Rory Carroll
Ireland Correspondent at The Guardian
@Guardian Ireland corr. Author of Killing Thatcher/There Will Be Fire and Comandante: Hugo Chavez's Venezuela.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Rory Carroll
The term was coined to disparage Ireland’s solidarity with Palestine but has been adopted as a badge of honour that now adorns T-shirts, hoodies, pins and social media bios: welcome to Paddystine, home of the Paddystinians. Irish activists have embraced the neologism as a galvanising term to campaign against Israel’s war in Gaza and to pressure the Irish government to do more to end the conflict.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rory Carroll
Irish camogie players who objected to wearing skorts in the female-only sport have triumphed: they can now wear shorts. The sport’s ruling body on Thursday ended the obligation to wear skorts – a portmanteau of shorts and skirt – and said players could choose to wear shorts.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rory Carroll
The Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap have described a terror offence charge against one of its members as “political policing” that is intended to stifle criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza. “14,000 babies are about to die of starvation in Gaza, with food sent by the world sitting on the other side of a wall, and once again the British establishment is focused on us,” the group said in a statement on X on Thursday. “This is a carnival of distraction.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rory Carroll
Nine centuries after the Normans clanked ashore with swords and armour, Ireland is still wrestling with the question: what did they ever do for us? A decision by the government this week to join a European cultural initiative called 2027 European year of the Normans has reopened a debate that goes to the core of Irish identity.
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Rory Carroll
The UK’s trade deal with the European Union is expected to smooth trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but for some businesses in the latter it no longer matters, as they have ditched British suppliers. “Overall the deal is welcome but we’re indifferent,” said Peter Bradley, a director of the Mid-Ulster Garden Centre. “We give our business now to Dutch, Italian and Republic of Ireland companies.
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Big thanks to all at Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts for hosting talk on Killing Thatcher. Great audience, great questions and 80s music.
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Kudos to Iron Mountain Literary Festival for a brilliant weekend. Great writers, engaged audiences, fascinating talks on and off stage. Leitrim Abú!
Proud and honoured to participate in the Iron Mountain Festival in my hometown of Carrick-on-Shannon and to be in the company of many wonderful writers @rorycarroll72 @DevlinMartina @pazira1 and Denis Bradley all compered wonderfully by Vincent Woods. Well done @leitrimcoco https://t.co/rDaPyyHqtL
