Coláiste Lurgan, TG Lurgan
The current affairs site breakingnews.ie carries a lengthy article on the well-publicised work of Coláiste Lurgan, an independent Irish language summer school inContinue Reading
Month: July 2014
Saltire: Ionnsaigh, The First Scottish Language Graphic Novel
A quick break away from politics with news of the release of Saltire: Ionnsaigh, the first graphic novel in the ScottishContinue Reading
Howth Gunrunning Ladies
Originally posted on Choosing the Green:
100 years ago exactly, a large shipment of arms landed in Ireland. It took the actions…
Dublin Irish, 4000 Years And Counting
A few years ago a former passive-agressive manager in my job, who made a great point of mispronouncing my surnameContinue Reading
Charlie Flanagan and Ireland’s Green Light To Israel
Originally posted on Cunning Hired Knaves:
Charlie Flanagan On Wednesday, Ireland, along with the rest of the member countries from the European…
This Land Is Mine, Israel And Palestine
From the talented Nina Paley.
Equal In Any Language
In yesterday’s Guardian newspaper the journalist and political activist Ellie Mae O’Hagan argues that the Welsh language should be partContinue Reading
The Orange Order – Enough Is Enough
From 1975 to 1982 a British terrorist faction nicknamed the “Shankhill Butchers”, part of the militant UVF, carried out aContinue Reading
France Had Pétain, We Nearly Had Redmond
John Redmond is probably one of the more divisive figures in Irish history and rightly so. The patrician head ofContinue Reading
Helpless In Gaza
Originally posted on Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia:
Israel-Palestine is a subject I have avoided for years. For a serious newspaper columnist or a…
Scottish Referendum Poll Shows Yes Vote Gaining Ground
The latest TNS BMRB poll in Scotland is showing a small if significant rise in support for the pro-sovereignty YesContinue Reading
Name The Kincora Abusers
For the first time an allegation long made in private has been stated in public: a senior member of theContinue Reading
The Irish State Versus The Irish Language
More on the controversial decision by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition to appoint two government minsters to departments dealing with Irish-speaking communitiesContinue Reading
Irish-Speakers Lie Down!
If there is a nation anywhere on the planet more ashamed and embarrassed of its own existence, of its veryContinue Reading
Britain’s Legacy In Ireland, 800 Years In The Making
Pictured above is an “Eleventh Night” bonfire, one of many dozens erected across the north-east of Ireland by usually adolescent members of theContinue Reading
Between The Land And The Sea
Regular readers will know of my affection for Bóthar an Choinicéir, a leafy side-road in Fine Gall situated on a narrowContinue Reading
Commemoration as manipulation
Originally posted on The Irish Republic:
Imagine the United States suspending Independence Day ceremonies for 36 years, or the French doing likewise…
The Reality Of War
Philip Weiss links to a shocking and profoundly disturbing video of a Palestinian father unable to accept the killing of his youngContinue Reading
The Calm Before The Storm
The infamous Ku Klux Klan had – and probably still has – burning crosses. The equally infamous Orange Order hasContinue Reading
The Acceptable Face of Nationalism
Originally posted on A Wilderness of Peace:
Video courtesy the Reverend. “I was born in Inverness, I’m a passionate Highlander, and I love…
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