Month: October 2015
Barrel Bomb Attacks On Darayya, Damascus
Some ASF readers may have heard of the airborne”barrel bombs” deployed by the pro-Assad forces in the Syrian civil war, primarily for useContinue Reading
CNBC Republican Presidential Debate 2015
Having spent the night prostituting my labour to the service of others (no, not like that!) I didn’t get too muchContinue Reading
The Unmaking Of Ireland
Back in April the National Geographic magazine attempted to explain to its horrified readers the seemingly inexplicable rationale behind the Islamic State’s fanaticalContinue Reading
The Origins Of The Halloween Jack-O’-Lantern
There are many customs surrounding the annual October holiday of Halloween or All Hallows’ Eve, the quasi-Christian festival incorporating significantContinue Reading
Always A Bridesmaid Never A Bride
A quick thank you to everyone who supported or voted for An Sionnach Fionn in the Blog Awards Ireland competitionContinue Reading
The Long Shadow Of The Human Proxy Bomb
In the early hours of the 24th of October 1990 several volunteers of the Derry Brigade of the (Provisional) Irish Republican ArmyContinue Reading
Report On British And Irish Paramilitary Groupings Contains No Surprises
In response to the very selective quoting of the British government’s “independent” assessment of the current status of various paramilitary formations in theContinue Reading
Lorcán Ó Ciaráin Of Magheramenagh Castle
Following up on my article examining the last great battle of the War of Independence, the confrontation between a combined force ofContinue Reading
SNL On The CNN Democratic Debate
Following on from the big CNN debate between the presidential candidates for the Democratic Party in the United States – whichContinue Reading
7th Century Ireland, Where The Students Go To Party
Once upon a time the appearance of “Spanish students” on the streets of Dublin was regarded as one of theContinue Reading
New Revelations Over The British Army’s “Special Duties” In Ireland
On the morning of the 15th of December 1920, at the height of the Irish war of independence, four menContinue Reading
The Green Scare Or The Indo’s Greens Under The Bed Paranoia
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” For many people this infamous question immediatelyContinue Reading
The Answer To Gun Violence Is Not More Guns
Yet again it takes a murder, and one with quasi-political overtones in the eyes of some exploitative journalists, before politicians and theContinue Reading
A Delirium Of Political Vacuousness
So, I’ve not too much to say while I’m smothered with a persistent cold which refuses all efforts to kill it offContinue Reading
Maíria Cahill And The Labour Party, Or Integrity Meets Avarice
To misquote a terrible old bigot who had a way with words, most political controversies end not with a bang but with a whimper. ThatContinue Reading
Satanic Masses, Devil Worshippers And British Dirty War Propaganda
As we move deeper into these post-conflict (or, arguably, intra-conflict) times, am I the only one to be struck by the sheerContinue Reading
¡Viva Irlanda! I’m Irish – Speak Spanish!
In recent weeks the TG4 period drama, An Klondike, has garnered favourable reviews from across the Anglophone press and media in Ireland, gaining plauditsContinue Reading
Gusty Spence, In The Shadow Of A British Gunman
Speaking of the history of British separatist terrorism in Ireland, here is a recent article from Ciarán Mac Airt, author andContinue Reading
Ulster Resistance, The DUP Past That Won’t Go Away
Ulster Resistance, the paramilitary wing of Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party during the 1980s, is making the headlines once again following theContinue Reading
VHS Memories: Bedspring Bob
If you’re familiar with Irish TV broadcasts from the 1980s and early ’90s you’ll certainly remember the less-than-professional advertising that used to populateContinue Reading
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