Britain Struggles With The Good Friday Agreement And Peace In Ireland
On January 23rd, 1973, the United States’ president, Richard M. Nixon, described the multiparty treaty in France which ended theContinue Reading
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Irish Resistance To Apartheid: Sinn Féin And The ANC, The IRA And MK
A number of readers have asked for some background details explaining the close relationship between the African National Congress and SinnContinue Reading
The ANC Statement On The Passing Of Martin McGuinness
This statement issued by the African National Congress (ANC) on the death of Martin McGuinness is an important reminder ofContinue Reading
Bill Clinton’s Remarkable Tribute To Martin McGuinness In Full
The former president of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, joined a host of other national and international dignitariesContinue Reading
The Socialist Party Takes A Poke At The Socialist Workers Party
Three weeks ago I published a short, tongue-in-cheek article highlighting the rarely discussed relationship between the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) in Ireland and itsContinue Reading
The Gaelic Gestapo. Shaping The Language Of Hate In Scotland
To name a thing is to control a thing. Words have a power beyond the immediate and obvious. The processContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness, From Revolutionary To Statesman, 1950–2017
Though not entirely unexpected, the announcement of Martin McGuinness’ premature death through illness is still shocking in its own quiet way.Continue Reading
Donald Trump Ignores Offered Hand Shake With Angela Merkel In The White House
Donald J Trump, the president of the United States of America refuses to shake hands with Angela Merkel, chancellor of the FederalContinue Reading
Saint Patrick’s Day Belongs To The Global Irish, Past And Present
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, that most American of Irish festivals, I don’t think I can surpass the thoughts andContinue Reading
Prime Minister Theresa May Supports Clandestine Amnesty For War Crimes In Ireland
In an unprecedented move the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, has launched a stinging attack on law officials who areContinue Reading
The Real Cost Of Irish Language Act In The North Would Be £2 Million A Year
Conradh na Gaeilge, the prestigious Irish language advocacy organisation, has released a series of legislative proposals it believes will bring greater linguisticContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn In The Top Ten Irish Blogs For 2017
A quick post to let you know that An Sionnach Fionn has been ranked Number Four in the updated Top TenContinue Reading
Initially, A United Ireland Would Be Neither Federal Or Confederal
As the Irish Times has noted, talk of a reunited Ireland is very much in the air. This is reflected inContinue Reading
Early 2017 Polls Are Trending Fianna Fáil And Sinn Féin
There is a lot of unwarranted scepticism about the effectiveness of electoral polling at the moment. Observers point to supposedly “unexpected” resultsContinue Reading
The Socialist Party Rebrands Its AAA Front Organisation As Solidarity
The Revolutionary Socialist League began as a small breakaway body of Trotskyist intellectuals closely associated with the Labour Party in Britain duringContinue Reading
Wikileaks Reveals Vault 7, A Compendium Of CIA Spying Technologies
Following the latest round of revelations from Wikileaks on the extraordinary surveillance capabilities of the US and UK intelligence services,Continue Reading
Melanie Philips And The Revanchist Politics Of Brexit Britain
The supremacist nature of British, or rather, Greater English nationalism is summed up in this extract from a series of oddly contradictory and counterfactualContinue Reading
Arlene Foster And The DUP Strikes Back With Demands For A Pan-Unionist Axis
Given the poor overall result for unionism in the regional election to the assembly at Stormont, many commentators expected Arlene Foster, the troubledContinue Reading
Northern Assembly Election Results 2017, A Win For Progressive Nationalism
The final results from Thursday’s vote for the regional assembly in the north-east of the country has ushered in aContinue Reading
#AE17 Northern Assembly Election Results
Still early in the count, lots of transfers and recounts to go, but so far the overall vote has increasedContinue Reading
On The Issue Of Abortion In Ireland, You Cannot Be Both Pro-Choice And Anti-Choice
Perhaps it is my analytical mind, a beneficial side-effect of a career in the IT industry, but for me the question ofContinue Reading
Donald Trump Acts Presidential In Reset Change Of Tone. Not!
Donald Trump’s unorthodox style of presidency continues to defy the expectations of the press in the United States as the newContinue Reading
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