A believer in practical reasonableness rather than pipedreams
The second amendment is more than just about owning a gun.
Ba é Naomh Máel-Ruain bunaitheoir agus ab ar Mhainistir Thamhlachta, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath. Duine mór le rá den ghluaiseacht mhainistreach Éireannach ar a dtugadh na Céilí Dé ab ea é. Níorbh é Máel-Ruain a ainm pearsanta, ach a ainm mainistreach, comhdhéanta den fhocal Sean-Ghaeilge máel, ‘duine a bhfuil corann air’ agus an t-ainm ‘Ruadhán’. […]
One Drag Queen says its dodgy
The course aims to engage students with both the political process and the world around us
“Kate Middleton = Future Queen, Meghan Markle = Drama Queen. Enough said”
Step back in time to explore the immersive digital recreation of the Public Record Office and its collections 70 archives worldwide have contributed tens of thousands of replacement records to recreate the archive destroyed in 1922 Four Courts fire Pioneering research tool allows for deeper exploration of seven centuries of Irish history An enduring all-island […]
Peter O’Neill was born in Coona, Cork, a descendant of the O’Neil clan of Co. Tyrone. He attended a hedge school in Inch, studied classics at Kilworth, and then began ecclesiastical studies at the Irish College in Paris, eventually teaching Celtic language and literature there. An exceedingly popular curate, he was appointed Parish Priest of […]
Ann McElhinney and Pheilim McAleer
Sometimes historical anniversaries throw up interesting items. Examples of irony perhaps, or maybe indications as to how much things have altered over the course of time. On Friday evening, Sinn Féin was the main political party which took part in what was effectively a picket of a Catholic Church in Ballyfermot. They and others may […]
This tome is a sobering account of religious persecution across the globe in recent decades
“The Old Ireland might not have been all bad after all”