Another Irish Property Bubble In The Making, Another Irish Property Crash In The Waiting
There seems to be little doubt that Ireland is in the early stages of yet another property-related bubble, reminiscent ofContinue Reading
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The State-Backed Glenanne Gang, A Very British Death Squad
A former killer with the Glenanne Gang, a pro-British death squad which operated in the UK-administered north-east of Ireland duringContinue Reading
Government Turning Public Services Card Into National ID Card
With our long history of colonial and ecclesiastical misrule most Irish people have an instinctive dislike of unnecessary restrictions orContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s Pardon Of Joe Arpaio Sends A Message To His Allies And His Enemies
Donald Trump obviously believes that he will gain some political capital from stepping into the Joe Arpaio legal controversy, thoughContinue Reading
Antifa And Left-Wing Struggle
One of the lesser reported aspects of the Irish Republican Army’s former military campaign in the United Kingdom is the low-levelContinue Reading
Ulster-Scots Enthusiasts Seek €151 Million In Funding
Arlene Foster, the curmudgeonly leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, is allegedly lending a sympathetic ear to a coterie ofContinue Reading
Whether Robert E Lee Or Edward Carson, Some Statues Should Fall
If Donald Trump and the aberrant politics he espouses has brought out the worse angels of our nature, it’s notContinue Reading
The Unionist Reveille Website, All Noise, No Substance
Over the last two decades the internet has become an important platform for a wide range of political causes, bothContinue Reading
Trump Apologist Crumbles As False Claims About US Economy Challenged
I must admit to enjoying this televised take down of Brad Thomas, the publicity-seeking Wall Street analyst turned Donald Trump apologist.Continue Reading
Britain’s Revanchist Fantasies Of A Brexit Empire Focus On Ireland
Since the Brexit referendum vote in the summer of 2016 the conservative and right-wing press in the United Kingdom hasContinue Reading
The UK Retreats From The Imposition Of A Brexit Border In Ireland
The United Kingdom has published its position paper on post-Brexit relations between Ireland and the UK-administered Six Counties and onContinue Reading
Donald Trump Excuses Alt-Right Violence In Charlottesville
Donald J Trump can’t help himself. When offered the opportunity to dig himself out of a hole he chooses toContinue Reading
Israel Upgrades Tank-APC As Middle East Becomes Military Laboratory
Though the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad supposedly entered the Syrian civil war with some 5000 tanks, mainly of RussianContinue Reading
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When It Comes To The Irish Otherworld, I’m With Danny Healy-Rae
When you find yourself in agreement with Danny Healy-Rae, the maverick independent TD from Kerry, you know that your dayContinue Reading
Britain’s Brexit-Born Indifference And Antipathy To Peace In Ireland
There is a somewhat pessimistic belief among some Irish revolutionary republicans which can be best summed up as follows: “WhenContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil Prepares Ground For A Future Coalition With Sinn Féin
Given the ongoing speculation about the creation of a Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin coalition government following the next general election,Continue Reading
The BBC And The Welsh Language, Self-Interested Discrimination
Several readers, including Marconatrix, have drawn my attention to this discussion about Welsh language rights broadcast on Newsnight, the BBC’sContinue Reading
Welsh Language Rights Under Threat?
Speaking of the challenges facing linguistic minorities, what do readers make of this news from Wales, as reported by theContinue Reading
2016 Census Of Canada Shows Small Decline In French As A Home Language
Has the French language begun its much prophesied decline as a community tongue on the North American continent? That isContinue Reading
Likelihood Of Future Fianna Fáil And Sinn Féin Post-Election Deal Grows
Despite vociferous denials and protests to the contrary, by both politicians and journalists, since the general election of 2011 theContinue Reading
The War In Afghanistan Is Lost. So Why Is The US Still Fighting It?
It is a rare thing for a conventional army to admit its military mistakes; to acknowledge that its plans, strategiesContinue Reading
Stuart Campbell, Wings Over Scotland And Divided Nationalism In Scotland
Readers of An Sionnach Fionn might be familiar with Wings Over Scotland (WOS), the influential Scottish politics blog founded inContinue Reading
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