"Sitting in the hold of the aeroplane, looking slightly apprehensive and dressed in a white linen jacket, with his trusty Olivetti portable typewriter safely stowed, Des Mullan looks the part of "our man in Africa"."
"A couple of days earlier, after he had been told his latest 'marking,' for the Evening Herald and Irish Independent was a war in Africa, the first thing the 37-year-old father of six did was make his will."
An exhibition highlights the work and the risks faced by Irish journalists who filed reports on historic events across continents. Des Mullan is depicted sitting in an aeroplane hold, appearing apprehensive and wearing a white linen jacket with an Olivetti portable typewriter stowed. He was assigned to cover a war in Africa and, as a 37-year-old father of six reporting for the Evening Herald and Irish Independent, his immediate response was to make his will. The exhibition underscores frontline reporting, personal sacrifice, and the dangers inherent in war correspondence.
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