He survived the Titanic and braved the Somme. But perhaps his greatest achievement was photographing peasants and priests across a long lost Ireland with a sympathetic yet unflinching eye. Meet Father Francis Browne SJ. Jesuit, war hero, and accidental documentarian of a vanishing world. He was born in 1880 in Cork into a life privilege but tragedy. His ma died days after his birth, and his da drowned when he was just nine. Frank was raised by his uncle, the Bishop of Cloyne, who gave him two things that shaped his life. A Jesuit education and a box camera. He studied alongside James Joyce (who immortalised him in Finnegans Wake) and snapped his first great photo in 1897 on a Grand Tour of Europe. Years later, Pope Pius X let him take his portrait. In 1912, Browne was given a first-class ticket for the Titanic's maiden voyage, the lesser notorious trip from Southampton to Queenstown. He photographed its gymnasium, wireless room, dining saloon, and fellow passengers. The fateful vessels officers, abundant millionaires and children playing on the doomed decks. A wealthy American couple offered to pay his fare on to New York. This was an oppurtunity of a lifetime for the budding photographer, but he had to ask his Jesuit superior via cable for persmission. The stern reply left no room for further debate. "GET OFF THAT SHIP!" The cable said, Browne obeyed. Two days later, Titanic sank. His photos instantly became world-famous. Eastman Kodak even gave him free film for life. Then came the Great War. As a chaplain with the Irish Guards in WWI, he witnessed the horror of the Somme, Ypres, and Passchendaele. Gassed, wounded five times and decorated with the Military Cross and Bar, his courage in the trenches matched his quiet obsession with taking snaps. His war album "Watch on the Rhine," is still studied for its stark humanity. After the war, he returned to Ireland and never stopped shooting. From Dublin slums to Kerry farms and Belfast shipyards, Browne recorded over 42,000 photographs. He cycled from parish to parish on mission work, always with camera in tow. Children stared back from barefoot streets. Coal darkened workers strained under the weight of tools. Nuns scrubbed floors in silent convents. Aeroplanes thundered into Shannon Airport as his last rolls clicked into place. He meticulously archived everything, but they were to him simply a private collection and so were essentially unknown to the world. He died in 1960 and was buried in Glasnevin. It wouldn't be until 1985, when a rusting trunk was discovered in the Jesuit archives. Inside were thousands of perfectly preserved negatives, a priceless treasure of Irish culture. The Sunday Times called it “the photographic equivalent of the Dead Sea Scrolls.” Browne’s images are now digitised, restored, and published in dozens of volumes. In 2012, he was honoured with his own postage stamp. Have a gander at some here: edwindavison.com/collections… Buy the Dublin Time Machine a pint and support the DTM Book ko-fi.com/buchanandublintime…

Joachim Trier, Danish-Norwegian filmmaker, who won an Oscar, "The world is at a moment where we are getting more information ever about the wrongdoings made towards children, with several wars going on at the moment" "I have two small kids, and to be personal for a moment" "Me and most of the people around me have been crying a lot, weekly, daily, feeling incapable of doing stuff" "Because we're seeing Palestinian children suffer" "We're seeing people in Ukraine suffer" "People in Sudan suffer" "There doesn't seem to be any accountability at the moment" "I can mention many other conflicts" "Any child that dies at war is a responsibility for all adults that elect politicians" "Dictatorships. We're in a time of strong men. What happened during the Holocaust during WWII" "My grandfather was a resistance fighter during the war" "When you're young, you think these things are far away in time, but actually, they happened quite recently and it happens again and again" "As an artist, I'm not a politician, but I do believe that we need to be more collaborative about how we protect children in conflict situations and in society in general"

This is a collegial, positive, inspiring event for #HigherEducation colleagues engaging with very large class cohorts. @IUAofficial @TeachingandL @TeachinginHE @QQI_connect @HEA_NI @DCU @IrishUniReview

#HigherEducation colleagues, see below for CfP for the 7th PHELC Symposium Of interest to those teaching and supporting large class cohorts in HE Please circulate to your colleagues and networks

Delighted to announce the 7th PHELC Symposium. Of interest to those in #HigherEducation working with large class cohorts. More information to follow next week

Calling all St Patrick's College Class of 2000 Graduates! Join your classmates on October 11 for a night of reminiscing on St Patrick's Campus! Buy your ticket here: dcualumni.myshopify.com/prod…

This is bad news. This is very bad news. The US government has stopped the funding of PubMed, the most comprehensive database of biomedical literature. Why would you do this? This database it literally a matter of life and death.

Parents, Teachers & SNAs join us for our WEBINAR on digital upskilling of B/VI students. We will discuss the skills needed & Edel from @Vision_Irl will explain Learning Media Assessments & how it will help your child have the correct technology for them eventbrite.ie/e/feach-suppor…

DCU staff and students have organised a weekly 15 minute vigil for Gaza each Wednesday on the Glasnevin and St Pat's campuses. Open to all in our DCU community.

Are you set for #CultureNight? Join us at our St Patrick’s Campus in Drumcondra on Friday, September 19th, 4:30pm-9pm. We have a number of events planned throughout the evening. All are welcome to attend! Find out more here: launch.dcu.ie/culturenight20… @CultureNight @CultureNightDub

This will be an excellent talk. Rebecca also speaks to our BEd primary students and is highly impactful. @DCU @DCU_IoE @dcu_incl_spe

Culture Night at DCU takes place on September 19th! We have a number of events planned throughout the evening on St Patrick's Campus. All are welcome to attend! View our full line-up of events: launch.dcu.ie/culturenight20… #CultureNight #OneNightForAll #OícheChultúir #OícheDarSaol

Collaborating @Angeleyes_ni sharing resources, knowledge & experience has doubled the courses impact. The challanges students with vision loss face in 2 different education systems is remarkable. We cannot wait to have staff come together to learn & support each other

We are really looking forward to running this workshop for teachers/SNA's/CA's supporting students with vision impairment in education. This program is sponsored by @dfatirl through the Shared Island Civic Society Fund.

Congratulations Caroline. Great to see your work impacting already. @DeafEdIreland @logananna11 @DCU_IoE @dcu_incl_spe

Well done all. The T&L awards are so important and it's always the most positive event. And especially well done to Christina Hannify and Paula Lehane @dcu_incl_spe @DCU_IoE

And again, sooo well deserved. An amazing teacher and guide, for students across all programmes and also for her colleagues... generous with her time, knowledge & advice. We are very lucky to have an amazing group of colleagues in @dcu_incl_spe @DCU @DCU_IoE

Sooo well deserved, a phenomenal teacher, highly respected by students. Her impact on the work of @dcu_incl_spe in less than 2 yrs has been highly impactful. @DCU @DCU_IoE #EDP1115 #EDP1154 #EDP1061

📷 Teachers 📷 Want expert training in dyslexia assessment & intervention? The MEd Dyslexia could be for you! 📷 Apply now dcu.ie/DC732 #Inclusion #Dyslexia #TeacherTraining @DCU @BDAdyslexia