Why do so many Irish men look Australian? Ireland is under a sort of reverse colonisation
The effect is unmistakable – this is the Australianisation of the young Irish man. Even Paul Mescal has fallen for the unholy ...
RTÉ Ireland5d
The story of Ireland's first socialist commune in 1830s' Clare
Despite a ban on alcohol and tobacco, the Ralahine experiment was successful until the landlord gambled away the estate on a trip to Dublin ...
Stylist2y
Derry Girls: “How the hit sitcom helped me connect to my heritage like never before”
Although I took Modern History as a GCSE and A-Level, England’s colonisation of Ireland wasn’t part of the curriculum. Any fleeting mentions of the Troubles only focused on attacks by the ...
RTE Online4y
The Dublin Metropolitan Police & the colonial legacies of Irish policing
the degree of resemblance between the mainstream colonial forces and the policing institutions of Ireland is not surprising. A significant proportion of Irish migrants, many with previous ...
Irish Examiner19d
Podcast Corner: William Dalrymple delves into links between colonisation of Ireland and India
As an Irish person, you might baulk at the idea of an English person doing a podcast on the colonisation of Ireland. That feeling’s not eased in the opening few minutes of episode 233 of Empire ...
Mena FN19d
Decolonising Ireland's Education System Remains Vital Despite The Country's Wealth And Privilege
Today, Ireland is a wealthy and confident nation state. But this hides a colonial past which saw its language, culture and intellectual heritage systematically suppressed. Our education system has ...