Sean Macbride
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JJ Lee’s ‘total history’ of modern Ireland: Still required reading 30 years on
- Books
- April 20, 2019, 05:00
When introducing his short history, Ireland in the Twentieth Century, published in 1975, historian John A Murphy noted that “in the absence of both pe(...)

Bones of contention – Why the remains of James Joyce are still in exile
- Opinion
- October 4, 2018, 17:50
Exile was a key part of James Joyce’s strategy as a living writer. That it has followed him into eternity was not part of the plan. Since his death in(...)

Seán Lemass tapes: Britain sought to ‘destroy’ Common Market
- Irish News
- June 2, 2018, 00:00
Harold MacMillan and the United Kingdom’s EEC membership “I do not think that either MacMillan or any member of the British government ever fully und(...)

‘Repeal the 8th’ mural reappears in Temple Bar
- Social Affairs
- April 27, 2018
A mural backing repeal of the Eighth Amendment has reappeared in Dublin’s Temple Bar following its ordered removal from a nearby wall earlier this wee(...)

Syria Civil Defence to be honoured with award in Tipperary
- Social Affairs
- August 10, 2017, 16:48
The Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets) are to receive the 2016 Tipperary International Peace Award this coming September. The announcement was made (...)

Tim Pat Coogan: role of Irish Press in my father’s downfall
- Politics
- December 31, 2016, 00:00
In considering the purge of senior Garda officers revealed in the newly released State Papers, the historical background against which the crackdown t(...)

Dr Noël Browne: ‘The furthest thing from a career politician’
- Politics
- December 26, 2016, 13:44
Thirty years ago, the autobiography of a complex and controversial Irish politician was published – to acclaim in some quarters and horror in others. (...)

Amnesty abandons values of Seán MacBride
- Opinion
- April 23, 2016, 02:45
Keep on saying something long enough and it becomes the truth? Is that how human rights now operate? The Irish arm of Amnesty International says that (...)

Rising commemorations lead to many family reunions
- Irish News
- March 26, 2016
The centenary of the Easter Rising has led to the largest ever gathering of the MacBride clan. Major John McBride was one of the 16 leaders of the E(...)

Nominations for Seanad vocational panels close
- Politics
- March 22, 2016, 01:00
Sinn Féin has said it will press for the introduction of universal voting rights in the new Seanad, which will be elected next month. Aengus Ó Snoda(...)