, Richard Tunnicliffe on cello

Variation 26 from the Diabelli Variations opus 120 by Beethoven played by Andras Schiff.

 ‘Divisions on Spagnoletta: Improvisation’ by Alfonso Mudarra performed by Andrew Lawrence-King on harp with Tim Hobrough playing the Spanish double harp.