In The Irish Times I have reviewed Margaret Hickey’s new crowdfunded book on the history of Irish food, Ireland’s Green Larder.
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Ireland & West Germany
In The Irish Times I have reviewed Mervyn O’Driscoll’s new book Ireland, West Germany and the New Europe, 1949-1973.
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Migration Nation
I was delighted to organise and host three discussion panels on Ireland’s ‘Migration Nation’ as part of the Ireland’s Edge conference at the Other Voices festival in Dingle. You can watch all three on video here. I spoke to Prof. Piaras Mac Éinrí and Sr Lena Deevy about their decades of work on migration issues; Elizabeth Reapy, Angie Gough, and Maurice O’Brien about emigration and return; and to Taqwa al-Hariry, Zainab Boladale, and Marcin Piotrowski about immigration. Many thanks to all my guests, and to Juno King, Muireann Kelliher, Philip King, Nuala O’Connor, Dermot McLaughlin and everybody else for their help!
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The History of Post-Famine Ireland
I’ve reviewed Breandán Mac Suibhne’s new The End of Outrage: Post-Famine Adjustment in Rural Ireland in this weekend’s Irish Times.
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An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain
In this weekend’s Financial Times, I have reviewed Clair Wills’ brilliant and vital new book on the history of immigration in post-war Britain.
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Irish Times Op-Ed: Constructing a united Ireland
In today’s Irish Times, David Kenny (Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at Trinity College, Dublin) and I consider how a united Ireland could be constitutionally and legally constructed.
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Guardian Reformation: History
In the Guardian‘s series to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, I argue that we need a radical change in our relationship with history.
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‘Why the West got rich, and the Middle East did not’
I’ve reviewed Jared Rubin’s new book on the economic divergence between Europe and the Middle East, Rulers, Religion, & Riches, in today’s Guardian
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BBC Radio 3: A History of Fasting
At the York Festival of Ideas, I recorded a programme about the history of fasting for BBC Radio 3’s The Essay.
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Irish Times Op-Ed: ‘UK Politics has become a very British farce’
In today’s Irish Times, I argue that British politics has become beset by irresponsibility and farce.
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