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This timely and important intervention in the debates concerning
Europe in Ireland begins with the 1916 Centenary celebration. The
Brexit decision of June 2016 has fundamentally altered Ireland's
relationship with the European Union and has exponentially
increased interest in European matters in public debates. Yet,
public discussions regarding Ireland's closer links with the
European Union often remain purely utilitarian and economic, or
take place solely within academia. There is an urgent need to
broaden the debate towards the cultural and social spheres, which
includes highlighting the inherently European quality of Irish
culture and society, in the past as much as the present. The most
extensive interventions on these issues in recent years have come
from the President of Ireland. This edition collects all of the
major speeches on the topic of Europe since 2016. They encompass
interventions on historical aspects, bilateral cultural links,
citizens' involvement in the European project, workers' rights and
ecological concerns. The present Covid-19 crisis will further move
the European Union into the limelight, in particular its role in
helping member states cope with the consequences of this
unprecedented disaster. President Higgins addresses the Great Flu
Epidemic of 1918-19 from a speech made in May 2019 and considers
the role of European leaders in a letter to the President of the
Hellenic Republic in April 2020. These speeches are marked by the
President's particular and personal stamp, while also expressing
central concerns on behalf of Irish citizens. The speeches are
enhanced by a Foreword written by President Michael D. Higgins.
Ulysses is widely regarded as the greatest novel of the twentieth
century. Commemorating the 1922 publication of this modernist
masterwork, One Hundred Years of James Joyce's "Ulysses" tells the
story of the writing, revising, printing, and censorship of the
novel. Edited by world-renowned Irish novelist and literary critic
Colm Toibin, this book presents ten essays by preeminent Joyce
scholars and by curators of his manuscripts and early editions, as
well as an interview with Sean Kelly, the New York gallery owner
who donated his extensive Joyce collection to The Morgan Library
& Museum. Beginning with Toibin's expert interpretation of the
Dublin context for Ulysses, the volume follows Joyce in Trieste,
Zurich, and Paris from 1914 up through the novel's publication-and
the international scandal and fame that ensues. It draws on Joyce's
notebooks and letters, as well as extant manuscripts and proofs, to
provide new insights into Joyce's life, the narrative and place of
Ulysses, and the printed book. Rich and illuminating, this volume
is essential for scholars, fans, and readers of the novel. Along
with the editor, contributors include Ronan Crowley, Maria
DiBattista, Derick Dreher, Catherine Flynn, Anne Fogarty, Rick
Gekoski, Joseph M. Hassett, James Maynard, and John McCourt.
This book is the result of a strong collaboration between the
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations and Fordham
University's Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. It is
a record of a series of distinguished lectures that explored the
current challenges to policymakers and humanitarian actors as they
focus their efforts on larger and more complex emergencies. The
contributors to this book both identify innovative measures in
addressing established problems and address hitherto
under-researched emerging issues. A Skein of Thought is the product
of this fruitful partnership. Ireland has, through its longstanding
peacekeeping, its embrace of multi-lateralism, and its investment
in development and humanitarian solutions, been a global leader in
confronting and mitigating global disasters. In a similar way, the
Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs has been a global
leader in humanitarian training, publications, and research. A
Skein of Thought: The Ireland at Fordham Humanitarian Lecture
Series, then, represents this link between theory and practice. The
Refuge Press The Refuge Press is an independent humanitarian
imprint that was founded in 2019. Following on from a successful
International Humanitarian Affairs Series through Fordham
University Press, The Refuge Press, with Brendan Cahill as its
Publisher, publishes four books per year. The Refuge Press books
challenge humanitarian thinking and offer personal and professional
reflections on global crises.
This book is the result of a strong collaboration between the
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations and Fordham
University's Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs. It is
a record of a series of distinguished lectures that explored the
current challenges to policymakers and humanitarian actors as they
focus their efforts on larger and more complex emergencies. The
contributors to this book both identify innovative measures in
addressing established problems and address hitherto
under-researched emerging issues. A Skein of Thought is the product
of this fruitful partnership. Ireland has, through its longstanding
peacekeeping, its embrace of multi-lateralism, and its investment
in development and humanitarian solutions, been a global leader in
confronting and mitigating global disasters. In a similar way, the
Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs has been a global
leader in humanitarian training, publications, and research. A
Skein of Thought: The Ireland at Fordham Humanitarian Lecture
Series, then, represents this link between theory and practice. The
Refuge Press The Refuge Press is an independent humanitarian
imprint that was founded in 2019. Following on from a successful
International Humanitarian Affairs Series through Fordham
University Press, The Refuge Press, with Brendan Cahill as its
Publisher, publishes four books per year. The Refuge Press books
challenge humanitarian thinking and offer personal and professional
reflections on global crises.
The President of Ireland since 2011, when he was elected by a final
tally of almost 57% of the votes, Michael D. Higgins has used his
time in office to setout a vision of what he calls 'an ethical
Republic'. In a series of remarkable and urgent speeches, which are
anything but the bland commentaries of a ceremonial head of state,
Michael D. Higgins has urged his fellow citizens to consider what
makes the good life. He has asked how human rights, an active and
empowered citizenry, women's equality and the right to health and a
life free of corrosive anxiety might be achieved. He has
highlighted the plight of refugees. And he has criticised the ways
in which work is becoming dehumanised.
Renewing the Republic is the latest offering from Irish social
commentator, author, poet, and politician Michael D. Higgins.
Featuring new essays along with Higgins' best speeches, Renewing
the Republic explores six themes: citizenship and the republic;
culture, identity, and reputation; human rights; language;
globalization, emigration, and exile; and the public space. This
book examines these themes with an eye toward the 2011 presidential
election in Ireland.
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