Book review: A useful lesson from our past

The core message of this valuable book is that a party founded by some truly odious bigots — Fine Gael — has evolved into a modernish, socially liberal force
Book review: A useful lesson from our past

Irish fascist politician and leader of the Blueshirts, General Eoin O’Duffy, who was Garda Commissioner under Éamon de Valera and later president of Fine Gael. Picture: Getty

  • Burn Them Out A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland 
  • Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc 
  • Head of Zeus, €16.99

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