Protesters’ grievances are real — they’re bearing a heavy load

[First appeared in the Irish Examiner, 13 April 2026.] As the dust settles on the recent fuel protests, commentary will invariably focus on images circulating on social media of those at the fringes, in particular the far-right. This is unfortunate, as the pressures faced by those at the heart of the protests are real and … Continue reading Protesters’ grievances are real — they’re bearing a heavy load →

“Given away with a pound of tea” – Footnoting Connolly

Best part of a week working on one article by Connolly, chasing down references and compiling short biographies of the people mentioned in it. The article itself is 873 words long, while the footnotes currently stand at 2,217 - almost three times the length. There is an actual reason and purpose to this: the article … Continue reading “Given away with a pound of tea” – Footnoting Connolly →

Soviet Edition of Labour in Ireland, by James Connolly (1969)

Tracked down a pdf of the Soviet edition of Labour in Ireland (the title used is Rabočij Klass v Istorii Irlandii. Otvoevanie Irlandii - "Labour in Irish History. The Re-Conquest of Ireland.") It was published in 1969 by Progress Publishers, with an introduction by Mícheál Ó Ríordáin. The original scan is here. The translation is … Continue reading Soviet Edition of Labour in Ireland, by James Connolly (1969) →