Despair can be a natural reaction for an observer of Irish politics, and resentment another.
He is more than an observer of the signs of the times.
If the best line of attack they have against Mary Lou is that she has a nice gaff, they may leave the keys to Government buildings in Parnell Square
“A durable marriage is becoming a luxury of the wealthy while relationships fall apart or never materialise for women on the lower end of the economic spectrum.”
IRA leadership displayed “managerial incompetence on an Olympian scale.” Former United States Marine John Crawley joined the IRA hoping to use his high level of military training. His book, The Yank, examines the military and political reasons why the IRA campaign failed.
A new book paying homage to the work of Christopher Tolkien – who did so much to edit, prepare, and publish the unfinished work of his celebrated father – has unearthed an invitation with a delightful twist at the end. The invitation is included in The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher […]
The rising rates of social media-induced depression and anxiety in young people nowadays are alarming.
Long before David Attenborough brought his soothing voice to the explication of animal behaviour for the BBC Life series, the North American television public had been introduced to the majesty and oddities of the natural world through Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. I remember lying on my stomach in my grandparent’s living room watching programs about lions and […]
Black & White will publish The Colour of Ireland: County by County 1850-1950 in October 2021. Covering all 32 counties, The Colour of Ireland includes over 150 beautiful photos, bringing the people and places of Ireland’s history to life in incredible and vibrant detail. Painstakingly researched, this fascinating new book provides a unique social account of Ireland, […]
On April 28, 2021, the daily newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, the People’s Daily, introduced to its readers the recently published book “Questions and Answers on the Study of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” (习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想学习问答), published by the Central Propaganda Department of the CCP. It is yet another book whose study will be […]
We interview Professor Gerard Casey about his new book Hidden Agender: Transgenderism’s Struggle Against Reality. #gript
It might have been the weight of expectation that a heavy-hitter like Piers Morgan was going to tackle the cancel culture and shrieking social media narration that has enveloped society which has left me feeling more than a little disappointed. I am not necessarily a Piers Morgan fan but I don’t find him objectionable […]