Margaret Connolly

  • Germany Calling was an English-language propaganda radio programme broadcast by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. It was aimed primarily at audiences in the British Isles and North America, using news, political commentary and entertainment to promote the German regime’s version of the war. Each broadcast opened with the distinctive announcement: “Germany calling! Here…

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  • Margaret Connolly, the sister of Ireland’s president Catherine Connolly, told RTÉ Six One News, yesterday: “My heart lies with the Palestinian people. We’ve had 800 years of colonisation by England. Why wouldn’t we come on the flotilla?” If she knew anything about her own country’s history, she’d know that technically she is incorrect. The English…

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