TAKE IT DOWN FROM THE MAST

Date: July 29, 2021 - Affairs

Mairéad Farrell


Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel according to popular wisdom and flag politics is perhaps the most base if persistent terrain on which the shadow boxing of symbols occurs. In the Republic, at least, outbreaks remain in the realm of tedium compared to the hot blooded contests in the north, Britain, America and… Read more »

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