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Democratic Opposition to War:
The 1916-17 Anti-Conscription Campaigns: Impacts and Legacies Continue reading
A Newsflash from our Special Eurovision Reporter, Genevieve Rogers Brendan Murray brought his ‘A’ game to the second Semi Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 – but it was not enough for Ireland to qualify for the Grand Final of this year’s competition in Kyiv. For the fourth year in a row, Ireland has … Continue reading
Mother’s Day Celebrations and live music at the Celtic Club Continue reading
Why do we hear so little about Michael Davitt’s place in Irish history? Continue reading
Was he the most important leader of contemporary Ireland? Continue reading
Because our families contain everything and, late at night, everything makes sense. Continue reading
A young woman of 23 might have seemed a pliable appointment as a teacher at Glenmaggie, but Clara Weeks, who opened the school in June 1875 to public cheering, proved otherwise. Continue reading
Darcy’s body was embalmed and brought back to Australia to a hero’s reception from the Australian people Continue reading
Duffy is a smart and determined Catholic in a police force that is overwhelming Protestant; and he resides and survives in a Protestant estate because he has a ‘good relationship’ with the leader of the para militaries who run that estate. Continue reading
I am the same age as the state
And neither turned out as you wished . . .
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