Burning The Village To Save The Villlage
It seems that the British Nationalist campaign to “save the Union” is quickly reverting to type (not to mention historical precedence)Continue Reading
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Keeping Paddy In His Place
A short but very sobering post from WorldByStorm over at the Cedar Lounge Revolution: “Reading that the unemployment rate isContinue Reading
Ray Bradbury 1920 – 2012
A quick post to note the passing of legendary American science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury. From the Guardian: “Ray Bradbury, who has diedContinue Reading
Danish In Germany
Here’s an interesting one from the Economist (via Slugger O’Toole), on Germany’s Danish minority and the sometimes artificial nature ofContinue Reading
The Dream Of Roger Casement
Nobel prize-winner Mario Vargas Llosa has a short article in the Daily Telegraph (yes, I know, not my usual choiceContinue Reading
Life As Usual In The Westie Independent
Oh for God’s sake… “An Englishman gave us back our flag — and now we are reclaiming our own languageContinue Reading
Native Americans – Life As Usual In The Occupied Territories
When I was growing up in Ireland and it came to playing that age old game of “Cowboys and Indians”Continue Reading
The Guardian – A Time-Travelling Newspaper
Time-travelling reporting with the Guardian – news 24 hours in advance! Oh well. Let us hope they are right and the NÍL sideContinue Reading
Wizards and Warriors
For all you hardcore geeks (myself included) the utterly obscure, utterly surreal Wizards and Warriors, a short-lived American television Fantasy series from the early 1980s. If you remember this you are definitely one of the fraternity.Continue Reading
No Peace For The Basque Country
Just a quick post to note the strange events in the Basque Country, both Spanish- and French-ruled, where despite the declared cessation of operations byContinue Reading
A United Ireland – Digitally At Least
Well, better late than never I suppose. From the Hollywood Reporter (ooh-la-la!): “TV viewers in Northern Ireland will be ableContinue Reading
Ag Troid Ar Ais
So you think you live in an Ireland of equals? Think again. From Gaelport: “My name is Niamh Ní ChadlaContinue Reading
Craig Ferguson In Scotland
Thought you might like this one. Scottish comedian and (subversive) chat-show host Craig Ferguson has recently been presenting his US-based Late Late Show fromContinue Reading
Sinn Féin – Missing The Real Irish Revolution
Following on from my criticism of Gerry Adam’s speech at the 2012 Sinn Féin Ard-Fheis in Cill Airne for failingContinue Reading
When No Means No
From the Irish Times: “Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams in his keynote address to the party Ard-Fheis called on delegates and voters generallyContinue Reading
Mícheál Ó hAirtnéide
A quick post to mark a review by Theo Dorgan in the Irish Times of a new biography of the Irish poet Mícheál Ó hAirtnéideContinue Reading
The Two Belgiums
Every now and again I have a look at news and current affairs from Belgium, that most interesting of artificialContinue Reading
A Québec Spring?
Miriam Smith present’s a good analysis on ipoltics.ca examining the influences behind the current turmoil in Québec as students face off against theContinue Reading
So You Think You Know What It Means To Be Irish? Think Again…
During the revival of the French language and culture in Québec in the 1970s and ‘80s it became noticeable thatContinue Reading
Turbulence In Québec A Sign Of Radical Political Change?
So, it seems that the governing (and as we would say over here, “unionist”) Liberal Party in Québec is setContinue Reading
#AngloFail
Two disheartening news items from Celtic Britain, one from Cornwall and one from Wales, both making the headlines. In Cornwall,Continue Reading
A Monument To Freedom Versus A Monument To Greed
From Easter Rising to Celtic Tiger. Which would we rather remember? Or, indeed, celebrate? From the Irish Examiner. “Campaigners have renewed callsContinue Reading
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