Tag: History
Get Them Home! Irish Defence Forces Withdraw Necessary Amid Lebanon War
As tensions boil over in the Middle East yet again, and Israel mounts an invasion of Southern Lebanon, the Irish government ought to reconsider its engagement in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region. Ireland has 340 soldiers in...
RTÉ – Ireland’s Fifth Column
When Ireland’s national broadcaster was launched on New Year's Eve in 1961 President Eamon de Valera compared it to atomic energy - it would either make or break the Irish race. “Never before was there in the hands of men...
After the Referenda: A Roadmap for the Right
The historical significance of the referendums on Friday, 8th March, and the subsequent reactions cannot be overstated. Precisely because it is history, we cannot yet appreciate what it means and what it will lead to. History is written retrospectively, and...
FACT-CHECK: Is obesity a disease, as Leo claims?
"Obesity is a disease, and we should not forget that.” - Leo Varadkar Sinn Féin TD for Louth, Ruairí Ó Murchú, brought up the shortage of ozempic in Ireland, a drug being touted as a sufficient weight-loss remedy, with Leo...
“The Song of the Pike”-1848
An inspiration to a young Michael Collins, the following ballad first appeared in 1848 in the short-lived Fenian newspaper "The United Irishman" and not attributed to any single author, "Great faith I have in moral force Great trust in thought...
The Bicycle – A Friend to Ireland
As a National Cyclist (NatCyc) I am growing weary of the cyclist hate seen regularly on my twitter feed. The bicycle has been a friend to Ireland, in particular the rebel, for a long time, and in this article I...
Thoughts on Surviving the Battles of Pearse Street
The night of Friday 12th May saw me in Pearse Street and Saturday saw me outside the Custom House, then back to Pearse Street, before returning home via James Joyce’s old stomping grounds of Finn’s Hotel and Trinity’s forbidding walls....
Pádraig Pearse – Warrior Poet
“I am ready. For years I have waited and prayed for this day. We have the most glorious opportunity that has ever presented itself of really asserting ourselves. Such an opportunity may never come again. We have Ireland’s liberty in...
The Thomas Sankara Library: Students4Change want to Rename TCD Berkeley Library
The name of the Berkeley Library has previously been the subject of controversy at TCD, with current President of Trinity College’s Student Union Gabi Fullam having made a campaign promise to rename the library. Leftist student activists have long used...
The Fall of the House of Desmond and the Plantation of Munster
In the late 16th century private dispute between two Old English families, the Butlers and the FitzGeralds, erupted into two rebellions against English rule that left the population of Munster devastated by plague and famine, with thousands of English families...