What did James Connolly contribute to politics in Ireland? A powerful myth, knitting together socialism and pre-1652 Gaelic-Irish society, defining socialism as the revival on a higher level of ancient Gaelic common property. Part of that myth was the idea that militant nationalism led to socialism and so was a way, perhaps, to reach the Protestant workers of north-east Ireland.
The ninth edition of the Nestlé-sponsored Milo Under-18 Schools Football Championship came to a close on Sunday evening at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue, with Santa Rosa being crowned champions.
O’Connor liberated old Irish poetry from archaic language, false piety and Celtic sentimentality, bringing its startling originality to life once again