The Snakes Have Returned to Ireland
by John DugganSt. Patrick’s Day is a new kind of “Ireland Day,” and the celebrations reflect the spirit of the times. Continue Reading »
A Wild Christianity
by Paul KingsnorthThrough the mouth of the cave I watched the storm front move in from the east. I could already hear the approaching thunder; the low bank of cloud was gray with it. I was perched on a low ledge inside the cave, which was just long enough to accommodate a human body laid prone. I had filled the place . . . . Continue Reading »
Existential Slapstick in The Banshees of Inisherin
by John WatersThe idiotic, self-devouring cultural dialectic of Ireland since independence has ensured that its own damaged iconographies have blocked access to certain elements of the past, and therefore stymied present artists. Continue Reading »
Ireland’s Next Referendum
by John DugganCatholic Ireland's battle against the de-Catholicizing of her Constitution is coming to an end.
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Abortion and the Midterm Elections
by Jonathon Van MarenThe voting public can generally be divided into three key groups: hardcore pro-lifers, hardcore abortion supporters, and those who find the abortion movement's agenda extreme but still support abortion in certain circumstances. Continue Reading »
The Future Remains Open
by Dan HitchensLongtime fans of the Irish poet Derek Mahon had to laugh when, in the spring of 2020, he unexpectedly went viral. As part of an Instagram series organized by the Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke to provide “poetry for the heart and soul” during the pandemic, another superstar, . . . . Continue Reading »
The Irish Psyche Today
by John DugganRecent essays and a Neumann Forum report on contemporary Ireland reveal liberalism does not sit well in the Emerald Isle. Continue Reading »
Post-Catholic Ireland on Screen
by John DugganWith the referendums on marriage and abortion comfortably won, with gender self-ID written into law, where next for a country that has staked its new identity on a maximalist adoption of liberalism? Continue Reading »
Brian Moore at 100
by John WilsonThere are so many books that are not “great,” but are still worth saving from oblivion, at least for the moment. Brian Moore’s work falls into this category. Continue Reading »
Of Mass and Masquerade
by John WatersThe overall approach of the Irish authorities in their handling of lockdown measures has been both confusing and strategic. Continue Reading »
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