Editorial

NOVEMBER 01 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Delgany. Seán O’Casey and the 1916 Rising, Joe Mooney. Adm. €3. 03 Thur 2pm National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street. Public tour: The life and works of William Butler Yeats. 03 Thur 7pm Irish Art Oslo (in assoc. with the Irish Embassy), Grand Hotel, Oslo, Norway. … Read more

On the face of it, the recent decision of the Colombian electorate to reject a peace deal drawing a line under 52 years of armed conflict with FARC guerillas—albeit with the slimmest of majorities, half of 1%—was extraordinary. What was even more extraordinary was that 62.56% of the registered electorate didn’t bother to vote. Hubris … Read more