Monthly Archives: May 2017

A cautionary tale: could this be the next phase in our island’s history?

Posted on Saturday, 27 May, 2017 by andypollak

Just over a century ago there was a northern province of a small western island off the coast of Europe which threatened to cause mayhem for the powerful and far-flung empire of which it was an insignificant (although then economically … Continue reading →

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Whatever happened to Northern working class Protestant radicalism?

Posted on Thursday, 4 May, 2017 by andypollak

There is an interesting conference taking place in Dublin this weekend (Saturday 6th May, 11 am-5.15 pm) entitled ‘The radical working class Protestant tradition in Northern Ireland’, which I am involved in organising, along with veteran inner-city Dublin community workers … Continue reading →

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