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Monday 21 September 2020
It is important that we don’t judge the events of the Irish revolution against fictional, sanitised versions of the Irish past, writes Caoimhín De Barra.
Far removed from the romantic vision of the Easter Proclamation, the programme outlined the material reality of what a new Ireland should stand for, writes Donal Fallon.
Stencilled images in the style of the mysterious British graffiti star began appearing on walls across the French capital last week.
It was the active involvement of tens of thousands on the ground in the referendum campaign – a social and political movement in itself – that was critical to the resounding win, writes Ruth Coppinger.
Just five of the Liverpool side that played against Real Madrid three and a half years ago will feature on Saturday.
The Etihad outfit suffered the most muscle-related injuries of any Premier League club last season.
The FF leader’s no fan of the event Sinn Féin is running at the Ambassador.
A total of 1,278 Cuban medics fled to make use of a US parole programme for doctors in 2013 alone.
Changing attitudes over the past century saw railway workers hidden away.
Oh sweet Jesus.
New head coach Tom Tierney wants to bring more great athletes onto Ireland’s rugby scene.
Loosehead prop Paddy McAllister will head for Kingsholm at the end of the season.
She called for “the creation of a second Republic of Ireland.”
An archaeologist in Sligo has identified 35 used to hide people and ammunitions and needs your help to find more.
The comedian didn’t go down well with many, but he has some fans.
“This year, the fitness and the speed and the touch is all back,” says the forward who broke his knee cap in 2012.
Not, sadly, make a superhero suit out of it.
Viktor Yanukovych’s plane was from leaving the country as Yulia Tymoshenko announces a bid for the presidency.
Players with the nothern province won’t be happy with the progress they’ve made until they ‘actually win something.’
Visitors to the barracks in Cork will have an opportunity to see armoured fighting vehicles including the ‘Sliabh na mBan’, which accompanied Collins at the Béal na mBláth ambush in 1922.
The Egyptian military’s crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood continued today, as a leading figure was arrested for his part in the killing of eight protesters in June.
An online recruitment call for revolutionaries promises all the interned a fair trial. At a later date.
The fiery populist has died following a nearly two-year bout with cancer.
“Nobody is going to stop this revolution. We are making history,” leftist leader Rafael Correa declared as he secured a third term in office.
The Internet’s general consensus is that this is going to be one epic film.
Meanwhile, Syria’s main opposition group has broadened its base in the country, voting to add more women members as well as activists and local council representatives.
Hugo Chavez has been in power for almost 14 years – but his opponent in the presidential election is in a statistical dead heat with the president in opinion polls.
Butchers, barbers and students are now getting used to guns, tanks and warfare.
A US politician has written to the Taoiseach urging him to stop the statue being built – but supporters of the project say the statue will commemorate Che’s Irish heritage. What do you think?
The Venezuelan leader says he will still run in October’s presidential election despite the recurrence of his illness.
TheJournal.ie’s guide to how what has changed (or not) in Bahrain, Syria, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia since the uprisings.
History tells us a popular uprising would do us no good, writes Derry Nairn – but that doesn’t mean Irish people are powerless. Here’s what we can do…
Fears of all-out civil war increase as Ban says one-man rule and family dynasties are a thing of the past.
Tunisians are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their revolution, which sparked anti-government protests across the Arab world.
That is according a new AA Rescue survey which showed that more women neglect “simple yet important” tasks like checking tyre pressure than men – but both genders fare badly overall.
The parliamentary elections are significant as it is the first time Egyptians have voted since the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak in February.
Saturday’s raids on the Saudi and Qatari raids have been condemned while thousands of pro-regime supporters take to the streets.
Major new photographic exhibition shows the bloody reality of life in Ireland from the 1913 Lockout to the tortured birth of the Republic.
The move is part of a series of free-market changes introduced by Raul Castro since he took over from Fidel.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the Chief Executive of Bayern Munich and head of the European Club Association, has called for a “revolution” against FIFA “corruption”.
PUBS OUTSIDE DUBLIN that don’t serve food will be permitted to open today for the first time since March.
Strict measures will be in place: customers will not be able to sit at or order at the bar, and groups will be limited to six people from three different households, with distancing of at least one metre between each table.
If a pub can implement a distance of two metres, the 105-minute time limit for customers can be waived. All customers are to be off the premises by 11.30pm.
Amidst a rising number of cases in counties around the country, Professor Philip Nolan told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that although people outside of Dublin can go to the pub, “the question is should you, and how often”.
So, with that in mind, will you go to a ‘wet’ pub this week?
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Some sun; fog early in the day
Max: 19 °C
Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 7 °C
Clouds and sun with a shower
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Min: 6 °C
