Named And Shamed – Discrimination In Ireland
In a highly unusual move a number of breaches of the Official Languages Act of 2003 by two state bodiesContinue Reading
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Sionnach, Greágóir Ó Dúill
Sionnach Tráthnóna beag, siúlaimid i dtreo an tábhairne, Blianta ár gcaidrimh mar chraiceann tiubh ar chomhrá. Dul ó sholas, agusContinue Reading
The Isle Of Man – Not Quiet A Colony, Not Quiet A Nation
I’m disappointed to see that the committee set up by the Tynwald (the Manx parliament) to review the TV licenceContinue Reading
Greater England Sends A Message To Scotland
Hold onto your hats, things are about to get hairy! The latest poll on Scottish independence, being played up bigContinue Reading
Temple Bar, Chinatown – And An Ceathrú Gaeltachta?
Temple Bar is Dublin’s much vaunted ‘cultural quarter’ an area of the city centre designated for writers, poets, artists, galleries andContinue Reading
George Bernard Shaw, Glenn Beck And The Ignorance Of The American Right
Interesting piece in the Canadian Globe and Mail on our very own George Bernard Shaw, playwright and raconteur par excellance, and American demagogue and rightContinue Reading
Belfast Erupts – Irish Families Besieged By British Unionist Mobs Again
East Belfast’s Nationalist enclave of the Short Strand has come under attack again from British Unionist mobs. Two weeks ago Unionist gangs several hundred strongContinue Reading
British Labour Party Majority Halved – SNP Vote Doubled – British Media Proclaim Labour Victory… Huh?!
I’m still trying not to laugh as the British Labour Party (and much of the British establishment press) eulogisesContinue Reading
David Dunseith – Síocháin Shíorai Duit
It is with deep sadness that I note the death of the Irish journalist and radio broadcaster David Dunseith, after a period of ill-health. Dunseith,Continue Reading
Labour Declares Victory In Scottish By-Election – By Loosing 9000 Votes
Today the British Labour Party declared a fightback against the SNP in the contest for political dominance in Scotland after a narrowContinue Reading
Know-Nothings – The American Right And The New Anti-Irishness
This week, under the thrilling headline question ‘Why Is Ireland Such a Bastion of Anti-Israel Feeling?’, long-standing Atlantic columnist (andContinue Reading
Porcus ex grege diaboli (via Splintered Sunrise)
Splintered Sunrise is undoubtedly one of the most interesting, well informed, and at times enjoyably cynical Irish politics and currentContinue Reading
Time For DotÉire?
News that the campaign in Scotland to obtain a new Top Level Domain (TLD) for Scottish online web addresses isContinue Reading
The Beast In The East
An interesting piece from journalist Henry McDonald in the Guardian on the recent attacks by Unionist paramilitaries on the beleaguered Nationalist enclave of the Short Strand: ‘…for the residentsContinue Reading
An Cloigtheach Shord Cholm Cille
An Cloigtheach Shord Cholm Cille, Fine Gall, Laighean, Éire, Meitheamh 2011 (The Round Tower of Swords, Fingal, Leinster, Ireland, June 2011).Continue Reading
The C-Word Is… Collusion
Incredible news today that an official investigation into the Loughinisland Massacre has concluded that there was no collusion or co-operationContinue Reading
Is Plaid Cymru Behind The Curve?
Following on from my earlier post, calling for a more dynamic and self-confident political nationalism from the Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, some related news.Continue Reading
A New Plaid Cymru For A New Wales?
After woeful results in the latest Welsh assembly elections the Welsh Nationalist party Plaid Cymru is ready for a serious review ofContinue Reading
British Labour: Scottish Nationalists Are Neo-Fascists
The outrage in Scotland following the outburst by the controversial Labour politician Ian Davidson, in which he characterised Scottish NationalistsContinue Reading
New Hadrian’s Wall Exhibition
The Independent has news on a new exhibition of treasures from Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England, ‘The RomanContinue Reading
The Guardian – Ready To Jump?
Big, if somewhat tardy news announced in the British Guardian newspaper: ‘The Guardian will make “significant” job cuts over the next two years in theContinue Reading
Nokia N9 – More A Case Of NoGo Than MeeGo
The PCWorld headline says it better than me: ‘Nokia N9: Why You Shouldn’t Buy this Device’ Nokia has announced itsContinue Reading
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