Posted in Fianna Fáil, Irish Society, politics/Ireland on Jul 15th, 2009 1 Comment »
Mr. Haughey’s sole source of income from 1979 to 1996 was his State entitlements, in the form of his salary (including his ministerial pensions during the years he was leader of the Opposition) from 1979 to 1992, and in the form of his State pension from 1992 to 1996. His gross annual salary ranged from […]
Posted in History on Jul 13th, 2009 2 Comments »
I see that the person who told me about this talk also contacted WorldbyStorm on Cedars, who was more prompt in putting it up than I was. Still I didn’t want to bump down Conor’s great post below too quickly.
For those of you interested, Roma Marquez Santo, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War will […]
Posted in Irish Middle Class, Irish Society, Irish Working Class on Jul 12th, 2009 3 Comments »
Income is not a determinator of class, and to think of class in such terms is to miss the point that class is a social relation, not a category. Income, however, can be used as an indicator of class relations, as wage levels are usually, although not always, related to the types of positions […]
Posted in United States, Television on Jul 11th, 2009 1 Comment »
This is just the weirdest thing. It’s the final episode in the series, Deadliest Warrior, where the IRA and the Taliban are pitched in mortal combat. Check out the IRA “experts.” One, Skoti Collins, is listed as an “IRA descendant,” whatever the fuck that means, while the other, Peter Crowe, is a Blues singer/guitarist based […]
Posted in Marx, philosophy, Politics on Jul 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Posted in Marx, US Politics, Politics on Jul 8th, 2009 2 Comments »
Posted in Marx, Economy, Politics on Jul 8th, 2009 8 Comments »
Posted in Death of a Tiger, Irish Society, Irish Economy on Jul 7th, 2009 1 Comment »
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Posted in Irish Society, politics/Ireland on Jul 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
Great little program here which interviews two candidates in the recent local elections: Patrick Maphoso and Tendai Madono.
I have to say I found Patrick’s interview quite interesting. He’s a trade unionist and has worked and campaigned for migrant rights in Ireland. Patrick stood (unsuccessfully) as an independent in Dublin North Inner City. He talks […]
Posted in Irish social history, Irish working Class Culture, Irish Working Class, Irish Labour History on Jul 2nd, 2009 6 Comments »
[This is an edited version of an article I wrote which first appeared in Football Studies 11, 1 (2008). The article itself is based on a paper I presented at the 2005 Irish Sport History Conference.]
In 1955 the Irish political, cultural, and religious establishment found itself challenged by an unusual and reluctant opponent: The […]
