The Irish And Scottish Languages – A Union Of Hearts And Minds
For all you fellow Gaelic Republicans out there, some more good news, this time via the Belfast Telegraph: ‘A culturalContinue Reading
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The Labour Party And The Official IRA – They Haven’t Gone Away, You Know
The hijacking of the leadership of the Irish Labour Party by Official Sinn Féin / Official IRA Sinn Féin theContinue Reading
Banking With Menaces
I really don’t know what Resistance Republicans have against Spanish banks in Ireland. Maybe its some feeling of solidarity with the people of theContinue Reading
Alba – The Early Days Of A Better Nation
I have written many times before about the exceptional resurgence in Scotland of the Scottish language, especially amongst young Scots and urban dwellers, from a period when indifferenceContinue Reading
At Home Amongst The Bretons
So far I’ve carried little news on our Celtic cousins in Breizh (Brittany) and I’ve been taken to task forContinue Reading
The SNP – The Trouble With Christians
I recently examined the tabling of a motion in the Scottish parliament by the SNP’s John Mason essentially opposing legislation for same-sex marriages inContinue Reading
The Labour Party In Scotland – Fianna Fáil With An Accent?
Some very odd stuff is coming out of the British Labour Party these days. Firstly there was the dramatic implosionContinue Reading
The Ó Muircheartaigh For President?
Well the speculation is continuing to gather as to whether or not the much-loved TV sports broadcaster and Irish rights activist MicheálContinue Reading
Celtic Nationalism: Six Nations, One Soul
Some good news for all Celtic Nationalists. Carn, the regular news, current affairs and culture magazine of the Celtic League is now online, withContinue Reading
Forget David Starkey – Lets Talk About The Daily Mail And ‘Monkey Language’
As Britain England deals with the outcry over professor David Starkey’s controversial comments on the days of civil unrest thatContinue Reading
Scotland: Distinct, Separate And Different
Former SNP member and columnist Duncan Hamilton has an interesting article in the Scotsman on the coming referendum on Scottish independence. OrContinue Reading
Sinn Féin’s Dual Strategy To A Reunited Ireland?
Two Sinn Féin leaders, two stories. On one side is Gerry Adams T.D., president of the party, member of DáilContinue Reading
The rise and fall of the Knights Templar in Ireland. (via Irish History Podcast)
The great and informative Irish History Podcast carries a piece on the Knights Templar in Ireland… When we think ofContinue Reading
British Nationalists Launch Attacks On Alex Salmond
Newsnet Scotland carries a report on the fierce attacks launched by English Nationalists British Unionists against the Scottish premier and SNP leader, Alex Salmond,Continue Reading
…Back Home In Derry
Well another Apprentice Boys’ march through the city of Doire (Derry) and another day of street protests as the BritishContinue Reading
In Praise Of The Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin
Journalist Fionntán Ó Tuathail Fintan O’Toole writes a lengthy piece celebrating the award-winning architecture of the Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin in Doire (Derry), theContinue Reading
The SNP – Distinctly Off-Message For Once
There is a major political row rumbling away in Scotland over the recent actions of the SNP’s John Mason, a member ofContinue Reading
Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru – Oireachtas Náisiúnta na Breataine Bige
The people of Wales have been marking the celebration of their native language and culture in this year’s Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru orContinue Reading
The Fall Of Western Civilization – We Blame The Gays!
Is the West’s decline caused by ‘contagion of homosexuality’? So asks the headline in an article written by Benjamin Harnwell,Continue Reading
The Power Of The Vatican In Áras An Uachtaráin?
The campaign to see Dana Rosemary Scallon added to the list of candidates for the office of Uachtarán na hÉireann seems to be gatheringContinue Reading
The United Gaels
For those of us who realise that our Irish identity goes beyond the island of Ireland and embraces our fellowContinue Reading
British State-Sponsored Terrorism In Ireland
The award-winning investigative website, The Detail, carries a lengthy report on British terrorism in Ireland, focusing on the activities of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).Continue Reading
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