Historical Revisionism In Early Irish And Celtic Studies
Following on from my post highlighting the formerly fractious debates in the cloistered world of prehistoric and Medieval Irish and Celtic studies,Continue Reading
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Russian Spammers Take To Google For Donald Trump!
While the campaign team for Donald Trump may dismiss the continuing allegations that the Russian Federation played some role in his riseContinue Reading
Pat Kenny, Voice Of The Continuity State, Versus Eoin Ó Broin
Earlier today the Newstalk presenter Pat Kenny interviewed Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West, on the continuing debacle ofContinue Reading
Woman May Lose Eye Following Police Brutality At Anti-DAPL Protests
Justin Glawe of the Daily Beast reports on the latest developments from the Standing Rock Native American Reservation in Sioux County,Continue Reading
Via The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda Sings, “Seagulls! (Stop It Now)”
The people at Bad Lip Reading are at it again as Yoda regales Luke Skywalker with a funky tune describing his day at theContinue Reading
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The Nativist And Revisionist Approaches To Celtic Mythology Find A Hybrid Balance
I regularly scan the internet for new books or articles examining Medieval Irish literature, particularly those discussing the possible religious beliefs of the pre-ChristianContinue Reading
Ulster Unionism, Sustained By The Politics Of Appeasement
At the start of the twentieth century a majority of voters on the island of Ireland in the referendum-style generalContinue Reading
Mad Dog, Mad Owner
Following a tough week in work I thought I’d take advantage of the fairly mild weather today and head outContinue Reading
The Investigatory Powers Act, Britain’s Unprecedented Mass Surveillance Law
A couple of worrying developments to note this week in terms of individual freedoms, particularly as they relate to the internet.Continue Reading
The RUC, Britain’s Former Police Militia In Ireland, Fatally Injured American Citizen
The Royal Ulster Constabulary, policemen by day, gunmen by night, was formed in the summer of 1922 from the shambolic remains of theContinue Reading
Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets, The Movie Trailer
While many genre fans are familiar with the historical tongue-in-cheek adventures of the French comic book hero “Astérix“, the stories of his science-fiction competitors, “ValérianContinue Reading
Surgeons Fight To Save Woman’s Arm Partially Severed By Police Grenade
Returning to news about last Sunday’s clashes at an anti-DAPL demonstration in North Dakota, where local and state police attacked protesters with aContinue Reading
Donald Trump Seeks To Intimidate The Press In Extraordinary Meeting At Trump Tower
In early 2009 the deeply controversial Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, launched a campaign to tighten his control of the country’sContinue Reading
US Police Attack DAPL Protesters With Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets And A Water Cannon
Last Thursday I highlighted the increasing militarisation of law enforcement in rural North Dakota where thousands of Native Americans andContinue Reading
Marvel’s U.S. Avengers Meet Captain Britain. Also Known As… Brian!
The announcement of a new comic book series, “U.S. Avengers“, from the American publishing and multimedia giant, Marvel Entertainment, was greetedContinue Reading
Project SITKA, Canada’s Spying Program Against Indigenous Communities
Speaking of the challenges faced by the native peoples of North America, this short report from Motherboard, the tech section ofContinue Reading
The Authorities In North Dakota Militarise The DAPL Construction Efforts
In a number of previous posts I’ve discussed the extraordinary confrontations taking place in the US state of North Dakota, where theContinue Reading
From America To Ireland, Appeasement Has Become The Answer To Racism
One of the more repugnant individuals employed in the editorial team of the Donald Trump fanzine, Breitbart News, is the reporter Katie McHugh.Continue Reading
The Daily Beast Reviews The Bobby Sands’ Documentary Through British Eyes
For well over a century it has been the common practice of the American press to employ correspondents from the UnitedContinue Reading
Ireland’s Journalistic Alt-Right Longs For A Homegrown Donald Trump
Emboldened by the unexpected – if much feared – victory of Donald Trump in the United States’ presidential election the inhabitantsContinue Reading
On Sustainability
A guest post by Déaghán Ó Céitinn examining sustainability and the challenges posed by a deteriorating global environment. Currently resident inContinue Reading
Ghost In The Shell, The Live Action Movie Trailer
While agreeing with the criticism expressed by many following the decision to cast Scarlett Johansson, a European-American actress, in theContinue Reading
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