Catherine McCartney believes that attempts to smear her brothers character failed, and that’s why their case got strong media play. She also believes that the IRA’s refusal to endorse people going to the police is a case of deliberately blunting the investigation, because of the potential for embarassment for the organisation.
It is difficult to believe now that one country recently sent 19 delegations to Ireland to study how well our economy was managed. The revelation that our model of economic management featured positively in political and economic discussion in countries including Estonia, Greece and Scotland may also come as a surprise. As we survey the [...] read our review »
What was life like for children of political activists during the Troubles? A new book by Bill Rolston and published by Guildhall Press during the summer has collected together the stories of twenty Children of the Revolution whose parents’ activities – and in many cases, imprisonment – had a significant affect on childhoods and life [...] read our review »