The New IRA Interview: Armed Struggle Without Purpose
The weekend publication of an interview in The Sunday Times newspaper with representatives of the Army Council of the NewContinue Reading
Month: April 2019
The Return Of The UFOs
The latest edition of Issues in Science and Technology, published by the University of Texas at Dallas, has an interestingContinue Reading
YouGov Poll: 33% Of British Voters Support Radical Right Parties
A new survey of 5,420 voters in the United Kingdom carried out by the well-known polling company YouGov on behalfContinue Reading
A YouTube Termination: Banned By The Google Profit Machine
It seems that Google has decided to terminate the main YouTube channel for An Sionnach Fionn despite the existence ofContinue Reading
US-Led Forces Kill More Afghan Civilians Than The Taliban Or Islamic State
The revelation by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) that American-backed government forces have killed more civilians inContinue Reading
Change UK And The Brexit Party. The Europeanisation Of British Politics
The selection of European parliamentary candidates by the Change UK – The Independent Group, which unites the more explicitly pro-EUContinue Reading
HBO’s Game Of Thrones And Assumptions Of Racism
Like many other fans I’m looking forward to viewing more episodes in the eight and final season of the GamesContinue Reading
Hollywood And The Pentagon: Entertainment Or Propaganda?
The close ties between the United States’ military and the US movie and television industry is one of the biggestContinue Reading
Journalist Lyra McKee Killed During Suspected New IRA Attack On The PSNI In Derry
The tragic death of the journalist and author Lyra McKee during overnight clashes in the city of Derry is aContinue Reading
Nancy Pelosi Warns Britain: Do Not Harm The Good Friday Agreement
While some politicians and commentators in the United Kingdom may be have little more than contempt for the Good FridayContinue Reading
Nigel Farage, The Brexit Party, UKIP, The ERG And The Greater England Movement
As the car crash efforts by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union are upgraded to the status ofContinue Reading
The DUP: Dark Money, Prison Convicts And The Local Elections
So it seems that the hard-right Democratic Unionist Party is back in the news again. Not for trying to holdContinue Reading
SBS Dateline: Is Brexit Amplifying Old Tensions In Northern Ireland?
The destabilising effects of Brexit on the Irish-British peace process is the focus of this documentary by Dateline, a currentContinue Reading
Documentaries: Nuclear Weapons In Europe, Ukraine Power Struggles
Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s international public service broadcaster, has published a couple of new documentaries on its YouTube channel examiningContinue Reading
European Parliamentary Elections: A Proxy Border Poll?
Such is the pace of the Brexit beast as it charges towards the no-deal cliffs, by the time I publishContinue Reading
The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris And The PSNI Armed Escort And Jeep
The appointment of Drew Harris as the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána in September 2018 was presented by some sympatheticContinue Reading
Dave Rubin. The Useful Idiot Of The Alt-Right
The American YouTube celebrity Dave Rubin is an interesting character. He first came to public prominence as a moderately successfulContinue Reading
The Rocketeer
From before the era of tent-pole summer blockbusters and superhero extravaganzas, comes The Rocketeer, one of my favourite genre moviesContinue Reading
Ireland, The British Commonwealth, Neutrality And NATO
Newton Emerson is one of those political commentators you never know whether to take seriously or not. There are daysContinue Reading
Majority Of UK Voters Want Rid Or Don’t Care About “Northern Ireland”
A majority of voters in the United Kingdom, some 55%, would prefer if “Northern Ireland” joined a reunited Ireland ratherContinue Reading
Four Brexit Votes: UK Parliament Says No To Everything, Yes To Nothing
Following another night of parliamentary chaos in London I’m reminded of the (apocryphal) demand by King Henry II of England,Continue Reading
Employee Unions In The Digital Media, From Vox To Buzzfeed
Given the animosity expressed by the libertarian cliques of Silicon Valley towards trade unionism, the growth of unions among theContinue Reading
AN SIONNACH FIONN 