Second-Class Citizens, Second-Class Victims
So the political extreme of the British Unionist minority in Ireland in the form of the TUV’s Jim McAllister hasContinue Reading
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A Fake Economy In A Fake State
The benefits of Britain’s continued colonial rule over the north-east of Ireland? Fake shops for a fake economy. From theContinue Reading
Jack Vance, 1916−2013
Thanks to WorldbyStorm for highlighting the passing of that elder statesman of American Sci-Fi and Fantasy literature, Jack Vance. WhileContinue Reading
Austerity – Basque Fight Versus Irish Flight
There is an interesting if understandably angry article by author James Petras at the Dissident Voice comparing the different reactionsContinue Reading
Should Ireland Be Reunited? 92% Yes!
On Saturday May 25th there was a democratic local referendum held in Crossmaglen and Creggan Upper, two electoral wards whichContinue Reading
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Paul Theroux And The Boston Bombing
On the 16th of May 2013 the Daily Beast published an article by the Massachusetts-born travel writer and author Paul Theroux whereContinue Reading
Calling It Like It Is
Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins, has made a telling point in relation to the Irish language, a point thatContinue Reading
The Irish Times – Mixed Messages From Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Irish Times has a series of articles on the Irish Revolution roughly divided between even-handed accounts of those whoContinue Reading
One Law For Them – Another Law For Us
Well, we’ve heard it all now. Alan Shatter, the Minister of Justice (and off-the-record tips from the Gardaí on OppositionContinue Reading
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Oh for the cinematic vision of “Dune” that could have been. From Salon and Andrew O’Hehir at the Cannes Festival: “AccordingContinue Reading
RTÉ – Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous!
After much public outcry in recent years RTÉ’s director general Noel Curran has stated that by the end of thisContinue Reading
Ireland’s British Troubles
Interesting revelation from court documents released in Belfast (via the Detail), where Ciarán Martin, the former Security and Intelligence adviserContinue Reading
NAMA Wine Lake Closes – Irish Elites Breathe Easier
NAMA Wine Lake is no more. And so goes another keen observer of government and establishment misdoings while the craven media continuesContinue Reading
No Second Troy
One of the last monolingual Irish-speakers in Ireland being interviewed by the British historian Michael Wood for his 1985 BBC documentary “In SearchContinue Reading
Is That Why The Gardaí Wear Blue Shirts?
We live, it seems, in GUBU times. From the Irish Independent newspaper: “JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter has staunchly defended his decision to publiclyContinue Reading
If I Were You I’d Give Ireland A Miss
Talking of technology, given the level of aggression and subliminal violence that now passes for social discourse in contemporary Ireland perhaps I could do withContinue Reading
Wikipedia – The Ultimate Poison Pen Letter
Andrew Leonard has a fascinating article on Salon examining the hidden “edit wars” taking place behind the seemingly placid façade of Wikipedia, theContinue Reading
Nigel, Nigel, Nigel – Out, Out, Out
Scottish blogger James Kelly calls it right as he examines the ignoble retreat of the UKIP leader Nigel Farage fromContinue Reading
Language Wars – Coming To A Sign Near You Soon
More new from the Pax Anglia, via the Dunfermline Press: “… councillor Dave Dempsey is proposing that road signs inContinue Reading
Irish Pride! Where The NRA Goes Others Follow!
Who knew that Ireland’s National Roads Authority and related construction industry was also employed in Latin America? From the Guardian newspaper: “AContinue Reading
United We Stand?
Since the signing of the multilateral Belfast Agreement of 1998 there has been a debate around the question of havingContinue Reading
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