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History, Politics, Self-Preservation.
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Hearing the Other Voice from the Grave: Why Should we Listen to David Ervine’s Stories?
Tweet 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’ [...] read our review » -
Death of Dolours Price – opens up possibility that her taped oral history will be published (or not)
Tweet Dolours Price – sister, mother, bomber, prisoner and a thorn in Gerry Adams’ side – died in her Malahide home on Wednesday night. The Guardian’s Ireland correspondent Henry McDonald writes: Price was involved in a car bombing at the Old Bailey in 1973, which injured more than 200 people and may have led to [...] read our review » -
Roddy Doyle’s Two Pints: An epic tale of modern Ireland in less than 90 pages..
Tweet Less than 90 pages long, Roddy Doyle’s latest book sounds like a must have… I must admit I have never heard three reviewers so obviously break down in laughter over just one book as on Saturday Review (12.02 in) this weekend. This extract from the Irish Times Review section is all I have to [...] read our review »
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Comment on Declan Kearney on unionism, compromise, and building reconciliation as the next stage in the peace process
on 31 January 2013 at 6:21 am
“Our future will remain contested for as long as we continue to contest the past and how far back it extends. So perhaps we should reflect on the value of trying to build a reconciliation process in the here and now,”
Here we go again with the old ‘forget about the past’ mantra. All very well and good Declan but did you forget to tell your comrades and colleagues who continue to vigorously campaign about Pat Finucane, Ballymurphy, McGurk’s bar etc…need I go on?
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Comment on Adams apology worse than no apology at all…
on 30 January 2013 at 9:11 pm
While Gerry Adams remains in denial mode, his credibility is shot to pieces (pun intended)
He’s now become a lame duck and a liability to the Republican movement. Only a matter of time before the younger ‘cleaner’ generation of Republicans look to get rid.
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