Lá Mór Na Gaeilge
There is a day-of-action planned for Saturday the 15th of February 2014 in support of Irish language rights on ourContinue Reading
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North Star
An excellent examination of the disastrous intervention into Scotland’s independence dabate by the leadership of Greater England. Never has soContinue Reading
Germany’s Ultra Left – Getting It Wrong Again
An update for you on the controversy surrounding the banning of the bilingual Scottish punk band Oi Polloi from aContinue Reading
Sladmhargadh, Karl Uhlemann
I’ve written before about my love of vintage book covers, especially those to be found in the genre fields ofContinue Reading
Princes Of The Church
Since launching An Sionnach Fionn I’ve written relatively little on the scandalous record of the Roman Catholic Church and theContinue Reading
Death Squad Killers In The Land Down Under
An update on the revelations late last year by a BBC news documentary examining the murderous activities of the BritishContinue Reading
A Transgender Story Is A Human Story
Until the phenomenon of fandom engulfed popular culture (thanks to Joss Whedon, JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer amongst others) manyContinue Reading
Celtic Europe, Battling Bigotry From Left And Right
There is an influential theory held by an extremist minority on the Far Left of European politics which opposes aContinue Reading
German Music Festival Bans Gaelic-Punk Group?
Some surprising news from Scotland’s well-known anarcho-punk band Oi Polloi, a bilingual group who produce songs with both English andContinue Reading
186. Imbolc
Originally posted on ancroiait:
Imbolg shona daoibh Tá an geimreadh ag iompar an samhradh Lá Fhéile Bríde/Là Fhèill Brìghde/ Laa’l…
The Hollow Pax Anglia
In the ongoing war for hearts and minds in Scotland over the question of independence it seems that the BritishContinue Reading
RIC Encampment, Coolgreany Evictions, 1887
Originally posted on The Cricket Bat that Died for Ireland:
Previously on the blog I’ve posted about the Coolgreany Eviction Album from 1887 (The Eviction of…
Win 8.1 And Logitech HD Webcam C615
If there has been a more troubled and problematic operating system in the history of Microsoft’s Windows line than WinContinue Reading
Origins of Dance in the Scottish Highlands
Michael Newton examines how a proper understanding of history, free of popular modern myths, can teach us the value ofContinue Reading
Republican Think-Tanks
There is a considerable debate going on amongst Irish Republicans and interested observers in Ireland over the future direction ofContinue Reading
The Ghettoization Of The Irish Language
That perennial red herring, the manner in which the official national language of the nation-state of Ireland is taught inContinue Reading
MI6, The Spy In The Irish Police Force, Jack Lynch And Britain – An Insight Into Ango-Irish Relations A Year After Bloody Sunday
Originally posted on The Broken Elbow:
By Ed Moloney and Bob Mitchell The British government’s archive at Kew has, thanks to the…
Does He Mean Us? Yes, He Does
At the start of December last year I wrote a brief post marking the achievement of 400,000 views of AnContinue Reading
Chief Superintendent Harry Breen, What You Weren’t Told
In all the discussions stemming from last year’s controversy over the Smithwick report it is strange that no one in the press hasContinue Reading
The Second-Class Irish
Following his shock resignation from the post of An Coimisinéir Teanga or the Language Commissioner senior civil servant Seán ÓContinue Reading
That Alan Moore Interview
The Ard Rí of Irish Sci-Fi and Fantasy fandom, Pádraig Ó Méalóid, has managed to secure a lengthy Q&A withContinue Reading
The Abuse Of Indigenous Children In Canada
Following on from my post highlighting the appalling socio-economic conditions Canada’s native peoples live in comes this news via ViceContinue Reading
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