THE FREE STATE, FAR FROM THE REPUBLIC!
The Declarations adopted by Dail Éireann in January 1919, to confirm that the ties to the British occupation force had been broken, talked about the right of the Irish people to the ownership of Ireland, of its material assets and resources. And that all rights to private ownership must be subordinated to public rights and welfare. Not much remains of that vision in todays Irish Free State. Not even the words. The free state of Läs mer…