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When It Comes To America’s Guns, The Las Vegas Strip Shooting Will Change Nothing
The confusion experienced by foreign journalists and news media when dealing with the complex firearms’ debate in the United StatesContinue Reading
William Morris And JRR Tolkien
JRR Tolkien’s admiration for the historical romances and epic poems of the late 19th century British writer and illustrator, WilliamContinue Reading
A Fine Gael-Sinn Féin Coalition Government? Not This Side Of A Reunited Ireland
If one were to believe the country’s right-leaning press, from newspapers to current affairs’ websites, Sinn Féin is a partyContinue Reading
Theresa May’s Disastrous Speech, Complete With P45, Coughing And Falling Slogan
When Theresa May made her speech this morning at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, very few people indeed couldContinue Reading
Le Vingtième Siècle. La Vie Électrique By Albert Robida
I’ve discussed my interest in the late 19th century French writer and illustrator, Albert Robida, in a number of previousContinue Reading
Spanish Police Attack Voters During Catalan Independence Referendum
It’s turning into a day of shame for Spain as the reactionary government in Madrid seeks to deny the CatalanContinue Reading
The British Government Is Culpable For House Expulsions By British Terrorists In Belfast
On the 5th of June 2017, just four days before the general election in the United Kingdom, a group known asContinue Reading
Ruth Russell, An American Journalist In Revolutionary Ireland
In early 1919 the pioneering woman journalist, Ruth Russell, visited Ireland to report on the brewing republican revolution for theContinue Reading
The FBI, The IRA, And Warren Hinckle, Gonzo Journalist And Editor
The name Warren Hinckle will probably be unknown to most ASF readers but for a time he was one ofContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn, Another Year In The Blog Awards Ireland
Just a quick post to let everyone know that An Sionnach Fionn had made it through to the list ofContinue Reading
Women Warriors In Celtic And Medieval Ireland
With the controversy over the supposed identification of the grave of a “female Viking warrior”, known to archaeologists as BjContinue Reading
Seven English Language TV Channels In Ireland Vs. The Lone Irish Language Channel
At the present moment in time, there are two national television networks broadcasting in the English language across Ireland. TheirContinue Reading
Lord Dunsany, An Early Influence On Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser?
In discussing the early to mid-twentieth century origins of the seminal sword an’ sorcery series, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by FritzContinue Reading
Fafhrd And The Gray Mouser, And The Tuatha Dé Danann
Despite their elevated status among devotees of fantasy literature I have yet to read any of the short stories andContinue Reading
CCleaner’s Hacking Signals A Far Bigger Problem For Tech Consumers
For years I’ve been singing the praises of CCleaner, a nicely packaged program from the British software utilities’ company PiriformContinue Reading
Was Leather Armour A Real Thing? Not For The Celts, Romans And Vikings
I’m currently watching the Norsemen on Netflix, a pitch-black historical comedy set in a Scandinavian coastal village during the late 8thContinue Reading
A Tentative Brits Out Response To Brexit From Official Ireland?
Here’s something I thought I’d never see in my lifetime. Former Labour Party spin-doctor-in-chief Fergus Finlay expressing the frustration andContinue Reading
2000 AD Creator Pat Mills On The Struggling UK Comics Business
There is a great interview with Pat Mills, the acerbic doyen of the British comic books’ industry, over on QuietusContinue Reading
The Exaggerated Myth Of Terrorist Incompetence
In the aftermath of the latest terror attack in Britain, the international press has published a wide range of articlesContinue Reading
Three Lectures On The Scandinavian Worldview In The Viking Age
Following on from a recent post on the supposed existence of warrior women among the Vikings, here are three lecturesContinue Reading
Lyndon B Johnson And The Vast Resources Committed To The Vietnam War
Lyndon B. Johnson, the Texas-born vice-president who succeeded John F. Kennedy in the turbulent latter half of November 1963, has always heldContinue Reading
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