Editorial

JANUARY 05 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Ave. Townships of south Dublin, Seamas Ó Maitiu. Adm. €4/students €2. 10 Tues 7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square. History of the Garda Síochána, Gerry Lovett. 10 Tues 8pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. From horses to horsepower, … Read more

The extraordinary developments of the year just ended—Trump’s election, Brexit—have given rise to a new sound-bite, the ‘post-truth society’, where there is no responsibility or accountability for statements made (e.g. that the UK can exit the EU and still maintain access to the single market but without free movement of people), where facts count for … Read more