Donald Trump, The Creepy Uncle Sam
This seems appropriate enough for the day that’s in it. British ska-pop giants Madness and their 1985 release, Uncle Sam,Continue Reading
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Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness To Retire From Electoral Politics
In the last hour the Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness, the former deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont,Continue Reading
Brexit Negotiations Are Driven By Greater England’s Nostalgia For Its Former Empire
Nicholas Boyle of Magdalene College and the University of Cambridge has written a particularly caustic evaluation of Greater England’s continued hegemony overContinue Reading
Tad Williams, An Interesting World-Builder But No JRR Tolkien
The Guardian newspaper has a somewhat effusive interview with the American fantasy writer Tad Williams, author of the popular Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series andContinue Reading
The Peace Process Cannot Survive British And Unionist Animosity Or Dishonesty
When Martin McGuinness resigned as the deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont, he blamed not only theContinue Reading
Is The DUP Hoping To Pull A Trump In Any Future Stormont Election?
The north-east of the country will almost certainly be heading for a regional election sometime in the next few weeks if, as expected today, the DemocraticContinue Reading
Did We Barter Articles 2 And 3 For No Stormont And No Good Friday Agreement?
Concerns are growing that we may be witnessing a terminal collapse in the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement (GFA) of 1998,Continue Reading
Where The Irish-British Peace Process If The Tories Reach For The DUP Orange Card?
Further on the crisis in the north-east of the country, presently regional, potentially national and international, Siobhán Fenton in the Independent newspaperContinue Reading
Donald Trump, Russian Blackmail, #GoldenShowerGate And #PissGate
The outré behaviour of Donald Trump and his associates has proved a considerable challenge for the international press over the lastContinue Reading
An Bhfuil Tú Dáiríre? A Documentary Challenging Anti-Irish Sentiment In Ireland
Back in October of last year I examined a short documentary by the freelance journalist Eoin Butler attacking the position of the IrishContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness Resigns, Condemning The Bad Faith Of The DUP And The UK
The text of Martin McGuinness’ resignation letter in full, where the former deputy first minister in the north-eastern executive lays outContinue Reading
The Alt-Right Emperor Has No Clothes, In Ireland Or Anywhere Else
In recent days I have been somewhat dismayed by a number of left-leaning individuals who I respect and admire demanding anContinue Reading
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The Nerd Crew – A Pop Culture Podcast By Red Letter Media
If you have ever listened to or watched a geek-focused podcast (and I have experienced far too many of both) then enjoy thisContinue Reading
Ex-UK Minister And Party Leader, Brexit Must Lead To A Reunited Ireland
Vince Cable, the former leader of the centre-left Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom and a senior minister in theContinue Reading
Censoring The Alt-Right Is Not Defeating The Alt-Right
The decision by the Irish Times to publish an article on Wednesday introducing its well-heeled readers to the political cultureContinue Reading
The RHI Ash-For-Cash Scandal Leaves Sinn Féin Dazed And Confused
The accelerated nature of the so-called “ash-for-cash” scandal in the UK-administrated north-east of the country has made the controversy aContinue Reading
Ireland And The Roman Empire. Modern Politics Shaping The Ancient Past?
Way back in 1996, the Sunday Times newspaper in Britain ran an enthusiastic if awkwardly-phrased banner headline proclaiming that a “FortContinue Reading
Happy New Year Wishes For 2017 From An Sionnach Fionn
A happy New Year’s Eve to the readers and followers of An Sionnach Fionn, and as always a big thankContinue Reading
US Secretary Of State Acknowledges That Israel Is Not A Western Democracy
As regular readers of An Sionnach Fionn know, I am generally sympathetic to Israel and tend to see its historyContinue Reading
Bits, Channel 4’s Legendary Computer Gaming Show
Mainstream television has always struggled with the popularity of computer gaming for adults and the peer-driven culture around it. SinceContinue Reading
The Ash For Cash RHI Scandal, Arlene Foster And The DUP Strikes Back
In 2011 the United Kingdom introduced a government-backed scheme known as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a payment system encouragingContinue Reading
Happy Christmas Me Arse, I’d Rather Be Dead
Christmas is my least favourite time of the year, bar the urine-scented test of patience that is Saint Patrick’s Day. EvenContinue Reading
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