The first Archive of the Month for 2021 from the RCB Library, and the penultimate feature piece in its ongoing ‘Borderless Church’ series, is an examination of the 1980s decade through the lens of The Church of Ireland Gazette, the Church’s then weekly newspaper, in conjunction with the online release of all editions for that decade, 1980–89 inclusive.
The new 1980s presentation takes a first journalistic perspective in the series, which aims to show the all–island remit of the Church of Ireland. It is the work of the Revd Clifford Skillen who served as Assistant Editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette from 1999…
