Culture… Fidel Castro: That Invincible Hope 29 Nov 201630 Nov 2016 Cuban artists and intellectuals Vicente Feliú, Diana Balboa and Rebeca Chávez recall moments with Fidel “I’M pretty sure the first time I saw Fidel was in the University of Havana’s…
Culture… Art And The Revolution 4 Jun 201530 Mar 2016 By Jim Slaven In 1884 Aloysius O’Kelly’s Mass in a Connemara Cabin became the only painting of an Irish subject ever to be exhibited at the prestigious Paris Salon.…
Culture… Hatred, Division, & Perpetual Wars: When Will We Ever Learn? 29 Jul 201330 Jul 2013 By Larry Pinkney “…the two parties have combined against us to nullify our power by a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ of non-recognition, no matter how we vote…May God write us down as…
Edinburgh… James Connolly On July The 12th 12 Jul 201317 Jul 2013 By James Connolly As this Saturday is the 12th of July, and as I am supposed to be writing about the North of Ireland in particular, it becomes imperative that…
Edinburgh… The 2013 James Connolly Commemoration Video 17 Jun 20132 Jul 2013 The 27th annual James Connolly Commemoration was organised by the James Connolly Society Scotland and the 1916 Societies.
Culture… Offensive Behaviour And The Independence Referendum 22 May 201331 May 2013 This article was originally published on Emancipation and Liberation. By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) As another football season draws to a close it is fair to say this one will not…
Culture… James Connolly – A Working Class Hero 19 Feb 201322 Feb 2013 This documentary, James Connolly - A Working Class Hero, is a comprehensive look at the life and work of James Connolly. From his birth in Edinburgh's Little Ireland to his…
Culture… Fairytale Of New York In Irish 22 Dec 201224 Dec 2012 The Pogues have long been one of the great examples of diaspora culture. Successful, outstanding musicians and songwriters yet also political and not afraid to speak the truth to power.…
Culture… James Kelman — Why I Withdrew from the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference 17 Aug 201219 Aug 2012 By James Kelman On a recent Sunday the Herald had a twenty page full colour supplement in association with the Scottish Tourist Board. Stories from the land that inspired Disney Pixar’s Brave. That’s…
Culture… We Are Hibernian Book 19 Nov 201125 Nov 2011 Just as Paul McBride was banging his gums about Hibs a new book, We Are Hibernian by Andy MacVannan, has been launched looking at the club from the fans perspective. Contributors…
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