Within the Irish Republican movement, there have always been two tendencies: one which sees the struggle for Irish liberation as solely a nationalist question, and another which correctly sees it as a class question. In this talk from the book launch of ‘Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution’, Ben Curry uncovers the revolutionary lessons of Ireland’s struggle for liberation.
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