‘Shoneenism’ is alive and well in our politically correct celebrations

We owe a debt of gratitude to Alice Hanratty (Irish Examiner, February 9) for blowing the whistle on the outrageous proposal to add the names of British soldiers to the list of1916 patriots for display in Glasnevin Cemetery.

We will be forgiven for thinking the recent years had cured us of the old ‘shoneensim’. Yet we see now that it is alive and well.

In their rush to be seen as sophisticated and politically correct, those in power have abandoned the roots of the nation. They seem to regard the historical struggles of the Irish people for liberty as a source of embarrassment.