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‘The Festival Torch Still Burns Brightly’
The festival torch still burns brightly. Much like the Olympic torch being passed from one games to another the Upper…
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Féile na Carraige 2022 LAUNCHED
This year’s festival was launched in Gael-Ionad Mhic Goill, Glór na Móna with light refreshments and entertainment to kick the…
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Faoi dhraíocht an tSléibhe dhuibh (Under Black mountain’s spell)
Where we grew up, our mountain was ever-present, a constant source of cover that was all-encompassing. As the stunning green…
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A Welfare State for Global Elites
Since the era of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan Neoliberalism has been the dominant force in global politics. At its core, it…
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Féile na Carraige and the importance of local place
‘…the return to the local can be a form of resistance, a defensive response to globalisation, the struggles of those…
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A CURE FOR SECTARIANISM?
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. I was born in Belfast in the summer of…
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WHAT DOES REAL CHANGE LOOK LIKE?
What does real change look like? It may seem like one of the most obvious questions liberally or radically minded…
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Lockdown: An Opportunity to Review Our Approach to Activism and Social Change (Part Two)
What lessons are we learning from the changes forced upon us through the Covid crisis? How can we imagine a…
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Lockdown: A Space to Reflect, Review and Imagine a New Path (Part One)
Within the space of a few short weeks, all has changed, changed utterly and will undoubtedly never be the same…
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NEOLIBERAL IRELAND: WHAT ARE YOU VOTING FOR?
On the eve of European and local council elections, and in the wake of some of the most ominous and…