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Post by kj on Jul 6, 2017 17:04:48 GMT
There was a long and worthy discussion on Fennell in The Irish Catholics Forum, so I don't know how much of it is worth rehashing here: irishcatholics.proboards.com/thread/428/desmond-fennell?page=1&scrollTo=5551I've been trying to access Fennell's website but can't seem to get in. Is it just my ropey laptop or is anyone else having this problem? To summarise, I've only read bits and pieces of Fennell, and I am sure the criticisms of him as egotistical, over-general, immune to criticism etc are correct, but I am glad he exists! |
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jul 6, 2017 17:32:08 GMT
I contributed to many of the criticisms on that thread but I do feel it is often too harsh on him. He is certainly a brave and outnumbered figure.
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jul 6, 2017 17:33:46 GMT
I suggest the Irish Catholics Forum should be referred to as The Other Place. :-)
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Post by kj on Jul 6, 2017 19:11:33 GMT
Can you access his website?
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jul 6, 2017 19:23:03 GMT
Yes.
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Post by kj on Jul 6, 2017 19:28:33 GMT
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Jul 6, 2017 19:33:27 GMT
That's it. I accessed through Chrome on my smartphone.
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Post by kj on Jul 6, 2017 19:38:48 GMT
Right, thanks. I'll give it a shot.
I would like to say that whatever one may fault DF's writings with, I really admire the way he walked the walk in the 60s and 70s. He went to the Gaeltacht, learned the language, got involved with the community, participated in establishing Irish radio and tv and was wholehearted about it all. Moral of the story being that with enough determination you can fight your own fight, regardless of the opinions of the majority.
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Post by rogerbuck on Jul 7, 2017 11:00:44 GMT
A quick word to say I haven't been able to access it either. May have to get Chrome. I have gained a very great deal indeed from Fennell and would much rather celebrate his penetrating insights than dwell on his faults. We all have plenty of them and I tend to think of Fennell with a temperament not unlike Belloc's: fiery, passionate, yes very sure of himself. That temperament can irritate those of a different temperament, but that passion and surety may be necessary for such figures to stand out from the crowd whilst certain others - certainly people like me - may be less sure of themselves, but also less courageous.
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Post by angelo on Aug 2, 2017 22:09:01 GMT
Desmond Fennell will speak at the Central Catholic Library on 74 Merrion Square, Dublin on August 5th at 6pm. The topic of his talk shall be his newly published autobiography.
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Post by ZenoOfCitium on Aug 3, 2017 13:59:05 GMT
I suggest the Irish Catholics Forum should be referred to as The Other Place. :-) If that's The Other Place, how is politics.ie to be referred to? |
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Aug 3, 2017 14:09:05 GMT
I suggest the Irish Catholics Forum should be referred to as The Other Place. :-) If that's The Other Place, how is politics.ie to be referred to? The cesspit! |
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Post by angelo on Aug 7, 2017 15:13:51 GMT
Desmond Fennell will speak at the Central Catholic Library on 74 Merrion Square, Dublin on August 5th at 6pm. The topic of his talk shall be his newly published autobiography. Did anyone go? I missed it. |
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Post by assisi on Aug 12, 2017 11:27:27 GMT
Desmond Fennell will speak at the Central Catholic Library on 74 Merrion Square, Dublin on August 5th at 6pm. The topic of his talk shall be his newly published autobiography. Did anyone go? I missed it. I meant to travel down but I couldn't make it due to other commitments. If you hear of any further talks he is doing please mention them on this thread. |
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Aug 12, 2017 12:07:06 GMT
Fennell is a unique phenomenon. An intellectual with his own following.
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