It is simply the different cultural backgrounds Unionists regard women as the supporting act that makes tea, when in reality they are the bedrock of many organisations. On the other hand I have always thought Nationalist communities to be matriarchal.
Ed Moloney’s Voices from the Grave: Two Men’s War in Ireland has received considerable attention in the press and in the public realm since its publication earlier this year. Although the book relates the experiences of the Provisional IRA’s Brendan Hughes and the PUP/UVF’s David Ervine, much of the discussion has focused on Hughes’ stories [...] read our review »
Are you confused about ‘dissident’ Irish Republicanism? Anxious about its existence and its seemingly increasingly deadly capabilities? Martyn Frampton’s new book, Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism (Irish Academic Press, 2011) serves both as a primer on active dissident groups and a timely analysis of their historic significance and contemporary capabilities. This book clears [...] read our review »
Ireland is in the middle of a boom – a running boom. Chances are, even if you have never run a step yourself (apart from some painful P.E. classes many moons ago), someone you know has taken up running over the last little while. Road races in Northern Ireland and in the Republic have seen [...] read our review »
Westmonster refers to David Trimble’s comment that Mrs. Clinton “sat around and watched”.
Is this perhaps a projection of his sub-conscience on his own passive role in the GFA negotiations?
Ball please…
It is simply the different cultural backgrounds Unionists regard women as the supporting act that makes tea, when in reality they are the bedrock of many organisations. On the other hand I have always thought Nationalist communities to be matriarchal.