Aimed at an English constituency, the Romanist Dublin featured the European press. Additional motifs were press liberty and Dublin rivals.

1. [Robertson, James B.]. “Gerbet on the Eucharist.” 1 (1836): 200–21.

Review of Considerations sur la Dogme by Abbé Ph. Gerbet tagged him as the editor in 1824 of the monthly Mémorial Catholique, “a journal distinguished not less for its literary talents than for its excellent principles.”

2. [Quin, M.J.]. “Wraxall's Memoirs.” 1 (1836): 343–67.

Review of Sir N. W. Wraxall's book aired his quest to identify Junius.

3. [Howitt, William]. “Literature of the Aristocracy, and the Literature of Genius.” 2 (1836–37): 111–29.

Highlighted the “sudden” proliferation of serials from which readers acquired much knowledge. “Every class of people has its periodical organ of enquiry and intelligence.” Expensive annuals shaped taste, but many suffered from poor writing done by amateurs, often friends of the publisher. Cheap offerings, principally the Penny Magazine and Chambers's Journal, relied on the steam press to publish practical information gleaned from many sources.

4. [Russell, C. W.]. “The Dublin Society.” 2 (1836–37): 226–44.

Illuminated the Royal Dublin Society “news-room” valued by its members.

5. [O'Connell, John]. “Recent Opinions upon America.” 2 (1836–37): 354–67.

Verified that many articles in British newspapers headlined the United States.

6. [Wiseman, Nicholas]. “Summary Review of French Catholic Literature, from September 1836 to March 1837.” 2 (1836–37): 588–603.