The Ash For Cash RHI Scandal, Arlene Foster And The DUP Strikes Back
In 2011 the United Kingdom introduced a government-backed scheme known as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a payment system encouragingContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
A Style Guide For An Sionnach Fionn
With An Sionnach Fionn open for submissions on a range of subjects, I have decided to produce a short style guide or manualContinue Reading
A Reunited Ireland And The Rejectionist Politics Of Northern Unionism
A longer guest post by Mark Petticrew, a politics’ student at the University Of Ulster Jordanstown, examining the contrasting obstacles British unionismContinue Reading
Britain’s Acronyms Of Terror – General Frank Kitson And The MRF, SRU And FRU
The British law lecturer and author Adeyinka Makinde has written an interesting piece for the website Global Research, touching upon the early career of Frank Kitson,Continue Reading
The Latest Yahoo Data Breach, A Hack Too Far For A Dying Company
Many years ago, in the acoustic days of the 56k dial-up modem, I used a web-based service called RocketMail, oneContinue Reading
Neutral Ireland And The Threat Of A Nuclear-Armed European Union
With the Fine Gael-led minority government, like the FG-Labour coalition before it, playing footsie with NATO and the European Union’sContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn To Be Added To The NLI Archive, Remembering 1916, Recording 2016
Unfortunately I was unaware of the nomination process being run by the National Library of Ireland for its “Remembering 1916, Recording 2016”Continue Reading
The Obama Regime
Another guest post by Déaghán Ó Céitinn, currently resident in Perth, Australia, where he is active with Cairde Sinn Féin. The Obama RegimeContinue Reading
Gerry Adams, The Conservative Press And The Brian Stack Controversy
I’m sure most readers are aware of the controversy relating to the death of Brian Stack in September of 1984,Continue Reading
Trevor Noah And Cory Booker Discuss The Autobiography, Born A Crime
An insightful discussion between Trevor Noah, the South African comedian and host of the Daily Show, and Cory Booker, the well-regarded senator for New Jersey,Continue Reading
Irish Cinema Needs A Greater Focus On Irish Stories
It has been said that modern cinema should serve as a medium for nations and peoples to tell stories about themselves.Continue Reading
A Name Does Not Grant Legitimacy, Whether It Is Real IRA Or New IRA
The violent death of former “Real IRA” volunteer Aidan O’Driscoll early on Wednesday evening underlines in many ways the dark cloud of rank criminality that hangs over the disparateContinue Reading
Weiner, A Compulsive Documentary On A Repulsive Man
Returning to US politics, last night I watched the remarkably candid documentary, “Weiner“, the subject of which is the eponymous formerContinue Reading
TV3 To Launch Television Channel For The Little Women Of Ireland
What century are we living in? That is the question which springs to mind following yesterday’s press conference by the tabloid television network,Continue Reading
A Video Recording Of New IRA Volunteers On Patrol In North Belfast
The counter-insurgency and anti-terrorist laws of Ireland and the United Kingdom are notoriously pervasive, allowing the authorities in both countries to interpret theirContinue Reading
Hillary Clinton’s Contribution To The Irish-British Peace Process
As Hillary Clinton and her closest campaign aides continue to blame everyone but themselves for her humiliating defeat in the presidential contest last November, the arrogance that madeContinue Reading
Political Unionism’s “Curry My Yogurt” Mentality
A short guest post by Mark Petticrew, a twenty-two year old politics’ student at the University Of Ulster Jordanstown, examiningContinue Reading
A Comparison Of The Hebrew And Gaelic Revivals
Featured above is an interesting lecture titled “A Comparison of the Hebrew and Gaelic Revivals“, originally given by Aidan BeattyContinue Reading
The #NoDAPL Campaign Gains A Major Victory As Drill Work Halted
In the last two hours the United States Army Corps of Engineers has officially announced that it will withhold itsContinue Reading
American Military Veterans Gather At The Sacred Stone Camp, North Dakota
Hilary Beaumont of Vice News reports on the arrival of several hundred US military veterans at the Sacred Stone protestContinue Reading
Russian Spammers Take To Google For Donald Trump!
While the campaign team for Donald Trump may dismiss the continuing allegations that the Russian Federation played some role in his riseContinue Reading
Pat Kenny, Voice Of The Continuity State, Versus Eoin Ó Broin
Earlier today the Newstalk presenter Pat Kenny interviewed Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West, on the continuing debacle ofContinue Reading
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