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“I loathe Ireland and the Irish.”
Tweet In the Irish Times, Brian Cosgrove takes up temporary residence in An Irishman’s Diary in the hope that, with the lifting of European copyright restrictions on James Joyce’s major works, a greater familiarity with Joyce’s ”sometimes ruthless realism” may change the nature of the “annual Edwardian charade” that is Bloomsday. From the Irish Times The devastating cultural [...] read our review » -
Voices from the Grave
Tweet Coming up to the Halloween holiday, some people might be frightened of the idea of Voices from the Grave – but for others, the chance to hear an oral history of the Troubles from the mouths of two (in)famous protagonists, PUP leader and former UVF member David Ervine, and Brendan “The Dark” Hughes, is [...] read our review »
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Titanic: was it all right when it left here?
Tweet Not according to metallurgists Tim Foecke and Jennifer Hooper McCarty whose research has suggested that dodgy Harland and Wolff rivets were at fault for allowing the Titanic’s hull to be ripped apart by the pressure of the iceberg impact. With six of the hull’s chambers exposed to the Atlantic waters, the “unsinkable” ship lasted [...] read our review »
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Comment on NI’s least understood virtue: Diversity has a Dollar (not to mention a Yen) value…
on 18 November 2011 at 11:37 am
nice post. thanks.
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Comment on Against Remembrance – Seminar & Book by David Rieff
on 30 October 2011 at 12:52 pm
nice article….
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Comment on Quick everyone, get Sean Gallagher (although it may already be too late)…
on 22 October 2011 at 11:24 am
Not a bad outcome……..
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