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Taming ‘the new monster’

Ciarán Brady casts a cold eye on this year’s Leaving Cert history examination papers (the first under the new syllabus) and finds them like the curate’s egg—good in parts.
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Bob Collis: ‘the Irish Schindler’
Bob Collis: ‘the Irish Schindler’ Alicia McAuley outlines the career of Bob Collis, who contributed hugely to Irish and African medicine, as well as being one of the few genuine Irish heroes of the Second World War Read More >>

Imperial pipedream—Joseph Walshe’s 1938 trip to the Sudan
Imperial pipedream—Joseph Walshe’s 1938 trip to the Sudan Michael Kennedy examines a letter from Joseph Walshe (below), secretary of the Department of External Affairs, to Taoiseach and Minister for External Affairs Eamon de Valera that questions the assumption that Ireland lacked imperial ambitions. Read More >>