Ireland
New book surveys life of Seán O’Casey, great Irish playwright and lifelong communist
October 27, 2023While the study is an important one for O’Casey scholars to be aware of, it is refreshingly equally directed at readers beyond academia.
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Sean O’Casey’s three revolutionary plays staged in New York and Ann Arbor
October 3, 2023Seán O’Casey, regarded as the first proletarian dramatist writing in English, made his theme the struggle for the emancipation of the Irish people, and by extension of all working people. In Ireland, O’Casey is (unfairly) best...
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Novel ‘Strumpet City’ depicts 1913 Dublin lockout, Irish proletariat’s first great class struggle
August 25, 2023Though it is plagued by major gaps when it comes to portraying the struggle for national liberation going on at the same time, James Plunkett’s book is still a major read.
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Irish president slams government for attempting to ditch neutrality and join NATO
July 14, 2023The Irish Presidency is largely ceremonial, but President Michael Higgins is speaking out about government efforts to throw out Ireland’s long policy of international neutrality.
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‘Nothing Compares’ review: Sinéad O’Connor doc boldly engages protest artistry and Irish history
September 30, 2022She’s known for is tearing up a picture of the pope, but O’Connor’s influence and artistry goes far beyond that moment.
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