It took me quite a while to get through this book and that was simply because the reading was so dense and it's a lot of information to take in even if the broad strokes are known to me already. I appreciate that this book went to great lengths to situate the colonialism Ireland experienced and how that has led to our current position today of being broadly anti-colonial and anti-imperialist in global politics. I also appreciate that it tracked the development of the two irish states and their relationship with colonialism and how the government of ireland act is still so relevant to our day to day lives. A recommended read for anyone with an interest in irish history, colonialism, imperialism or just modern day politics. I do have to mention that there are some spelling and date mistakes as well as 2 chapters that have the wrong reference numbers and these do detract a slight bit from the overall reading experience but not too much to make me want to put it down at any stage.