A Philosophy of Clothing? Clothes are an underappreciated constituent of identity. They are the first signifier of cultural origin, social strata, and at times demarcate the friend/enemy distinction. Clothing even functions as the external extension of the wearer’s internal world: Before a word is uttered or language, accent,

The ‘Year of the Normans’ Debacle Much furore commenced recently after Fianna Fáil Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne announced that Ireland in 2027 would participate alongside several other European countries in ‘The Year of the Normans’, essentially a series of celebratory events marking 1000 years since

Whether received with complete adoration or historical scepticism, there is no doubt that Mel Gibson’s Braveheart is a cinematic classic and one of the greatest historical epics put to film. Admit it or not, just as the youth of Greece were raised on a Homeric diet of poetic heroic

To begin with, I’m conscious that in writing this defence, I am simultaneously critiquing Creeve Rua’s article titled Against Gaeltwitter and Wasted Intellect, and helping him achieve his goal, which was almost certainly to spark a conversation on the telos of Gaeltwitter. In that sense, his article warrants

Ireland’s Saga of National Parallels It’s a common and natural phenomenon for nations to seek out other nations that share a similar national mythos. Historical parallels between countries are a powerful tool for self-understanding, for finding a natural ally, and for securing insights into the possibilities a

As storm Eowyn ravaged the Irish coast, I finally got around to seeing Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu in my local cinema —one of the few places in the county left with electricity— unaware that I was about to witness ravaging of equal severity, if different in kind. But before we get