A little known but brilliant book by Alison Macleod, who worked for the British Communist Daily Worker in the 1940s and 1950s
Is naomh pátrún é do mhairnéalaigh agus dóibh siúd a mbíonn ag taisteal.
The ancient Greek philosopher’s probing questions still perturb and inspire us today
ON THIS DAY: 16th May 1920, Joan Of Arc was cannonised a saint “You Englishmen, who have no right in this Kingdom of France, the King of Heaven sends you word and warning, by me Jehanne the Maid, to abandon your forts and depart into your own country, or I will raise such a war-cry […]
If you’re willing to stand in front of your family and say “till death do us part”, then that must mean something – otherwise we might as well cancel the whole thing.
“There is such a thing as decency, and this is not decent.”
Sliabh Luachra
Rugadh é ar 10 Bealtaine 1884
The primary theological difference between worship of the Christian God and worship of the underworld is that only one of those requires that you take responsibility for your actions
He was an accomplished piper and athlete with a keen interest in all things Gaelic and cultural
Hubris, and the desire to know all and to control all.
In her biography of the 1916 proclamation signatory, Joseph Plunkett, Honor O Brolchain tells a fascinating story. A Dublin jeweller on the afternoon of May 3rd 1916 was attending to a young lady who was purchasing wedding bands. She bought two rings but seemed very upset. When he asked her what the matter was she […]