In her radical socialism and vociferous support for minorities, Catherine Connolly represents precisely that spirit of wokeness that a large section of the Irish public is determined to challenge.
In today's Britain, restraint is being replaced by aggression, solidarity by conflict. In the face of rising crime, fear and friction cast their shadows over too many of our neighbourhoods.
In an astonishing dereliction of duty, the BBC did not pull the plug on punk duo Bob Vylan as they embarked on an anti-Semitic rant before a Palestinian flag-waving crowd.