Let Them Eat Cake!
In relation to the controversial government legislation covering personal bankruptcy (the Personal Insolvency Act 2012), the transcript of the followingContinue Reading
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Death Of The Irish Harp
For those interested in the psychology of art symbolism there is a great study by Mary Louise O’Donnell, of theContinue Reading
Britnat Lies, Damned Lies And Statistics
When is a poll not a poll? When it is a false poll. From Bright Green Scotland on yesterday’s stillContinue Reading
British Terrorism In Ireland – A Return To War?
At the start of the summer rumours began to circulate in media and political circles that factions of the BritishContinue Reading
Cultus Obscuram – Nightmare Cafe
Another entry in the Cultus Obscuram and this time it is Wes Craven’s TV show “Nightmare Café“, a short-lived supernaturalContinue Reading
Shooting Down Gaelic
A news report from Scotland on the alleged vandalism of a bilingual Scottish and English language road sign that oneContinue Reading
An Creideamh Sí
Militant atheist and secularist though I am I still respect religious beliefs as a vital component to the cultural heritageContinue Reading
A Strange Twist In The Boston College Tapes Affair
I have touched before on the controversy surrounding Boston College’s “Belfast Project” and this site here gives a summation of theContinue Reading
Alan Ryan And Post-War Ireland
It’s twelve months since Alan Ryan, Officer Commanding the “Real” IRA in Dublin City, was assassinated by members of theContinue Reading
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
The latest electoral poll shows Sinn Féin on 21%, just a handful of points behind Fianna Fáil’s 25% and FineContinue Reading
The Ninth Wave
Great post from Ciarán Dunbar, journalist and editor of the news and current affairs website An Tuairisceoir, examining the issueContinue Reading
Cultus Obscuram – Knightriders
In the oft-played Geek game of “Cultus Obscuram” I’ve yet to be beaten, whether it is in the arena ofContinue Reading
Ireland 2013 – 35 Weeks, 59 Bombs
From the 1st of January 2013 to the 28th of August 2013 a total of 59 “viable explosive devices” (orContinue Reading
Is The PQ’s Secular Charter A Vote-Winner?
Following on from my post here about the controversy surrounding suggested new regulations in Québec promoting greater secularism in theContinue Reading
Fionn And The Man In The Tree
One of the more mysterious mentions of the legendary hunter-warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill in the indigenous literatures of Ireland, ScotlandContinue Reading
Ireland’s Export-Based Economy – Emigration, Emigration, Emigration
From Middle Class Political Economist: “July 31 saw the latest release of European Union unemployment numbers, and Monday’s gross domestic productContinue Reading
Ní Bóna Ná Coróin
Pádraig Ó Laoire or Patrick O’Leary was at one time a well-known member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, an influential 19th centuryContinue Reading
Revisionism Or War By Other Means
There is huge controversy in France at the moment after it was revealed in a local newspaper that a monumentContinue Reading
Québec: Polls And Secularism
Mixed polling news from Québec where Pauline Marois’ ruling Parti Québécois has recorded a slight rise in popularity but isContinue Reading
The INLA Disbands, Again, Maybe
Jim Cusack, the security correspondent of the Irish Independent newspaper and apologist for British colonial policing in Ireland, on theContinue Reading
The Guardian Enters GUBU Territory
From the Guardian newspaper: “Guardian editors on Tuesday revealed why and how the newspaper destroyed computer hard drives containing copiesContinue Reading
Fianna Gael? Media Hype Or Media Wish Fulfilment?
For some time now certain sections of Ireland’s right-wing media have been hyping up the idea of the country’s twoContinue Reading
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