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Category: Reviews
America and 1916: “A poets’ revolution”
Courtney McGrailIreland’s Exiled Children: America and the Easter Rising by Robert Schmuhl (Oxford University Press, £19.99)
The problems with evolution – A Catholic overview
Catholicism and Evolution: A History from Darwin to Pope Francis by Michael Chaberek OP (Angelico Press, £14.00pb)
The men who keep the country going… just about
Lord of the Files: Working for the Government, An Anthology edited by Michael Mulreany and Denis O’Brien, revised edition (Institute of Public Administration, €35.00)
Academics argue as Poland faces up to abortion crux
It was probably unsurprising that an April 19 open letter sent to Poland’s bishops from 100 female theologians and others has ruffled feathers online, given it begins with an assurance that its signatories “are Catholics who respect the Church’s moral stance against abortion” but argues that in certain circumstances they “believe that access to early,…
The role of humour and human values
Brendan O’Regan“Endearing humour combined with emotional intensity were the distinguishing features of The ‘A’ Word” which for Brendan O’Regan made this, “one of the best dramas I’ve seen this year so far”
The tragic-comic life of a electrifying jazz guru
Miles Ahead (15A) For those of us who’ve watched Don Cheadle in films over the years – not all of which could be described as consciousness-raising – it comes as some surprise to see him eating the heart and soul out of a part. He does that here with his electrifying portrayal of jazz legend…
The Greek view of the financial crisis
And The Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe, Austerity, and the Threat to Global Stability by Yanis Varoufakis (Bodley Head, £16.99hb) Peter Hegarty In a memorable passage in this apologia, former Greek Minster of Finance Yanis Varoufakis describes walking down a long cold corridor in the finance ministry in Berlin. At the other end German finance…
Appalling vistas in Eastern Africa
Tall Grass: Stories of Suffering & Peace in Northern Uganda by Carlos Rodríguez Soto (Fountain Publishers, Kampala, Uganda, £23.00pb; available via Amazon) The author, a Spanish priest, is a member of the Comboni Missionary Society. He served for 25 years in the society’s mission in Northern Uganda. Apart from three years in Kampala, editing a diocesan magazine,…
A measured view of the Easter Week Rising
The Rising. Ireland: Easter 1916 by Fearghal McGarry (Oxford University Press, £20hb) Joe Carroll This is a special ‘centenary edition’ of Dr McGarry’s book which was first published in 2010 and earned the accolade then as “the finest account yet of the 1916 Rising”. Since then, new books on the Rising are almost overflowing from Eason’s bookshop…