The Easter Rising and the perils of mythology
The IRA wielded 1916 to legitimise their own campaign of violence in the Troubles.
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Paul Brady’s songs of conflict
The Northern Irish songwriter – Bob Dylan’s “secret hero” – on making morally complex music in the time of the…
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The contested life of Roger Casement
The Irish nationalist was caught in the fault lines between empire and nation, colonised and coloniser, public face and private…
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The reality of Ireland’s anti-Israel stance
The country has drawn a false equivalence with Northern Ireland and Palestine.
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Is Sinn Féin the worst opposition party in Europe?
As incumbent governments fell across the world, Ireland’s establishment held firm.
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Can Ireland stave off populism forever?
As the country heads to the polls some voters want to rip up the status quo.
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Ireland’s liberal centre conceals something darker
Who will represent the country’s fragmented edges?
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Intermezzo’s God complex
Religion has made Sally Rooney boring.
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Sally Rooney: “We’re trapped in a cultural moment”
The author of Intermezzo talks to Fintan O’Toole about living with patriarchy, writing good sex, and the post-religious world.
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The parallels between riots in the UK and Ireland are alarming
Since last November’s violence in Dublin, the country’s temperature has changed entirely.
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Edna O’Brien was the last great Irish iconoclast
Great Irish literature is defined by dissent. So why do so many writers uphold the status quo?
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Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak
The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of 13 years of government complacency.
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Ireland’s threat to send back migrants is helpful for Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister can argue that the Rwanda plan is having a deterrent effect.
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Ireland’s progressive centre cannot hold
As Leo Varadkar steps down as Taoiseach, voters are turning away from the Republic’s mainstream liberal consensus.
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Anna Burns’s Milkman and the politics of hatred
Her Belfast-set novel upended my understanding of the Catholic Church and its history of prejudice.
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Anti-migrant protests are tearing Ireland apart
As hostility towards foreigners rises, the feted land of a thousand welcomes has slowly become an unhappy isle.
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Maggie Smith steals the show in The Miracle Club
The 88-year-old actress is a delight in this Irish film – conveying so much humour, and contempt.
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The Policy Ask with Michael Houlihan: “The skills gap is very real, very big and threatens to hold the economy back”
The CEO of the employment charity Generation UK&I on social mobility, empathy and why we need an “aggressive” fossil fuel…
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Ireland booms while Brexit Britain whimpers next door
While Joe Biden visits Ireland, Brexiteers said their closest EU neighbour would be “doomed” – now it’s set to be…
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The real reason Joe Biden is accused of being anti-British
It is easier for some to see the US president’s visit as a snub to the UK than accept it…
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