Articles
Essays, reviews, and commentary on literature, history, politics, and ideas.
Changing the Question
The triumph of liberal Britain, which survived the eclipse of the party
Percy at the Wake
The troubadour who mangled ‘Moore’s Melodies’ and inspired Joyce
Joyce’s Eye
Modernism and the influence of ‘cinematicity’ on perception
Observing Proportion
The hyphenated music of Maurice Scully’s shadowy airs
Shipyard Radical
The life of Belfast trade unionist and revolutionary socialist James Baird
A Cosmopolitan Voice
A selection of from the pages of the prestigious ‘Dublin Review’
Part of the Union
Fighting for decent salaries and conditions for low-paid civil servants
Back to the Womb
Manchán Magan’s guided tour through the landscapes of ancient Ireland
Many Rooms
A fascinating and at times unflinching autobiography from Paul Brady
Out of the Doldrums
The second Irish cultural revival of the late 1950s and early ’60s
Too much too soon
The unconsidered perils of the nationalist rush to Irish unity
On the Precipice
The short but productive life of Joseph Roth, elegist of Habsburg Austria