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Patrick McCusker is a native of Donegal who went to Dublin for a fortnight and never left. He is a graduate of Philosophy and History with degrees from NUI Galway and KU Leuven. He tweets at twitter.com/Archimoldi when not reading deeply nerdy books or talking at people

Topical Features

Death of an Irish Town Revisited | The tragedy of Creeslough

Patrick McCusker Aug 14, 2018 0

“Is it hard to see death when it is disguised and tricked out in the surface trappings of life?” These words were written by a journalist named John Healy in 1967 in reference to the decline of his native Charlestown in Mayo over the…

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A Tale of Two Languages | Lessons from the Basque Country

Patrick McCusker Aug 1, 2018 4

There once was a small European nation, whose people found themselves part of a much larger and more powerful state. These people had their own language at one time. However, centuries of marginalisation from the state education and legal…

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The Forgotten Story of the Green Party’s Housing Reforms

Patrick McCusker Feb 6, 2018 0

“Let’s be clear. A deal with Fianna Fail would be a deal with the devil. We would be spat out after five years, and decimated as a party. But… would it be worth it? Power is a many-faceted thing.” Ciaran Cuffe, Green Party TD, May 28th…

Literature

Reading An Triail in 2018 | Why Mairead Ní Ghrada’s play is still relevant.

Patrick McCusker Feb 2, 2018 0

“Mharaigh mé mo leanbh de bhrí gur cailín í. Fásann gach cailín suas ina bean. Ach tá m’iníon saor. Ta sí saor. Ní bheigh sí ina hóinsín bhog ghéilliúil ag aon fhear. Tá sí saor” “I murdered my daughter because she is a girl. Every girl…

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Political Distrust & Misinformation | How Ireland’s EU Treaty Debacles Anticipated Brexit

Patrick McCusker May 18, 2017 0

Months of procrastination on the part of the British political class finally came to an end on March 29th with the triggering of Article 50. It may seem redundant, if not outright pompous, to say Brexit could have been prevented nearly a…