129. Dr. T. Finn & Dr. T. Varley: Inside Rural Ireland

Editors Tomás Finn and Tony Varley discuss their book, *Inside Rural
Ireland*. They explain how rural Ireland’s success is intrinsically tied to
the prosperity of the entire nation, emphasising the importance of
nurturing rural communities for Ireland’s future.

Tomás Finn is a Lecturer in History at the University of Galway and is
currently a member of the Social Sciences Research Centre at the University
of Galway. He has published a book and articles on the role of
intellectuals and the influence of ideas in the modernisation of Ireland.
His monograph *Tuairim, Intellectual Debate and Policy Formulation:
Rethinking Ireland, 1954–75* was published in 2012.

Tony Varley is a former Senior Lecturer in Political Science and Sociology
and is now a member of the Social Sciences Research Centre at the
University of Galway. He has co-edited *A Living Countryside? The Politics
of Sustainable Development in Rural Ireland* (2009), *Integration through
Subordination: The Politics of Agricultural Modernisation in Industrial
Europe* (2013), and *Land Questions in Modern Ireland* (2013).