The Right To Talk – The Right To Teach
Talking of indigenous languages and education, while in Ireland our political parties make the right noises while purposely doing noneContinue Reading
Month: October 2011
The Truth About Irish
The policies of all political parties in Ireland on the issue of the Irish language are bullshit. Complete and utter.Continue Reading
Dissecting Empire – Richard Gott
In the Guardian journalist and writer Richard Gott examines the revived nationalist ideology of the British Empire as the world’s onlyContinue Reading
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil – The Irish News Media And The Sam Smyth Scandal
As many regular readers may know (you are there, aren’t you?) I frequently bang on about the inequities of theContinue Reading
One Race But Three Victors
Well its all over bar the shouting (or gnashing of teeth) and three clear victors have emerged from the electionContinue Reading
Enter Bagman
The damage delivered to Seán Gallagher’s presidential ambitions as a result of the revelations on RTÉ’s Frontline Presidential Debate is continuing to send disruptiveContinue Reading
Irish Pigs In The Daily Mail
British journo Ian Birrell carries a lengthy rant against Martin McGuinness in the “Right Minds” section of the Daily Mail, aContinue Reading
From The People Who Brought You The IMF And The ECB – President Gallagher
Well, we’re in the final stretch of the race for Áras in Uachtaráin and it is claimed that the great Irish public, or at leastContinue Reading
Not One Small Victory But Three
Some days it is nice to be reminded that the Gaelic languages are not just national languages, but internationalContinue Reading
An Chatalóin – Catalonia, That Other Iberian Struggle
With all the focus on the Basque Country over the last week it has been easy to forget that otherContinue Reading
Fine Gael, “No Irish Here!” – A Flashback From 1938
The wonderful Irish Election Literature blog does it again with this Fine Gael election poster from 1938 protesting against “Migrants”Continue Reading
ETA Declares “Cessation Of Its Armed Activity”
The headlines carry the news of the much anticipated declaration of a permanent end to all military operations by ETA,Continue Reading
Anglophone Intolerance Speaks The Same Language – In Scotland Or Ireland
Just in case you thought it was safe to speak the Scottish language in Scotland along comes journalist Gina Davidson withContinue Reading
Hail To Nova Scotia
Interesting news in the Scotsman highlighting the international dimension that is increasingly important to the two main Gaelic languages, IrishContinue Reading
Seán Gallagher And Health Rights USA
I wrote a substantial piece earlier dealing with the Fianna Fáil background of the “Independent” presidential candidate Seán Gallagher, a background which dates to the earlyContinue Reading
Seán Gallagher – A Fianna Fáil Sockpuppet?
If one were to believe the polls (and some commentators) the “Independent” candidate for the presidency, Seán Gallagher, may be a serious contenderContinue Reading
Nuacht1 – And A Real Irish Script
Irish news aggregator Nuacht1 is available in both the Irish and English languages but the most interesting version is the thirdContinue Reading
A Majority In Scotland Now Favour Independence?
A newspaper poll in Britain has shown an astonishing increase in support for Scottish independence, with up to 49% ofContinue Reading
Michael D. Higgins: “Hamas Is More Advanced Than The IRA”
What a week it’s been in the race for the Áras. We’ve had a mystery whodunit (Dana), a shocking televisedContinue Reading
Labour Versus British Unionists – A Snapshot Of Irish Political History
The wonderful Irish Election Literature blog carries a 1938 anti-Fianna Fáil leaflet from the Irish Labour Party, that also targetsContinue Reading
Slugger, McGregor And Moloney. Controversy In Bloggerdom
Well, it’s all kicking off at the well-known Irish news and current affairs blog Slugger O’Toole. Long term writer MarkContinue Reading
Playing The Race Card In Ireland
Poor old Kevin Myers is at it again: propagating his “race theory” of Irish politics (and society) thanks to theContinue Reading
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