Read Ireland Book Review
Issue 202
Enough Religion to Make Us Hate: Reflections on Religion and Politics by Victor Griffin
Paperback; 8.99 Euro / 7.99 USD / 6.99 UK; Columba Press, 112 pages [Add To Basket]
The author of this book, born in county Wicklow, talks of two major periods in his ministry in the Church of Ireland: a twenty-two-year stint in the city of Derry and another twenty-year period as Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He has therefore had extensive experience of the joys and sorrows, the positives and negatives of life in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. He is very well placed to consider, as he does in this book, a range of issues of concerns to Christians all over Ireland: our legacy of intolerance and sectarianism, church-state relations and the problems they have caused for both church and state, Protestants in the Irish Free State, the harmful effects of Partition, the Drumcree debacle and the failure of Christian leadership, and many other matters viewed from the point of view of one who is convinced of the need for a pluralist society both north and south. He considers the ups and downs of the ecumenical movement, our notions of God and, finally, the abortion referendum of 1983, in which he took a high-profile part, and what the future may hold in light of the recent referendum.
Traditional Roots: Towards an Appropriate Relationship Between the Church of Ireland and the Orange Order by Earl Storey
Paperback; 8.99 Euro / 7.99 USD / 6.99 UK; Columba Press, 142 pages [Add To Basket]
The scenes at Drumcree Parish Church in Portadown over the last number of years have brought to the fore the question of the relationship between the Orange Order and the Church of Ireland. The question itself, not to mention any answer to it, is divisive within the church, many of whose members are also members of the Orange Order and see no difficulty in the present situation. Others, of course, have a very different point of view. In this book, the author sets out the background to the debate: the essence of the Orange Order, the essence of the Church of Ireland, the Order and the Church today. Having set out the analysis, he then moves into the complex areas of agreement and conflict between the two, and points the way forward towards an appropriate relationship between the Church of Ireland and the Orange Order.
Racism and Antiracism in Ireland by Robbie McVeigh and Ronit Lentin
Paperback; 23.50 Euro / 18.99 USD / 15.00 UK; Beyond the Pale Publications, 256 pages [Add To Basket]
This book is about the fundamental injustice of racism and the dangers it represents for Irish society. It is the first collection of writings by activists and academics to take seriously international commitments to combat racism, most recently expressed in the World Conference against Racism held in Durban, South Africa. In the 1990s, Irish racism began to be theorised by social scientists in Ireland, particularly since the arrival of increasing numbers of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. The book situates racism in Ireland, and makes sends of how and why Irish society has become racialized.
Fighting Back: Women and the Impact of Drug Abuse on Families and Communities by Jo Murphy-Lawless
Paperback; 21.00 Euro / 17.50 USD / 15.00 UK; Liffey Press, 208 pages [Add To Basket]
Dublin's inner city has had to live with the social and economic damage inflicted by widespread heroin use since the beginning of the 1980s. The introduction of heroin into a community already experiencing high unemployment had a devastating effect on the individuals and families living there. This book looks at the impact which drug abuse has had on women, their families and communities. The book focuses on women as mothers trying to cope with the problem as it affects their children and extended family, as well as women as community organisers trying to protect and improve their neighbourhoods. The book shows how women have been energetic and creative actors in responding to these complex problems at local level and how they have developed considerable expertise. But it also argues that much more could be accomplished if their family and community-building efforts were matched by a more robust response from the state. The book provides an inspirational story of women taking control of their lives, and challenges the government to develop much better support structures for women, men, their families and communities in the battle against drugs.
Including All: Home, School and Community United in Education by Concepta Conaty
Paperback; 13.00 Euro / 11.50 USD / 10.00 UK; Veritas, 243 pages [Add To Basket]
Children's experiences in the school system have major repercussions for their life-chances. This book examines educational disadvantage within the framework of socio-economic disadvantage and considers its consequences for the child, the family and the community. It shows how a multi-agency approach - a partnership between parents, schools and community agencies - can ease the effects of disadvantage, foster links of positive relationship, empower disadvantaged parents and begin to break the cycle of poverty. This book provides the reader with the first authoritative and comprehensive account of one of the most significant interventions that has been made to tackle disadvantage - the Home/School/Community/Liaison Scheme, which began as a pilot scheme in 1990. The author has been with the project from the beginning and has played a major role in its implementation and development. This book is a comprehensive evaluation by a highly qualified practitioner-researcher, and of immense interest and value to all those who care about the quality, inclusiveness and future of Irish education.
The Great Hunger and The Gallant John-Joe by Tom Mac Intyre
Paperback; 9.99 Euro / 8.99 USD / 7.99 UK; Lilliput Press, 90 pages [Add To Basket]
The Great Hunger, Tom Mac Intyre's internationally celebrated play of 1983, and 'The Gallant John-Joe', his more recent dramatic work, shows Mac Intyre to be one of the most daringly and excitingly original Irish writers working today. 'The Great Hunger' is Mac Intyre's version of Patrick Kavanagh's long poem of the same name. It represents the life and dreams of Patrick Maguire, Monaghan small farmer and potato-gatherer, a man suffering from sexual and spiritual starvation. The play fuses image, movement and language into a classic of contemporary Irish drama. 'The Gallant John-Joe' is the soliloquy of John-Joe Concannon, a Cavan widower grappling with physical and mental infirmity and trying unsuccessfully to plumb the mysteries of his relationship with his troubled daughter. His Lear-like cry, by turns tragic and uproariously funny, is both instantly recognizable and marvellously strange, a creation only Mac Intyre could have brought to the stage, and the page.
Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland by George Petrie and edited by David Cooper
Hardback; 60.00 Euro / 50.00 USD / 40.00 UK; Cork University Press, 280 pages [Add To Basket]
This book is a revised edition of the classic work, featuring a new biographical essay on Petrie. Melodies are returned to the form that Petrie originally notated them and are cross-referenced with other major collections. First published in 1855, this book is widely regarded as one of the most important nineteenth-century collections of traditional Irish music. It contains nearly two hundred melodies collected by Petrie as well as song texts in Irish and English and detailed notes by Petrie about their sources.
Brigit of Kildare by Ann Egan
Paperback; 10.00 Euro / 9.00 USD / 8.00 UK; Kildare, 212 pages [Add To Basket]
The author of this book lives in Clane, Co. Kildare with her husband and four children; her second daughter illustrated the book. In this book, they tell the story of Brigit of Kildare in prose and poetry and drawing that bring to life with passion and imagination one of the great women of early Christian Ireland.
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