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Liberal Ireland Doesn’t Make Sense, Even to Fintan O’Toole

On the 19th August, 2017, The Irish Times published an article by Fintan O’Toole entitled The State of Us: Ireland’s story doesn’t make sense any more. The subheading: “Globalisation, migration and Catholicism’s decline have undermined stories of ourselves”. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/state-of-us-ireland-s-story-doesn-t-make-sense-any-more-1.3186301 In summary, he describes the various collective narratives which he feels have defined “modern Catholic” Ireland …

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Nationalist England and Globalist Ireland: The Binary to End All Binaries

  On the 18th April, 2017 the Irish Times published an article by Fintan O’ Toole, entitled “Brexit means Ireland must be the anti-England.” In common with his other musings on the subject, he refuses to view Brexit as in any way a legitimate act of rebellion. Instead he views it as something atavistic and …