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Martin Mansergh

Author : Kevin Rafter
Publisher : New Island Books
Release Date : 2002
ISBN 13 :
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Download pdf or read book Martin Mansergh written by Kevin Rafter and published by New Island Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plucked from civil service obscurity by Charles Haughey in 1981, Mansergh went on to become the Fianna Fail leader's most trusted confidant, and the only party advisor to survive through the leadership upheavals that brought first Albert Reynolds and then Bertie Ahern to power. What was it that brought this English-born, Oxford-educated member of the Church of Ireland to the core of successive Irish governments? And what was the extent of his role in the clandestine contacts with the Republican Movement that initiated the peace process in Northern Ireland? In the summer of 2002 Mansergh swapped his backroom role as a government advisor for membership of Seanad Eireann. In this penetrating and revealing biography, Kevin Rafter brings us the first in-depth examination of this remarkable man and his contribution.

Irredentism in European Politics

Author : Markus Kornprobst
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-12-18
ISBN 13 : 0521895588
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Download pdf or read book Irredentism in European Politics written by Markus Kornprobst and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers how the emergence of the territorial status quo norm in post-1945 Europe has reversed the pattern of disputes.

A Farewell to Arms?

Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2006-04-18
ISBN 13 : 9780719071157
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Download pdf or read book A Farewell to Arms? written by Michael Cox and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neither naively optimistic nor hopelessley pessimistic, this collection of writings by experts on the history of the troubles in Northern Ireland paints a realistic picture of the peace processes that have dotted the province's landscape.

Forgotten Soldiers

Author : Stephen Walker
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Release Date : 2007-10-23
ISBN 13 : 0717162214
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Download pdf or read book Forgotten Soldiers written by Stephen Walker and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon war diaries, court martial papers and interviews with veterans and family members, award-winning BBC journalist Stephen Walker explains how, often exhausted by battle, or suffering shell-shock, men who refused to fight were branded as cowards, and shot at dawn by a firing squad. From the cities and townlands of Ireland to the killing fields of the Western Front and Gallipoli, Forgotten Soldiers traces the lives of men who enlisted to fight an enemy but ended up being killed by their own side. For decades the full story of how the Irishmen died has largely remained a secret, but now one of the most controversial chapters in British military history can at last be told. In 2006 the British government finally pardoned those soldiers who were shot at dawn. Forgotten Soldiers is the first book to chronicle how relatives and campaigners fought to clear the men’s names.

Haughey/Gregory

Author : Colin Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-07-02
ISBN 13 : 1350135348
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Download pdf or read book Haughey/Gregory written by Colin Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A housing crisis, a hung Dáil and an unlikely alliance. Haughey|Gregory follows the deal made between Tony Gregory and Charles Haughey in 1982, when Gregory took a surprise Dáil seat - and suddenly found himself holding the balance of power. Dublin's Inner City is devastated by unemployment and addiction – and the planners' solution is simply to bulldoze it. But the general election results in the novice TD, Tony Gregory, holding the balance of power. Can Gregory use his vote to achieve something for his constituents? To do so, he will have to face off against the dominant personality of Irish politics - Charles J Haughey.

Journals of the House of Lords

Author : Great Britain House of Lords
Publisher :
Release Date : 1817
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Download pdf or read book Journals of the House of Lords written by Great Britain House of Lords and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Luck and the Irish

Author : R. F. Foster
Publisher : Penguin UK
Release Date : 2008-07-03
ISBN 13 : 0141911972
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Download pdf or read book Luck and the Irish written by R. F. Foster and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-07-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1970, things were changing in Ireland – the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten. Luck and the Irish examines how the country has weathered these last thirty years of change, and what these changes may mean in the long run. R. F. Foster also looks at how characters as diverse as Gerry Adams, Mary Robinson, Charles Haughey and Bob Geldof have contributed to Ireland’s altered psyche, and uncovers some of the scandals, corruption and marketing masterminds that have transformed Ireland – and its luck.

Revisionist Scholarship and Modern Irish Politics

Author : Robert Perry
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
ISBN 13 : 1317063589
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Download pdf or read book Revisionist Scholarship and Modern Irish Politics written by Robert Perry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost nowhere are politics and history so intimately bound up as in Ireland. Over the course of several hundred years rival political and religious camps have shaped their identities according to particular interpretations of their shared history. As such, any re-examination and revision of Irish history has the potential to have a very real impact upon wider society. Defining revisionism in historiography as a reaction to contemporary conflict in Ireland, this book looks at how intellectuals, scholars and those who were politically involved, have reacted to a crisis of violence. It explores how they believed that revisionism in historiography was necessary - that a deconstruction, re-evaluation, and revision of ideology and therefore history was crucial in such a crisis of violence. This at times provocative approach seeks to better understand, clarify and de-mystify the ongoing revisionist debate in Ireland, through a critique and exposition of the theory of change and the process and product of change. Perry argues that revisionism should not be seen as solely a neutral form of academic or intellectual discourse, but one that is fundamentally linked to politics at the widest possible level; that revisionist assumptions underpin the validity and legitimacy of partition and the Northern Ireland state; that revisionism is widely judged to be anti-nationalist and pro-unionist; and that it is myopic with regard to the shortcomings of loyalism and unionism and has therefore a related ideological effect, if not intended purpose.

A Failed Political Entity'

Author : Stephen Kelly
Publisher : Merrion Press
Release Date : 2016-10-10
ISBN 13 : 1785371029
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Download pdf or read book A Failed Political Entity' written by Stephen Kelly and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Haughey maintained one of the most controversial and brilliant careers in the history of Irish politics, but for every stage in his mounting success there was one issue that complicated, and almost devastated, his ambitions to lead Irish politics: Northern Ireland. In ‘A Failed Political Entity’ Stephen Kelly uncovers the complex motives that underlie Haughey’s fervent attitude towards the political and sectarian violence that was raging across the border. Early in Haughey’s governmental career he took a hard line against the IRA, leading many to think he was antipathetic towards the situation in Northern Ireland. Then, in one of the most defining scandals in the history of modern Ireland – The Arms Crisis of 1970 – he was accused of attempting to supply northern nationalists with guns and ammunitions. Whilst his role in this murky affair almost ended his political career, the question of Northern Ireland was ever-binding and would deftly serve to bring Haughey back to power as taoiseach in 1979. Through recent access to an astonishing array of classified documents and extensive interviews, Stephen Kelly confronts every controversy, examining the genesis of Haughey’s attitude to Northern Ireland; allegations that Haughey played a key part in the formation of the Provisional IRA; the Haughey–Thatcher relationship; and Haughey’s leading hand in the early stages of the fledgling Northern Ireland peace process.

A Farther Shore

Author : Gerry Adams
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2003-11-04
ISBN 13 : 1588361683
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Download pdf or read book A Farther Shore written by Gerry Adams and published by Random House. This book was released on 2003-11-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s been imprisoned, shot at, denounced, shunned, and banned, yet Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams remains resolute in his belief that peace is the only viable option for the Irish people. Adams led the oldest revolutionary movement in Ireland on an extraordinary journey from armed insurrection to active participation in government. Now he tells the story of the tumultuous series of events that led to the historic Good Friday Agreement as only he can: with a tireless crusader’s conviction and an insider’s penetrating insight. In vivid detail, Adams describes the harrowing attack on his life, and he offers new details about the peace process. We learn of previously undisclosed talks between republicans and the British government, and of conflicts and surprising alliances between key players. Adams reveals details of his discussions with the IRA leadership and tells how republicans differed, “dissidents” emerged, and the first IRA cessation of violence broke down. He recounts meetings in the Clinton White House, tells what roles Irish-Americans and South Africans played in the process, and describes the secret involvement of those within the Catholic Church. Then—triumphantly—this inspiring story climaxes with the Good Friday Agreement: what was agreed and what was promised. Gerry Adams brings a sense of immediacy to this story of hope in what was long considered an intractable conflict. He conveys the acute tensions of the peace process and the ever-present sense of teetering on the brink of both joyous accomplishment and continued despair. With a sharp eye and sensitive ear for the more humorous foibles of political allies and enemies alike, Adams offers illuminating portraits of the leading characters through cease-fires and standoffs, discussions and confrontations. Among the featured players are John Major, Tony Blair, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jean Kennedy Smith, and Nelson Mandela. As the preeminent republican strategist of his generation, Gerry Adams provides the first comprehensive account of the principles and tactics underpinning modern Irish republicanism. And in a world where peace processes are needed more urgently than ever, A Farther Shore provides a template for conflict resolution.

Albert Reynolds: My Autobiography

Author : Albert Reynolds
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2009-11-10
ISBN 13 : 140908146X
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Download pdf or read book Albert Reynolds: My Autobiography written by Albert Reynolds and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Albert Reynolds has led an extraordinary life. Now, for the first time, Ireland's eighth Taoiseach tells his life story - from his childhood and first steps as a young businessman to his action-filled years in the political arena. In this revelatory autobiography, Albert tells how his dynamic, can-do approach allowed a boy from the village of Roosky, Co. Roscommon, to build a ballroom empire with his brother Jim, to found a multi-million-pound company and to make a profound and lasting contribution to Irish politics. Albert relives a busy political life, and the Northern Ireland peace process is thrown into dramatic relief with original contributions from other voices such as John Major, Bill Clinton, Martin McGuinness and Archbishop Eames, with eye-opening revelations about secret, behind-the-scenes meetings with key players. 'Give it as it was; tell it as it is, that is me.' In his autobiography, he does just that.

Luck and the Irish

Author : Robert Fitzroy Foster
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2008-03-14
ISBN 13 : 0195179528
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Download pdf or read book Luck and the Irish written by Robert Fitzroy Foster and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the same time, the position of women in Irish society has been transformed, with the growth of feminism, a revolution in sexual attitudes, far more women in the work force, the ascendancy of President Mary Robinson, and the movement of women to front-rank Cabinet posts - all of which have put the position of Irish women ahead of that in many European nations." "Everyone curious about the recent past, the burgeoning present, and the unclear future of Ireland will want to read this book."--BOOK JACKET.

Official Irish Republicanism, 1962 to 1972

Author : Sean Swan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007-06
ISBN 13 : 1430319348
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Download pdf or read book Official Irish Republicanism, 1962 to 1972 written by Sean Swan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-06 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Official Irish Republican movement, from the IRA's 1962 ceasefire to the Official IRA's permanent ceasefire in 1972. The civil rights movement, the outbreak of violence in August 1969, the links with the communist party, the Official IRA's campaign, the ceasefire, and later developments towards 'Sinn Fein the Workers' Party', are explored. "This book is the first in-depth study of this crucial period in the history of Irish republicanism. Using his unprecedented access to the internal documents of the movement and interviews with key participants Swan's work will transform our understanding of this transformative period in the history of the movement.", Henry Patterson, Author of 'The Politics of Illusion: A Political History of the IRA' and 'Ireland Since 1939'. "There is much fascinating material ... and also much good sense.", Richard English, Author of 'Armed Struggle, A History of the IRA' and 'Radicals and the Republic: Socialist Republicanism in the Irish Free State'.

Israel/Palestine and the Politics of a Two-State Solution

Author : Thomas G. Mitchell
Publisher : McFarland
Release Date : 2013-05-13
ISBN 13 : 0786475978
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Download pdf or read book Israel/Palestine and the Politics of a Two-State Solution written by Thomas G. Mitchell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a dispassionate examination of the viability of a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on the politics of Israel, Palestine and the United States. It includes instructive case studies from South Africa in Namibia and the Irish claim to Northern Ireland. The results of Israeli elections from 2001 to 2013 are analyzed (with the conclusion that the Likud will be in any government coalition for at least the midterm future, giving it a veto over policy). A chapter examining the history and ideology of the secular right over the last 90 years follows. There are three chapters of case studies: the Likud withdrawal from the Sinai in 1979-1982 and from Gaza in 2005, the withdrawal of South Africa from Namibia in 1988-1989, and the dropping of Ireland's constitutional claim to Northern Ireland in 1998 under a Fianna Fail government--the same party that wrote the constitution in 1937. A chapter examines Palestinian politics since the mandatory era and another, the American-Israeli alliance and American politics. A concluding chapter draws lessons from the case studies and the analysis.

Ireland 2022

Author : Mark Callanan
Publisher : Institute of Public Administration
Release Date : 2007
ISBN 13 : 1904541623
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Download pdf or read book Ireland 2022 written by Mark Callanan and published by Institute of Public Administration. This book was released on 2007 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sinn Fein and the IRA

Author : Mathew Whiting
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-30
ISBN 13 : 1474420567
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Download pdf or read book Sinn Fein and the IRA written by Mathew Whiting and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scrutinises the political strategies and ideological evolution of Islamist actors and forces following the Arab uprisings

Jack Lynch, A Biography

Author : Dermot Keogh
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Release Date : 2009-09-04
ISBN 13 : 0717163768
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Download pdf or read book Jack Lynch, A Biography written by Dermot Keogh and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2009-09-04 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Lynch is one of the most important and perhaps most underrated Irish political leaders of the twentieth century. A sportsman who won six All-Ireland medals in a row with Cork, he was also a civil servant and a barrister before being elected to Dáil Éireann in 1948. During his thirty-one years as a parliamentarian, he held the ministries of Education, Industry and Commerce, and Finance before succeeding Seán Lemass as Taoiseach in 1966. Lynch held office during the critical years of the late 1960s and early 1970s when Northern Ireland disintegrated and civil unrest swept through Belfast, Derry and other towns. This precipitated one of the worst crises in the history of the Irish state. Jack Lynch upheld the parliamentary democratic tradition at great personal and political cost, even to the point of fracturing the unity of his government and his party. If you want to know what happened during those terrible years, read this book.