Australia’s Shame
Native Australians make up just 2% of Australia’s population but form an incredible 26% of the national prison population, risingContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Solidarity From Wales, Go For It Scotland
A quick heads-up for a rally by the Welsh Go For It Scotland – Ewch Amdani Alba campaign group inContinue Reading
Scotland Requires Some Gaelic Solidarity
Until recent weeks the Irish media was relatively quiet on events in Scotland expecting, like most commentators around the globe,Continue Reading
The Irrational Nature Of The Anti-Irish Bigots
Have some indigenous Gaelic moles crept into the hallowed Hibernophobe halls of Independent House, publishers of the Indo stable of newspapers? A coupleContinue Reading
Scotland To Say Yes?
Within the margin of error but given two years of unrelenting attacks by the British political and media establishment itContinue Reading
A Republic Of Equals
There is an old saying in the history of Ireland that relates to the waves of immigration our island nation hasContinue Reading
Irish-Medium Education Overcoming The Odds
Over the last decade the devolved government in Wales, with near cross-party unanimity, has used its growing powers over educationContinue Reading
The Yazidis And The Origins Of The Desert Religions
There are all sorts of crazy theories surrounding the rise of ISIS, now the Islamic State (IS), and its successesContinue Reading
Scotland The Brave
The Mirror has an excellent post featuring a recent radio discussion in the United States on Scotland’s upcoming referendum onContinue Reading
The Many Faces Of The Irish News Media
Jim Cusack, the “security” correspondent of the Sunday Independent newspaper and arch-apologist for British colonial policing in Ireland, has pennedContinue Reading
The Age Of Wars
Couple of things caught my eye over the weekend. One is the low key presence of the regular Iraqi ArmedContinue Reading
Second Spoken Languages Of Contemporary Europe
Interesting charts from the folk at (the anglocentric) Move Hub: “This map shows the second most common first language inContinue Reading
The Irish Republic
I remember writing an essay many years ago where I stated that the Irish revolution was the making of Ireland’sContinue Reading
Salmond Hammers Darling In Second TV Debate
Well the verdict is in and it seems that Alex Salmond, the SNP first minister of Scotland, has emerged asContinue Reading
No Speak The Irish!
As if the precarious position of Irish-speaking citizens and communities in Ireland was not difficult enough living under the authorityContinue Reading
United Parties In Catalonia, EU Citizenship In Scotland
Despite the financial scandal erupting around its former leader and his family the ruling Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) party hasContinue Reading
A Department Of Irish And Irish-Speaking Communities
A great article over on Diaga Language which relates to my own piece yesterday on the lack of state-subsidised andContinue Reading
Irish Ways And Irish Laws
It seems that even the most reactionary dung-hill can produce the odd progressive rose. Here is Clare Cullen in theContinue Reading
Better Together Star: Catholics Look Better Hanging From A Tree
The British Unionist parties heading the “Better Together” or No (surrender?) campaign in Scotland’s upcoming referendum on independence seem toContinue Reading
Analysis Of ÓnaÉ Video
There was a bit of a kerfuffle in the news media over the weekend caused by the military funeral ofContinue Reading
Scotland Votes No, Scotland Gets Tory/UKIP (DUP/UUP/TUV) Rule?
Some interesting polling in Britain which shows that the centre-left Labour Party is still in the lead over the governingContinue Reading
Nimble Scotland Versus Lumbering Britain
There are very few politicians that I actually admire. In general my opinion of those who enter party politics isContinue Reading
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