Caolan Robertson, British Hard-Right Narcissist, In PR Stunt On Sky News
For some inexplicable reason Caolan Robertson, an Irish-born immigrant in Britain who has spent the last few years propagandising againstContinue Reading
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Jacob Rees-Mogg Flounders In An Interview With James O’Brien On LBC
The British radio presenter James O’Brien tackles the hardline Conservative Party MP Jacob Rees-Mogg on his LBC show in a rareContinue Reading
David Davis: Opposing The Imposition Of The Backstop While Supporting The Imposition Of Brexit
David Davis, Britain’s former Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and a leading hardline supporter of Brexit, speaking toContinue Reading
Truly Miss Marple – The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Of the many actresses who have played the role of Agatha Christie’s genteel fictional sleuth Miss Jane Marple in cinema andContinue Reading
The Brexit Empire And The Reuters’ Columnist John Lloyd
In a recent article for the press agency Reuters, the British commentator John Lloyd has poured scorn on the widelyContinue Reading
The Burkean Journal
Speaking of right-wing media, The Burkean Journal is an interesting publication. Launched in the latter half of 2017, with fundingContinue Reading
ASF YouTube Suspension
Just to let readers know, An Sionnach Fionn is experiencing yet another wave of vexatious complaints against its presence onContinue Reading
Ireland’s New Right: Online And On-Message
Some readers in Ireland will be aware of theliberal.ie, an unashamedly populist “infotainment” website with ambitions of becoming a sortContinue Reading
The Bloody Language Of Brexit
Some interesting thoughts from the newspaper columnist Fintan O’Toole in The Irish Times on the radical Brexit movement in theContinue Reading
Chapo Trap House On Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers
It’s remarkable that the Dutch film-maker Paul Verhoeven, the director of such Hollywood dross as Basic Instinct and Showgirls inContinue Reading
300 Recruits, Riot Control Experts And 1000 British Police Officers For North Of Ireland
Back on December 19th when several newspapers in the United Kingdom reported that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)Continue Reading
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
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
