Letter: 1916 commemorations and Irish contradictions

In this year of commemorative memory of things past, and things accomplished, it’s worth looking at some of the good-natured contradictions inherent in our history.

The first instincts of the 1916 revolution was to rid the country of all things British. To say this was not an unqualified success wouldn’t be putting too fine a tooth on it!

We’re now busy reinstalling the tram lines in Dublin that were ripped up to show how free enterprise would work in a free Ireland.