Pierce Martin in his letter (Irish Independent, May 15) and the reactions to it, raises challenging questions about what constitutes Irish identity. A significant casualty from the collapse of the Celtic Tiger has been the shattering of our overconfident sense of ourselves.
Allied to this is the fact that the popular presumption that to be Irish is to be Catholic or Protestant has become less assured.
What does it mean to be Irish?
Irish Independent – Friday May 18 2012
Pierce Martin in his letter (Irish Independent, May 15) and the reactions to it, raises challenging questions about what constitutes Irish identity. A significant casualty from the collapse of the Celtic Tiger has been the shattering of our overconfident sense of ourselves.
Allied to this is the fact that the popular presumption that to be Irish is to be Catholic or Protestant has become less assured.
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