MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
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The citizen army that broke the mould of history
Daithi Mac an Mhaistir’s book on the ICA is essential reading for anyone interested in Ireland’s freedom struggle, says MICK CARTY
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The missing sister, the vengeful WAG, cruise ship claustrophobia, and reanimated Avengers
Three great releases of lost concerts by Duke Ellington Orchestra, John Taylor & Stan Sulzman, and Joe Henderson
To rescue Kahlo from the clutches of the corporate art market, we need to acknowledge the overt and covert political dimensions of the work, demands GAVIN O’TOOLE
The Irish Citizen Army: The World’s First Working-Class Army by Daithi Mac an Mhaistir (Connolly Books, €8)
APPEARING a year after the 1916 Easter Rising centenary celebrations, one would have been forgiven for thinking that this book had been delayed or that it had arrived late.
But, a couple of pages in, the importance and timeliness of the publication becomes evident. Short-term benefits have been sacrificed to do justice both to historiography and the working-class movement.
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