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Ireland’s Wars: Bloody Sunday (1920)

Thing were poised very delicately for the IRA in Dublin in November 1920. GHQ had managed to help orchestrate a nationwide campaign of rebellion against British rule, the Squad had annihilated the DMP’s G Division, and a certain aura of … Continue reading

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On That Limerick Minor/Hawk-Eye Controversy…

While initially I was content to indulge my sorrows and simply ignore all news coverage of last week’s GAA action, the last few days of furore and comment over the first minute incident of the minor match leads me to … Continue reading

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