The GAA was part of a Gaelic revival at the end of the 19th century that revived a suppressed pride in the nation’s traditions and history
Loyalism and Paramilitarism since 1920
We’ll miss Pride Month in the Perrins house.
“Not much has changed in human nature, no matter how much we insist otherwise.”
I thought to myself on Monday this is not going to be a holiday. This is an endurance test.
To live in the era of liberal governance and to understand it, one must first know that ancient quote, oft attributed to Cicero: “For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law”.
At a time when some appear intent on creating a mythological past for the Irish people, physical remembrances of our history have come under threat.
Oíche Shin Seáin – St John’s Eve
The biggest sporting event of the month.
Desmond Fennell and Ireland: Past, Present and Future
Armed with poles and boiling water
Given that today is Bloomsday, perhaps it is timely to point out that there has been as much arm chancery about interpreting his politics as there is about many other things Joycean.