American And British Exceptionalism In The Age Of Trump And Brexit
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The BAI Demands A Big Brother Role Over The Irish Internet
Last week’s proposals by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland that the Government should extend the quango’s powers to include theContinue Reading
ASF: Gone Fishing. Or In This Case, Studying!
As some readers may have noticed in recent weeks there has been a marked reduction in the number and frequencyContinue Reading
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt Equates “Irish Blood” With Being British
Following a number of media appearances over the weekend I think I may have been overgenerous in my interpretation ofContinue Reading
Jeremy Hunt: To Protect Peace, Both Sides In Troubles Need To Be Treated The Same
After two years of Brexit-frenzied politics in the United Kingdom it’s almost shocking to hear a UK leader expressing aContinue Reading
Lord Bew And The Policy Exchange: Misrepresenting The Backstop Protocol
World by Storm has done an excellent job of rebuffing the latest Brexit-facilitating proposals from Lord Bew and the PolicyContinue Reading
Game Of Thrones And The Troubles: Justifying The Killing Of Civilians
While there is some contention and uncertainty over the precise figures, authors and researchers generally agree that just over 35%Continue Reading
Channel 4 News Examines Online Anti-Immigrant Activism In Ireland
Regular readers and social media followers of An Sionnach Fionn will have seen a number of articles and posts overContinue Reading
Irish Language Broadcasting In “Crisis” As Government Neglects Language Equality
The latest report by the Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands has highlighted the “crisis”Continue Reading
Tory Leadership Contender Michael Gove: An “Orange” Unionist
By all accounts the headline-making confession of cocaine use by Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food andContinue Reading
Sajid Javid: Pay Ireland Hundreds Of Millions To Erect A UK Border
It seems that Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for the Home Department in the United Kingdom and a chiefContinue Reading
Planning For A United Ireland: Sooner Rather Than Later
In previous years the poor-to-disastrous showing by Sinn Féin in the national and regional local government and European Parliament electionsContinue Reading
Amnesty For The British Army, Prosecution For The Irish Republican Army
The high-profile campaign by conservative politicians and media figures in the United States to absolve US military personnel of theirContinue Reading
UK Minister Sajid Javid Complains: “Ireland Is The Tail That Wags The Dog”
Judging by the opinions expressed over the weekend by the main contenders for the leadership of the Conservative Party inContinue Reading
Irish Local And European Elections 2019: Good For The Greens, Terrible For Sinn Féin
So it’s all over in the counts for the local government elections for 2019 with the final results from theContinue Reading
Owen Jones Meets The Faragists At A Brexit Party Rally
To be honest, I don’t have that much to add to all that’s been said in the news media overContinue Reading
Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey Swings Into Action With Disastrous Radio Interview
It’s been claimed that Fine Gael paid an electoral price for the controversy involving the Fine Gael TD Maria BaileyContinue Reading
Neil deGrasse Tyson Wows Guests With “Ghost-Like” Aerogel
While we wait for the final results from the European Parliament and local government elections here is the coolest thingContinue Reading
The ASF Vote In The European And Local Elections 2019
Since it has become a sort of confessional political tradition for An Sionnach Fionn, here is how I voted inContinue Reading
DUP Declines To Comment On Support Of Loyalists Militants In The European Election
As voters in the north-east of the country go to the polls to elect three MEPs to the European Parliament,Continue Reading
HBO’s Final Season Of The Game Of Thrones And Its Many Critics
Like many other television viewers I was pretty saddened to have reached the final season and episode of the GameContinue Reading
Video: Brexit-Supporting Tory MP David Davies Called A “Traitor” By An Irate Brexit Supporter
Brexit meets Tory as the Conservative Party and Leave-supporting MP David Davies is confronted by a Leave-supporter during an interviewContinue Reading
