Shifts in Irish politics

There are a number of interesting pieces on the changes in Ireland. There is perhaps a glimpse of a new politics in this piece by Bran at Blog Irish, and this piece from last week’s Sunday Indpendent traces what could be a terminal decline in one on the post partition parties. This discussion on the changing nature of Ireland’s social capital, kicked off by Chris at Crooked Timber, is also well worth looking into.


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