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436 pages covering a lifetime of service to Irish ...

2013-06-23T17:35:13.517+01:00

436 pages covering a lifetime of service to Irish Republicanism is hardly overkill. The book in question is well researched by the author and, for this reason, it represents a comprehensive account of the man, the politician and, the revolutionary. In my opinion, Ruairi is deserving of a highly commendable biography.

As I said before, this material/archive is a mega ...

2013-06-23T14:19:45.585+01:00

As I said before, this material/archive is a mega valuable resource and very welcome. I'm just about 3/4 the way through my MA dissertation and would have been much the worse without it. BRILLIANT.

Robert , Maybe too many pages for Newt, no one els...

2013-06-22T21:21:01.924+01:00

Robert , Maybe too many pages for Newt, no one else has given a negative review.

Ruairí foresaw Adams and Co's thinking and had the Intelligence to state actual facts as to were he seen SF heading for, "Stormont" and Leinster House", he was 100% correct, and , he warned everyone of the future and were SF were going , He was also 100% correct on that. On a scale of 1 to 100 for Honesty , Integrity , Dedication , Adams = 1 , Ruairí = 100.

While we have the example of a man like Ruairi O&#...

2013-06-22T21:09:15.948+01:00

While we have the example of a man like Ruairi O'Bradaigh our cause will never die. Ruairi may have passed from this world but his spirit lives forever in the Irish people he left behind and their desire to be free. In these times when treachery is afoot he showed us the way, the man's a guiding light on the path to the republic, that light will never be extinguished while we have men like Ruairi O'Bradaigh. A colossus in modern republicanism is how some have described him, sounds just about right

Points well made here Bob. While I personally like...

2013-06-22T19:20:03.366+01:00

Points well made here Bob. While I personally like Newton the irony is that Ruairi has been much more relevant than him throughout the conflict. Although that is not something I think the Newt would find fault with.

Well said Robert ,like or loathe the man, Ruairí O...

2013-06-22T17:36:03.830+01:00

Well said Robert ,like or loathe the man, Ruairí O Brádaigh never deviated from his core beliefs,he died as he lived a Republican,something his successor in quisling $inn £eind seems in such a hurry to ditch, and though the flame may be diminished by his passing,it still burns and I,m sure will burn brightly once again in the future.