Suíomh Nua Nuachta FnaG – Ní Leor Ceann Amháin
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Republican Factionalism Down South
Talking of people or organisations with questionable beliefs Republicans are not without their faults, as illustrated by this local newspaperContinue Reading
Nowhere Man Sitting In His Nowhere Land
The newspaper columnist Alex Kane, a former leading light of the Ulster Unionist Party until his surprise resignation, is widelyContinue Reading
‘Hidden Dublin: From the Monto to Little Jerusalem’
Originally posted on Come Here To Me!:
(All help with promoting this class is appreciated. I can be contacted via donalfallondublin@gmail.com) Last year,…
The Origins of the Strathspey: A Rebuttal
A fascinating look at Gaelic musical traditions in Scotland and their origins. I think several scholars in Ireland have alreadyContinue Reading
Europe’s Shame, The Last Colony
Today the Irish Times newspaper carries an opinion piece from the academic Richard Irvine analysing the restrictions on the flying ofContinue Reading
Armed Gardaí, An Unwelcome Echo Of The Past
Garda Síochana na hÉireann, Ireland’s national police service, has a long and fine tradition of policing by consent. This canContinue Reading
Gremlin, Gruaimín
Over on his OUP blog the Russian-born etymologist and author Anatoly Liberman speculates at length on the origin of theContinue Reading
Athbhliain Faoi Shéan Is Faoi Mhaise Daoibh
For 2013 there were over 370 posts and articles, nearly 250,000 views, and some 8000 shares on social media. AContinue Reading
The Haass Agreement In Detail
Here is a link to the proposed agreement rejected by the political and community leaders of the pro-union British minorityContinue Reading
SNP Top The Last Poll Of 2013
Despite the earnest wishes (not to mention cliché-ridden propaganda) of the Unionist media establishment in Scotland and Britain the latestContinue Reading
Viva La Revolución!
Rarely have I agreed with an article more than this opinion piece by Tom Law featured on the Sabotage TimesContinue Reading
Removal Of The RSS Feeds – Apologies
Yes, I know, the RSS feeds to like-minded websites in Ireland, Scotland and elsewhere have been removed from An SionnachContinue Reading
Go-Ahead For Jewish Museum Redevelopment
Some good news for Músaem Giúdach na hÉireann, the Jewish Museum of Ireland, which has got the green light fromContinue Reading
Beware, The Natives Are Getting Restless!
Talking of the hypocrisy that pervades the media establishment here’s Liam Fay, also in the Irish Independent, with a thinly veiledContinue Reading
Irish Journalism, LOL!
In today’s Irish Independent newspaper regular columnist Eoghan Harris recounts a forty year old tale that perfectly illustrates the perverseContinue Reading
Irish Republican Language
Over the last several months there has been a noticeable spike in requests from various people seeking help with IrishContinue Reading
Where Have All The Sociopaths Gone?
It say’s much for the twisted political allegiances of the media establishment in Ireland that the country’s largest national newspaperContinue Reading
Lá An Dreoilín Shona Daoibh Go Léir!
Happy hunting to all those who join the Lucht an Dreoilín today.
Nollaig Shona Daoibh, A Chairde
A very happy Christmas to all my readers, both near and far.
Barrel Bombs, The Terror From Above
Over on the Brown Moses blog Richard M. Lloyd has a lengthy examination of the technology behind the so-called barrelContinue Reading
Óglaigh na hÉireann – ÓnaÉ
One can understand foreign news media misinterpreting the Irish language but our domestic equivalents? The title Óglaigh na hÉireann seemsContinue Reading
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