Fascinating collection of letters responding to an article about antisemitism in Ireland.

Excerpt from the first one, here:

"Rachel Moiselle’s painful lament (‘Listen to #Irish #Jews when we tell you we are being betrayed’, December 28) evoked the deep sense of belonging that Irish Jews have always felt towards #Ireland.

She cites an emotive reflection by #RobertBriscoe’s granddaughter, Vivienne, on his deep patriotism and contribution to Irish freedom and ponders how he would consider the position his contemporary co-religionists find themselves in today as their very #Irishness is openly challenged.

Sadly, however, as the biographer of Briscoe (Robert Briscoe: #SinnFéin Revolutionary, #FiannaFáil Nationalist and Revis­ionist Zionist, 2016), I would argue that from his first days in the revolutionary movement to the end of his long political career, he was aware that to be #Jewish was to have one’s loyalty constantly questioned."

https://m.independent.ie/opinion/letters/letters-revolutionary-robert-briscoe-knew-that-to-be-jewish-is-to-have-ones-loyalty-constantly-questioned/a947479830.html

[07:15] The Indo Daily: Splitting the G - Shock at potential Diageo sale of Guinness amid the rise of the 'Guinfluencer'

For decades, Guinness has been more than just Ireland’s favourite beverage —it’s been a cultural icon, and for better or worse, a symbol of Irishness across the world.

https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-indo-daily/the-indo-daily-splitting-the-g-shock-at-potential-diageo-sale-of-guinness-amid-the-rise-of-the-guinfluencer/a477098976.html

#decades #Guinness #Ireland #Irishness

Here are 3 new arrivals on #Ireland & Irish-American relations! ☘️

Examining the image of #Irishness in the US 1890s-1960s, Marion R. Casey's "The Green Space" looks at the transformation of Irish identity in #PopularCulture ☘️
#CulturalStudies #IrishStudies #AmericanStudies

Who owns #IrishIdentity?

Who decides what it means to be #Irish?

Does #IrishAmerica have a legitimate claim on #Irishness?

While many avoid asking these thorny questions, I was delighted to see Fin Dwyer and Damian Shiels take on this question in their new #podcast: Transatlantic.

#Mastodaoine

https://www.irishstewpodcast.com/blog/who-owns-irish-identity/

In the seventh episode of our IrelandEU50 podcast series our guest is Patrick O'Riordan, Head of Public Affairs at the European Parliament in Ireland.

In his article for The European Network, Patrick discusses how the Irish seem to be able to embrace bigger ideas of who we are without losing anything. Patrick believes that we shouldn’t hesitate to embrace our European identity as much as our Irishness.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu50-podcast-with-patrick-oriordan/

#IrelandEU50 #Ireland #Irishness #Europe #EU #CommunicatingEurope

My accent marks me out as not being born & bred Irish. But even I find this smacks of a special kind of #Irishness only held by Yanks. Wherein a councillor was dismissed as a 'Protestant from #Fermanagh'

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/02/metro/after-contentious-process-boston-city-council-approves-new-political-maps/?p1=Article_Inline_Text_Link

The redistricting in #Boston is an interesting sidenote to the current #politics in #America but fascinating to see what happens within a blue city.

#identity #ireland #massachusetts

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/03/metro/troubles-boston-city-council/