Person: Winston Smith

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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How we sleepwalked into George Orwell’s nightmarish vision

George Orwell’s classic novel foretold a lot, but the manner in which we’ve handed over our personal data to faceless corporatocracies is doubleplus-ungood, says Suzanne Harrington.

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Book review: 2084: The End of the World

IT is now nearly 70 years since George Orwell’s fabulously dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published and in that time it has become one of the most influential books ever written. 

business

Drama captures the paranoia that is the prevailing spirit of the age

This year we will see a number of films, plays and TV shows which reflect the post-Trump era in a case of art imitating life. Or is it the other way around?, asks Allan Prosser.

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Album review: Muse, Drones

Misogyny’s comeback in our dystopian disorder

Tánaiste victim of Newton’s Third Law

Fianna Fáil looks forward to 1984

AT the start of George Orwell’s magnificent novel 1984, its anti-hero Winston Smith hears the loudspeakers drone that Oceania is at war with Eurasia and in alliance with Eastasia.

Sat, 11 Dec, 2004

Ryan looks to fast track Athens hopes

GARY RYAN has always found The Mardyke something of a happy hunting ground for fast times but he will be looking for something extra today in his Olympic qualifying standard quest at the BUPA Cork City Sports.

Sat, 03 Jul, 2004

Sonia aiming to fast–track a happy homecoming

SINCE her sensational victory as a 17 year old back in 1987, when she beat a star-studded field in the women’s 3,000m, Sonia O’Sullivan has been a star attraction at The Mardyke.

Sat, 05 Jul, 2003

Sheehy gets chance to even score with Anderson

CURRENT British champion Shani Anderson, who won both the 100m and 200m at last year’s BUPA Cork City Sports, is set to return to defend to her titles on July 5.

Wed, 14 May, 2003