The term Fenian can’t be untangled from a dark history of anti-Irish racism. That’s why Kneecap chose it.
- Sessional Academic, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania
The hip-hop group is directing the world’s attention to Gaza. But it’s not the first Irish republican group to protest the oppression of another colonised peoples.
With a royal visit on the cards for later this year, it’s worth remembering the first one in 1867 – marred by violence, division and an escaped assassination attempt.
Like many other institutions, Scouts is caught in an awkward gap between tradition and modernity, as society grapples with colonial figures who were heroes to some, but not others.
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