Martin McGuinness. The People’s Choice?
Irish journalist and media lecturer Harry Browne writes in CounterPunch on the presidential election, the panic gripping the Irish elites, and theContinue Reading
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Panic Grips The Sycophants Of The Golden Circle
Ah, the fun of watching a terrified media establishment in Ireland working itself up into a panic at the prospect of MartinContinue Reading
Language Rights Are Civil Rights
Seán Ó Cuirreáin, An Coimisinéir Teanga or the Irish Language Commissioner, is the person tasked with ensuring that our publicContinue Reading
Irish Language Publishing – A Success Story
If one wants to hear “good news” stories about the Irish language, or something positive about Irish speakers, it isContinue Reading
The Basque Country And A Peace Process That Spain Is Ignoring
There have been major disturbances in the Basque city of Bilbao following the destruction of “Kukutza”, a youth and culture centre associated withContinue Reading
DotAlba
I talked some time ago about the campaign in Scotland to register a new internet domain name for the GaelicContinue Reading
The Sunday Independent – The Real Threat To Irish Democracy
Today’s Sunday Independent newspaper makes for incredible reading. There is one subject and one subject only; Martin McGuinness. And one clear strategy:Continue Reading
British Journalist Lectures The Irish People On “Democracy”. Laugh Now Or Laugh Later?
One presidential candidate, two journalists and two conflicting opinions. The first journalist is Nick Cohen, a regular contributor to variousContinue Reading
Gay Byrne Claims Provisional IRA Were “Gangsters”. Sorry, That Should Read, Gay Byrne Claims Old IRA Were “Gangsters”
So, things are hotting up in the oul presidential to-an’-fro as that granddaddy of Irish media personalities, Gay “The Poppy”Continue Reading
Fulminating West Brits Go Nuts – Or Fun With Martin And Co!
Ah, only a few days into Martin McGuinness’ presidential candidacy and the Irish media establishment, those paragons of right wing, unregulated free market capitalism (Celtic Tiger?Continue Reading
Fáilte!
The Irish Times carries an article on an issue that I, and many others, have been shouting from the rooftops for manyContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness – Uachtarán na hÉireann?
The politics of Ireland has been turned on its head with Sinn Féin’s announcement yesterday that Martin McGuinness MLA, theContinue Reading
Some More Classic Cars
A little break from the usual mix of politics and culture. Urban Speed Car Meet, a reposting from Red Stripe Adventure, for allContinue Reading
Robin Swann Of The UUP – No Irish Wanted Here!
Here is a wearily familiar report from the Associated Press on the recent Líofa 2015 initiative launched by the minister of cultureContinue Reading
Fascists, Neo-Nazis And The British Unionist Minority In Ireland
There is an interesting review in the Belfast Telegraph newspaper of Mathew Collins’ new book, “Hate”, which charts his journey through Britain’sContinue Reading
The Propaganda Of Deed, Born Of Frustration
The propaganda of deed is an old revolutionary idea that was given new force in the violent political struggles of Latin AmericaContinue Reading
Belgium, A State But Not A Nation
Some time ago I carried out a whirlwind round-up of news relating to the political fortunes of progressive nationalist movements in EuropeContinue Reading
La Belle Province – Lessons From That Other Province?
Having friends amongst the Nationalist movement in Québec I’ve tried to keep an eye on the politics of La Belle Province, from cheated independence to electoral meltdowns,Continue Reading
British Journalism And The ‘Agreed Narrative’ On News From Ireland
There is a highly critical post by the British journalist and media lecturer Roy Greenslade in his Guardian blog today, where heContinue Reading
From Ireland To Iraq – The Same Army, The Same Abusers
Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk examines the use of torture by the British Army in Iraq, highlighted by the recentContinue Reading
Plaid Cymru – Regionalist Or Nationalist?
Some months ago I argued that Plaid Cymru’s greatest failure was its reluctance to apply the party’s brand of self-confident nationalism inContinue Reading
The Reverend David Latimer’s Address To Sinn Féin’s Ard-Fheis In Belfast
A quick link to Slugger O’Toole and the remarkable speech by the Reverend David Latimer to Sinn Féin’s Ard-Fheis in Belfast. Well worth viewing.
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