Author Archives: Aaron McAllorum

Because, you know, we’re not highly paid. And we’re not feeling enormously positive. And it’s actually a little more complex than you make out.

Just saying stuff like ‘Yes, We Can’ and asking: “Why is there so much anger out there?” and “let’s have some good news’ makes us want to smash our radios into our own faces

The problem is you are not even remotely angry.

Also, the people you meet around Ireland are friendly and welcoming to you because you are on the telly. It’s like the Queen. She thinks the world smells of fresh paint.

(Photocall Ireland)


The publication of newspapers was severely disrupted by the fighting. The Irish Times strongly condemned the rebellion saying ‘sedition must be rooted out of Ireland once and for all’. The Irish Independent also condemned the rising calling it ‘wicked and insane’….In the week after the rising, most newspapers were published again as normal. The Irish Times and The Irish Independent again condemned the rising and called for tough action against the leaders.
Donal Horgan, teachnet.ie

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