PSNI OK, LGBT Not OK
The people organising the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in New York City are to allow representatives of the PSNI, theContinue Reading
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Rising Poll Numbers For Yes Vote In Scotland
Another poll, another rise in support for Scottish independence (and the SNP) with this year’s momentous referendum half-a-year away. FromContinue Reading
In Defense of Talking Funny
Originally posted on harm·less drudg·ery:
[Ed. note: Five months! I know. My (very poor) excuse is that I was working on…
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Even A Fanboy Has His Limits
Is it just me or is there now a dearth of thoughtful and well-informed websites and blogs on the genreContinue Reading
Learn A Language In Six Months?
Since this is generating some internet buzz I thought I’d post it: How to learn any language in six months, ChrisContinue Reading
Let Us Do Evil That Good May Come
Sometimes I wonder if there is an entire generation of Irish historians and writers who are so cocooned inside anContinue Reading
The Irish Revolution And Native America
In June of 1919 Éamon de Valera, the American-born president of Ireland’s revolutionary government, was smuggled out of his war-torn homelandContinue Reading
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An Irish Equivalent For Geek Or Otaku?
I was recently asked if there is an Irish word that is the equivalent of the Anglo-American term Geek orContinue Reading
Flannbhuí
On the streets of Droichead Átha, the very definition of flannbhuí. And a beautiful example it is.
The Partition Of Québec
The one thing that stands out when you examine the ideological underpinnings of British nationalism (or Unionism) and Canadian nationalismContinue Reading
Ireland’s Citizens And Version-Citizens
The Official Languages Act of 2003 is one of the few pieces of legislation in Irish law that guarantees theContinue Reading
No Way To Run A Country
Only on this poor benighted island could a government minister effectively claim with all due seriousness that rising levels ofContinue Reading
The Randomers
I’ve been asked to highlight a recently released independent Irish movie, “The Randomers”, the fourth feature-length film from writer-director Graham Jones. TheContinue Reading
France’s regional languages fight for parity
Originally posted on The Cotton Boll Conspiracy:
The French language has long been held sacred in France, which has led hard feelings among…
Fight The Power! An Interview With The Authors
In the 18th and 19th centuries one of the more popular forms of protest against authoritarian governments or regimes wasContinue Reading
The Times They Are A-Changin’
While some have tried to reprimand An Sionnach Fionn and its readers for our assertive contribution in redefining the debateContinue Reading
Irish Rights Are Indigenous Rights?
The biggest deterrent to speaking Irish in Ireland? The hostile or derisory responses it elicits from a handful of chauvinisticContinue Reading
An English Ireland Fears An Irish Ireland
For over two-and-a-half years An Sionnach Fionn has been reporting on the rising levels of public antipathy towards Irish-speaking citizensContinue Reading
Ní Neart Go Cur Le Chéile
Have an opinion? Passionate about politics or current affairs? What to let others know about it? An Sionnach Fionn isContinue Reading
Glenn Greenwald On War By Other Means
From Glenn Greenwald a must-read for Republican and progressive activists in Ireland and elsewhere examining how the internet is used andContinue Reading
Medieval Discrimination In A Modern Ireland
The 14th century Statues of Kilkenny are generally remembered as one of the poorer attempts by the British state inContinue Reading
Ireland’s Supreme Court, Rights Of Irish-Speaking Citizens Are Conditional
Several writers and activists have protested at my recent characterisation of Irish-speakers in Ireland as second-class citizens with second-class rights.Continue Reading
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