For our final session, we'll discuss the legacies and memories of the Blueshirts in contemporary Ireland. Please print and prepare the below texts before class.
How do the below articles interpret the historical and contemporary significance of the Blueshirts? What might they be missing or misinterpreting based on what we've learned in class thus far? What do they get right?
Ciara Meehan and Stephen Collins,“Without the Blueshirts, there would have been no Fine Gael”, from Saving the State (2020)