On the 18th of April, 2017, Úna-Minh Kavanagh posted a message on Twitter, under #WeAreIrish, complaining that “our ads, our broadcasters and tourism material” were dominated by “white faces.” This resulted predictably in a backlash. The backlash was picked up, predictably, by the media and framed by them in the most manipulative way possible. …
On the 10th of April, 2017, an article by Niall O’Dowd was published in the Irish Times. It was titled “Irish America is facing an unnecessary death.” We have decided to highlight this article as it draws attention to certain contradictions in contemporary Irish discourse regarding the nature of who and what is Irish. What …