Horrible Histories With The Sunday Independent
The Irish Independent’s pet “historian”, John Paul McCarthy, has written a lengthy article on some of the behind-the-scenes events relating to theContinue Reading
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Fighting For The Truth
There is a letter in The Irish Times from a host of Irish civil rights campaigners, journalists, businesspeople, academics and student leaders protesting theContinue Reading
An Irish-American Story
From the Irish Independent a story on Séamus Ó Fianghusa, an Irish-American soldier who is now the subject of a new documentary onContinue Reading
Some Irish Pride
The Irish language is about to take a technological leap that will place it, in terms of accessibility and knowledge, at theContinue Reading
RTÉ Should Be TG4 – And Here’s Why
Lecturer and author Niamh Hourigan discusses TG4, the Irish language television channel, in the Irish Times with some interesting, if debatable, points:Continue Reading
A Sticky Situation
In the Irish Times Mick Heaney asks whether the takeover of RTÉ’s news and current affairs department in the 1970s and ‘80s by aContinue Reading
Dissent In The Ranks?
According to a piece by Henry McDonald in the Belfast Telegraph the Resistance Republicans of CIRA, RIRA and ÓnaÉ (who remain committed to theContinue Reading
Plaid Cymru – Time For Progressive Nationalism?
In an article for WalesOnline former Plaid Cymru minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas asks the question that hangs over the Welsh nationalistContinue Reading
Cymdeithas Yr Iaith Gymraeg At 50
2012 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) and The Penny Post carries a seriesContinue Reading
A Year Of The French
There is an interesting series of articles, in French, on the status of the Irish language in the North ofContinue Reading
A Trail Of Tears – Native American History Resonates For An Irish Audience
One of the leading online publications for news on the indigenous communities of the United Sates and Canada is the thirty-year old IndianContinue Reading
Rising Boats, Trickle Down Economics And The Politics Of Regression
Another entry for my “Only In Ireland” series, this time thanks to Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes TD, with an entirelyContinue Reading
Aboriginal Sensitivities
In May 2011 the New Democratic Party (NDP), the perennial also-rans of Canadian politics, shocked the body politic and muchContinue Reading
État de Louisiane – French America
English, English, English! The language of modernity. The language of technology, the media and business (always business). The language of the “West”.Continue Reading
Lá An Dreoilín Shona Duit!
May I wish all my readers a happy Lá an Dreoilín. Enjoy the hunting 😉
Playing Fantasy Troubles
A lot of articles, books, documentaries and news pieces have been produced over the last two decades exploring the origins of theContinue Reading
Irish Books For Irish Children – A Success Story
The Irish publishing industry has always struggled against the domination of the book market here by overseas English-language publishers, particularlyContinue Reading
An Anti-Irish Free State?
I’ve written several pieces here about the shock and dismay felt by many Irish-speaking citizens across Ireland at the decision by the currentContinue Reading
Searglighe an tSionnaigh Fionn
Apologies to everyone who has been emailing, tweeting or commenting over the last few days but (to borrow a descriptionContinue Reading
Dáithí Ó hÓgáin – Ar Dheis Dé Go Raibh A Anam
A brief post to mark the passing of Professor Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, a man who brought academic rigour to the popular promotion of Early Irish Literature, MythologyContinue Reading
The SNP – Going For A Proportional Measure Of Freedom?
A new poll, reported in the Scotsman newspaper, shows an increase in the support for independence amongst voters, with the majority plumpingContinue Reading
Colonially Speaking
While in my earlier post it was good to see positive news for Ireland’s Irish-speaking population, it’s depressing to beContinue Reading
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