The Legacy Of The RUC
The solidly pro-union newspaper, The News Letter, has launched an editorial campaign to revise the contested history of the Irish-BritishContinue Reading
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Inside The IRA, Video From The Spin Magazine 1994 Feature Story
By the summer of 1993 the international press was full of speculation about the future course of the so-called “Troubles”Continue Reading
Sorry To Bother You, Much More Than A Dark Comedy Film
I’m a huge fan of the long-running American musical collective, The Coup, and their brand of politically and socially awareContinue Reading
Three Blokes In The Pub Talk A No Deal Brexit
Turning from the ridiculous to the sensible, a rather enjoyable view from the United Kingdom on Brexit and the resultantContinue Reading
A Close Encounter Of The Obnoxious Kind With Brexit
Until yesterday I had no intention of writing about a rancorous experience I had with some pro-Brexit visitors from theContinue Reading
Unionists Demanding That Nationalists Ignore The Failure Of Partition Is Bizarre
The Irish politics’ site, Slugger O’Toole, features a short article by its editor, Mick Fealty, offering a mild chastisement toContinue Reading
The Summer Harvest Hides County Meath’s Newest Neolithic Discovery Once Again
The YouTube channel Mythical Ireland has published a new video of the wheat field near Brú na Bóinne or Newgrange*Continue Reading
Patrick Stewart To Return As Jean-Luc Picard To Rescue Ailing Star Trek Franchise
The recent announcement by Patrick Stewart, Britain’s veteran stage and movie actor, that he is returning to the role ofContinue Reading
British Legislation Threatens Imposition Of A Stop-And-Search Zone Along The UK Border In Ireland
So much for the repeated claims by Theresa May’s Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom that her nation remainsContinue Reading
UKIP Is A Far-Right Party Even If The UK Press Is Loath To Admit It
When it comes to the rise of the neo-right in the “West”, it’s interesting to note that much of theContinue Reading
The Ballymurphy Precedent. A New Documentary On The 1971 Massacre By The British Army
Between Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th of August 1971, the Parachute Regiment of the British Army murdered elevenContinue Reading
Ruth Dudley Edwards On Leo Varadkar’s “Outsider” Parentage And Sexuality
During the two terms of Barack Obama’s presidency in the United States of America, conservative journalists and politicians in theContinue Reading
The Nation-State Of Ireland And The Revolutionary Irish Republic
The long-term republican activist, Cáit Trainor, formerly of the breakaway grouping Republican Sinn Féin, has written an interesting opinion pieceContinue Reading
The DUP Adopts A Scorched Earth Policy For Irish And Gay Rights
Peter Robinson, the former head of the Democratic Unionist Party, may be urging pro-union leaders in the north-east of IrelandContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil May Expand Into The North But New Voters Mean New Obligations
The thought occurs that while Sinn Féin may be showing early signs of stress in the balancing act between nationalContinue Reading
Mary Lou McDonald And Sinn Féin’s Approach To A Reunited Ireland
So what are we to make of Monday’s Associated Press interview with the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, whereContinue Reading
Rudy Giuliani’s New Magic Trick: Turning Collusion Into An Illusion
This is great stuff. Stephen Colbert and The Late Show on Rudy Giuliani’s slow motion car crash across multiple television channelsContinue Reading
Peter Robinson, A Reunited Ireland, And Unionism’s Narrowing Options
Last week’s speech by Peter Robinson, the former leader of the Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (and for many years,Continue Reading
The Questionable Culture Of Irish Online Influencers
The old maxim about power corrupting, and absolute power corrupting absolutely, springs to mind whenever I look at the “influencer”Continue Reading
2000 AD’s Rogue Trooper To Be Adapted As A Movie By Duncan Jones
It’s generally agreed that Rogue Trooper was one of the better characters – or stories – to have emerged duringContinue Reading
Four Full Episodes Of Peter Falk’s Columbo
Having discussed my fondness for the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes, or at least some of the Victorian detective’s better cinematicContinue Reading
Drones, A Dry Summer And A Wealth Of Archaeological Discoveries In Ireland
One unexpected result of the exceptionally dry summer in Ireland has been a plethora of archaeological discoveries around the country.Continue Reading
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