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A window into ‘The Ulster Plantation’ by Patrick McKeating

By Paddy McKeatingFebruary 20, 2016

The vultures were circling. This one wasn’t new but it was different. Leinster and Munster ventures had crashed in a cloud of debt and unpaid rent.…

Opinion

‘My Planter’s Burden’ – by Brian Spencer

By Brian SpencerJune 11, 2015

The Irish government recently published the ‘Global Irish – Ireland’s Diaspora Policy’ . This is an important and innovative document. It poses a question and perplexes.…

Opinion

‘Being a middle-class suburban Protestant is a lonely vigil’ argues Brian Spencer

By Brian SpencerJune 1, 2015

We read to know we’re not alone. The moment when words mirror life and lived experience is stirring and emotive, even numinous. Being a middle-class suburban…

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