The Confluence Of Ireland’s New Right?
Given the draconian nature of Irish libel laws, which inhibit the discussion of particularly controversial matters, one has to treadContinue Reading
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Medieval Irish Shields And European Shield Types
The oldest Irish term for a set of weapons is gaisce, a compound of two separate words: ga “spear” andContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar: Soft On Vulture Funds, Soft On The Causes Of Vulture Funds
In many ways Leo Varadkar is the embodiment of modern right-wing politics in Ireland: socially liberal, economically conservative. While weContinue Reading
Athbhliain Faoi Shéan Is Faoi Mhaise Daoibh
A happy and prosperous New Year to the readers of An Sionnach Fionn, with genuine thanks for all your supportContinue Reading
Syfy’s 12 Monkeys, The Witness, And The Shadow Of The Torturer
In an era of peak television drama and comedy, when it sometimes feels like there are almost too many goodContinue Reading
UK Minister: New Overseas Bases Will Make Britain A Global Military Player
When civil servants in the United Kingdom first started referring to the country’s post-Brexit economic strategy as the “Empire 2.0”Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Hires Child-Soldiers From War-Torn Sudan For Yemen Campaign
The use of foreign-born recruits or mercenaries for combat operations by the military and paramilitary forces of the Gulf States hasContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar: Wealthier Counties Should Keep Their Own Local Property Taxes
Does Leo Varadkar not understand the basis of the country’s general taxation system? Of how progressive taxation and fiscal redistributionContinue Reading
Two Sci-Fi Short Films: Stormtroopers, And, Odyssey: A Star Wars Story
For those of us who grew up in the era when practical special effects still dominated genre cinema and televisionContinue Reading
A Happy Christmas. And A Spooky Short Film
A very happy Christmas to the readers of An Sionnach Fionn. And for your delectation, a rather clever 2018 shortContinue Reading
The British Press Has Been Promoting Conspiracy Theorist David Icke Since 2016
In recent days the acclaimed American writer Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple, has become embroiled in accusations ofContinue Reading
The Mysterious Institute For Statecraft, The Integrity Initiative, And British Black Ops
Two weeks ago the Sunday Mail newspaper in Scotland published details of an investigation into the activities of the InstituteContinue Reading
TRT World: Ireland’s Brexit Trouble
The Turkish news channel, TRT World, has published a short documentary on YouTube presented by the South African-born journalist andContinue Reading
The British Far-Right: Made In The Establishment UK
The last decade has witnessed something of a sea-change in the perception of internet media and publishing by journalists andContinue Reading
Ronald Regan’s Ghostbusters. I Ain’t Afraid Of No EPA!
I love the movie Ghostbusters. Not the mediocre 2016 remake but the original 1984 release starring Bill Murray, Dan AckroydContinue Reading
Was JRR Tolkien, The Author Of The Lord Of The Rings, A Racist?
Was the British fantasy author JRR Tolkien a racist? That is the issue being debated in the wake of lastContinue Reading
The Arrest And Intimidation Of Journalists Investigating Britain’s Dirty War In Ireland
Just after 10 pm on Saturday the 18th of June 1994, two men wearing boiler suits and balaclavas entered the Heights Bar in Loughinisland, County Down,Continue Reading
Former Tory Minister: The Irish Really Should Know Their Place
On the British reaction to the Irish insistence that Britain’s proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement with the European Union must includeContinue Reading
UKIP’s Brexit Betrayal March In London, A Far-Right Rally By Any Other Name
The organisers of Sunday’s so-called Brexit Betrayal March in London, chiefly the ultra-nationalist United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), were expectingContinue Reading
Tory MP Priti Patel: UK Should Use Threat Of Food Shortages To Pressure Ireland
Priti Patel, the United Kingdom’s former Secretary of State for International Development, has urged London to use the threat ofContinue Reading
Brexit Brits Couldn’t Organise A Piss-up In A Brewery
Watching from afar, one is left with the impression that the ongoing Brexit debate in London has taken on someContinue Reading
Tony Parsons And Brexit’s No Surrender Paranoia
Yet another example of the deranged thinking, the paranoia and suspicion, the chauvinism and supremacism, fuelling the war-obsessed Brexit movementContinue Reading
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