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Women of the Revolution: ‘A Cordial Union’

11/22/2012

Coinciding with the Fleadh in Cavan in 2012, an exhibition “Women of the Revolution” was organised by Sinn Fein from 16 to 21 August at the former Eagle Bar, Bridge Street, Cavan. It chronicled the role of women in Irish history and the struggle for Irish freedom, starting from the 1916 Easter Rising. Visual displays included extensive archival photographs, images, press and other material including a selection of memorabilia. Guest speaker for the launch was Eibhlin Glenholmes, Belfast republican,…

The League of Nations : from Collective Security to Global Rearmament.

11/20/2012

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John Fox and Marit Fosse, have written a book entitled The League of Nations : from Collective Security to Global Rearmament. They take us back to those promising days of the twentieth century when the predecessor of the United Nations was set up following the carnage of the First World War. Despite the most illustrious hopes that the League would guarantee peace throughout the world, it failed gloriously and did not survive the Second World War. Nevertheless, for the first…