Bringing together 37 leading public figures in Ireland. North and South, The Soul of Ireland addresses issues such as wealth distribution, the Proclamation of 1916. falling attendance at churches, the role of religion in Ireland, immigration, the survival of the Irish language, the GAA, and the reconciliation of the Orange and Green in Northern Ireland. The book looks at what is happening to society in Ireland in the first decade of the new millennium, and at the threats to its culture and identity.