

Cormac MacConnell
Cormac MacConnell is a veteran writer and journalist. His much loved column, about his life in County Clare and observations about Irish life, has appeared in the Irish Voice for close to 30 years.
Latest Stories


Wise men's gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh - Jesus was a wealthy child at Christmas

Magic in my peaceful song - Christmas In the Trenches

My annual pride over my song “Christmas in the Trenches 1915”

The modern reality of Ireland is breathtaking

A history in Ireland's dry stone walls

When orange and green couldn’t be seen in Northern Ireland

Everything you know about the St. Patrick's Day shamrock is a lie

Cormac MacConnell: This Christmas we survive on scraps of hope and good tidings

Unionism and the ethnic cleansing of Northern Ireland's nationalist youth
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