Last year, two key events stirred something in the Irish collective consciousness like nothing I’ve seen before: Kneecap , who rap in the Irish language, were thrust further into the international spotlight when the UK government attempted to try Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh as a terrorist The death of Manchán Magan , an author and broadcaster who in life I’m sad to say I wasn’t as aware of as after his death. Magan was a proud proponent of the Irish language Trying an Irish language rapper as a terrorist shows that the UK government has the self-awareness of a former colonial superpower struggling with