Book Review: The Adoption Machine: The Dark History of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Homes.
By Paul Jude Redmond Published by Irish Academic Press. Reviewer: Rhona McCord I first met Paul Redmond in 2013 at a press …
Book Review: The Shaping of Modern Ireland.
Edited by Eugenio Biagini and Daniel Mulhall Published by Irish Academic Press, 2016 Reviewer: Rhona McCord The Shaping of Modern Ireland is …
Book Review: Unhappy the Land: The Most Oppressed People, Ever, The Irish?
By Liam Kennedy Published by Irish Academic Press Reviewer Rhona McCord Liam Kennedy’s book is a selection of academic essays linked a …
Book Review: Dublin 1930-1950
Dublin 1930-1950 by Joseph Brady. Publisher: Four Courts Press Reviewer: Rhona McCord Published late last year this 448-page volume is the 5th …
Book Review: Me Father Was a Hero and Me Mother is a Saint
Me Father was a Hero and Me Mother is a Saint by Eamonn Sheridan Reviewer: Rhona McCord For anyone interested in …
Book Review, ‘A Just Society for Ireland?’
Title: A Just Society For Ireland? 1964-1987 Author: Ciara Meehan Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan, 2013 Price: £55.00 Reviewer: Rhona McCord Ciara Meehan’s recent …
The Mother and Child Scheme – The role of Church and State.
Rhona McCord takes a fresh look at the clash of ideologies and interests in the Irish state over the Mother and Child …