I’m a huge fan of the long-running American musical collective, The Coup, and their brand of politically and socially aware hip hop. In 2012 the
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Three Blokes In The Pub Talk A No Deal Brexit
Turning from the ridiculous to the sensible, a rather enjoyable view from the United Kingdom on Brexit and the resultant business implications for the UK
A Close Encounter Of The Obnoxious Kind With Brexit
Until yesterday I had no intention of writing about a rancorous experience I had with some pro-Brexit visitors from the United Kingdom at a recent
Unionists Demanding That Nationalists Ignore The Failure Of Partition Is Bizarre
The Irish politics’ site, Slugger O’Toole, features a short article by its editor, Mick Fealty, offering a mild chastisement to the nationalist majority in Ireland
The Summer Harvest Hides County Meath’s Newest Neolithic Discovery Once Again
The YouTube channel Mythical Ireland has published a new video of the wheat field near Brú na Bóinne or Newgrange* in County Meath, where this
Patrick Stewart To Return As Jean-Luc Picard To Rescue Ailing Star Trek Franchise
The recent announcement by Patrick Stewart, Britain’s veteran stage and movie actor, that he is returning to the role of Jean-Luc Picard, the iconic lead character
British Legislation Threatens Imposition Of A Stop-And-Search Zone Along The UK Border In Ireland
So much for the repeated claims by Theresa May’s Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom that her nation remains committed to the now decades’
UKIP Is A Far-Right Party Even If The UK Press Is Loath To Admit It
When it comes to the rise of the neo-right in the “West”, it’s interesting to note that much of the news media in the United
The Ballymurphy Precedent. A New Documentary On The 1971 Massacre By The British Army
Between Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th of August 1971, the Parachute Regiment of the British Army murdered eleven Irish civilians in the Ballymurphy
Ruth Dudley Edwards On Leo Varadkar’s “Outsider” Parentage And Sexuality
During the two terms of Barack Obama’s presidency in the United States of America, conservative journalists and politicians in the United Kingdom often claimed that
The Nation-State Of Ireland And The Revolutionary Irish Republic
The long-term republican activist, Cáit Trainor, formerly of the breakaway grouping Republican Sinn Féin, has written an interesting opinion piece for An Spréach, a new
The DUP Adopts A Scorched Earth Policy For Irish And Gay Rights
Peter Robinson, the former head of the Democratic Unionist Party, may be urging pro-union leaders in the north-east of Ireland to reach a favourable accommodation
Fianna Fáil May Expand Into The North But New Voters Mean New Obligations
The thought occurs that while Sinn Féin may be showing early signs of stress in the balancing act between national politics in the Twenty-Six Counties
Mary Lou McDonald And Sinn Féin’s Approach To A Reunited Ireland
So what are we to make of Monday’s Associated Press interview with the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, where the Dublin Central TD seemed
Rudy Giuliani’s New Magic Trick: Turning Collusion Into An Illusion
This is great stuff. Stephen Colbert and The Late Show on Rudy Giuliani’s slow motion car crash across multiple television channels in the United States, as
Peter Robinson, A Reunited Ireland, And Unionism’s Narrowing Options
Last week’s speech by Peter Robinson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (and for many years, an uncompromising representative of the
The Questionable Culture Of Irish Online Influencers
The old maxim about power corrupting, and absolute power corrupting absolutely, springs to mind whenever I look at the “influencer” scene in Ireland. There is
2000 AD’s Rogue Trooper To Be Adapted As A Movie By Duncan Jones
It’s generally agreed that Rogue Trooper was one of the better characters – or stories – to have emerged during the “golden age” period of
Four Full Episodes Of Peter Falk’s Columbo
Having discussed my fondness for the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes, or at least some of the Victorian detective’s better cinematic and TV outings, here is
Drones, A Dry Summer And A Wealth Of Archaeological Discoveries In Ireland
One unexpected result of the exceptionally dry summer in Ireland has been a plethora of archaeological discoveries around the country. Over the last few weeks
Audio Of Donald Trump Discussing Hush Money Payout
From the bizarre to the surreal in the ongoing sex-and-politics scandal involving Donald Trump and Stormy Daniels. The controversy has taken another twist as Trump’s
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Author Of Sherlock Holmes, On Conscription In Ireland
I must admit to being a fan of the fictional “consulting detective” Sherlock Holmes. Or rather, a fan of the various modern cinematic and television
