Desmond!

Desmond!

April 8, 2024

I mentioned in a review of some Manx items (at Mannin Branch Facebook) in the current issue of Carn that there was also an interesting piece about Desmond Greaves. Greaves of course was a pivotal figure in the Connolly Association and close friend

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Film Interview Provokes Row Over ETA

Film Interview Provokes Row Over ETA

October 10, 2023

The San Sebastian Film Festival organisers have refused to back down in a row over the decision to screen a film that includes an interview with Josu Urrutikoetxea, the former leader of the Basque separatist militant group ETA. The Netflix documentary entitled No

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P.T Mac Ruairí Irish Language and Interceltic Activist RIP

P.T Mac Ruairí Irish Language and Interceltic Activist RIP

April 25, 2023

The funeral took place today ( 25th April) to Glasnevin Cemerty, Dublin  of P.T.(Tomás) Mac Ruairí. From Crossmaglen originally, he spent a lifetime working for the Irish Language  He was one of the founders of Gaelscoileanna ( Irish Language medium schools organisation) and

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