Irish Republican Political Prisoners In The 21st Century
Here is a short report by Press TV, the 24-hour English language news and documentary network managed by the public broadcasterContinue Reading
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Here is a short report by Press TV, the 24-hour English language news and documentary network managed by the public broadcasterContinue Reading
Some readers may have heard of the extraordinary new book by the journalist and author, Michael Wolff, detailing his inside accessContinue Reading
According to Bloomberg, in 2016 the Silicon Valley company behind the Google brand name, Alphabet Inc, transferred some €15.9 billionContinue Reading
The news that the Reverend Ian Paisley, the founder of the hardline Democratic Unionist Party and several associated paramilitary groupings,Continue Reading
The last few days has seen the publication of another tranche of heretofore secret government documents under the National ArchivesContinue Reading
When it comes to the United Kingdom’s legacy colony in the north-east of Ireland, the political concepts, joint-sovereignty and joint-authorityContinue Reading
I rarely listen to Newstalk radio, which has turned into the Daily Mail of Irish broadcasting, its schedules filled withContinue Reading
The decision by the minority Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom to limit public scrutiny of the Democratic UnionistContinue Reading
Dennis Kennedy, the former deputy editor of the Irish Times, has an opinion piece in his old newspaper, banging theContinue Reading
The news and current affairs website, Politico, has published a number of claims by former government officials in the UnitedContinue Reading
I sometimes think that it’s almost impossible to underestimate the average politician’s desire for publicity, no matter how inane orContinue Reading
In recent years the covert growth of the pseudo-religious organisation known as the Church of Scientology has been delivered a seriesContinue Reading
As most readers are aware, I support the availability of abortion through the health service in Ireland, disdaining the present, inhumaneContinue Reading
Following several months of torturous negotiations, in the early hours of Monday the 4th of December, the government of theContinue Reading
Less than twenty-four hours after the United Kingdom issued a joint-report with the European Union on its planned exit fromContinue Reading
The final, much-delayed agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union – including, Ireland – has been published, spellingContinue Reading
Bar the elected representatives of the liberal-leaning Alliance Party and a handful of others, almost the entirety of pro-union opinionContinue Reading
Taking a step away from the insanity that is Brexit politics in the United Kingdom, let us dip a toeContinue Reading
The political humiliation of Theresa May, the inept prime minister of the United Kingdom, continues, with the news this morningContinue Reading
Early on Monday morning it seemed as if several months of torturous negotiations between Dublin, Brussels and London had paidContinue Reading
Another day and another round of bizarre opinions from politicians in Britain as the rancorous Brexit schism between the UnitedContinue Reading
The insanity continues. David Trimble, the former chief of the centrist Ulster Unionist Party, now eclipsed among pro-union voters inContinue Reading





















