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Books in brief: De Valera’s formative years examined; trouble in Irish rugby; and a far-right takeover

The Irish Times 08 Mar 2025
Dangerous Ambition. The Making of Éamon de Valera by Colum Kenny (Eastwood Books, €20). De Valera’s public career didn’t begin until he was in his 30s ... Brian Maye. [ Colum Kenny ... What’s in a name? If Jo McMillan is to be trusted, a whole lot.
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What Eddie de Valera read: an English idyll and Robinson Crusoe

The Irish Times 05 Mar 2025
Éamon de Valera’s well-known visionary speech of 1943, with its references to “cosy homesteads”, “the romping of sturdy children” and “the laughter of comely maidens”, envisaged Ireland as a kind of bucolic idyll.
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