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JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
The citizen army that broke the mould of history
Daithi Mac an Mhaistir’s book on the ICA is essential reading for anyone interested in Ireland’s freedom struggle, says MICK CARTY
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
The Irish Citizen Army: The World’s First Working-Class Army by Daithi Mac an Mhaistir (Connolly Books, €8)
APPEARING a year after the 1916 Easter Rising centenary celebrations, one would have been forgiven for thinking that this book had been delayed or that it had arrived late.
But, a couple of pages in, the importance and timeliness of the publication becomes evident. Short-term benefits have been sacrificed to do justice both to historiography and the working-class movement.
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The General Strike exposed the power of the working class — and the limits of its leadership, writes Dr DYLAN MURPHY
The selection, analysis and interpretation of historical ‘facts’ always takes place within a paradigm, a model of how the world works. That’s why history is always a battleground, declares the Marx Memorial Library