Generation Shame
One of the great puzzles of modern Ireland, and certainly an endless source of fascination for foreign observers ofContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
An Lá Dearg I mBéal Feirste
Following on from the mass demonstration held in Dublin eight weeks ago during which 10,000 people marched across the capitalContinue Reading
Europe’s Democratic Tide
Quick post to highlight a couple of interesting articles touching upon Scotland’s independence campaign, the first from Conn Hallinan atContinue Reading
Cárta Dearg do Gheansaithe CLG ag UU?
Originally posted on Tuairisceoir an Dúin:
Iarracht ar bun cosc a chur ar gheansaithe CLG in Ollscoil Uladh. Tá Ollscoil Uladh ag déanamh…
Arrested For Speaking Irish In Europe’s Darkest Corner
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, is on an official state visit to Britain, the first by an IrishContinue Reading
The Forces Of Darkness Gather
There is truly nothing more astonishing in this world than a British nationalist politician who is completely oblivious of his ownContinue Reading
Thank you, Margo
Originally posted on Wee Ginger Dug:
Margo MacDonald was a rare and precious gift, a politician who was warm, likeable, truthful and…
Negationists Ahoy!
So that tired old spy/informer/traitor of yore, Seán O’Callaghan, is back peddling his same tired old “analyses” of political andContinue Reading
Saving The Language Commissioner
It’s been a hard struggle, and a long one, but the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government has finally succumbed to publicContinue Reading
Norman Baxter? Who’s Norman Baxter? Oh Right, That Norman Baxter!
Originally posted on The Broken Elbow:
That one-man argument for the disbanding of the RUC, Norman Baxter emerged from his Afghan hideout…
No Aboriginal Culture In Trinity College, Please!
Sir John Pentland Mahaffy GBE CVO, the late 19th and early 20th century Anglo-Irish classicist, was one of the mostContinue Reading
The PSNI & The Ivor Bell Case: Some Thoughts On Motives And Consequences
Originally posted on The Broken Elbow:
As I post this article reports are coming in from Belfast that the 56-year-old man arrested…
Britain’s Very Own Own Crimea In Ireland
Military jeeps driven by masked men wearing combat fatigues drive through the darkened streets of a city while hysterical crowdsContinue Reading
Béal Feirste le bheith Dearg le Fearg
Originally posted on Tuairisceoir an Dúin:
Pobal na Gaeilge ó thuaidh le léirsiú ar son a gcuid cearta Níl amhras ar bith…
Time For Truth, An Fhírinne Anois
With thanks to the Mirror, a powerful video from the Irish victims support organisation “Relatives for Justice” which campaigns for truthContinue Reading
Only A General Amnesty Will Yield The Truth
As the impact of the arrest of the veteran activist Ivor Bell continues to reverberate within Republican circles there isContinue Reading
Steve Moore 1949 – 2014: A Personal Appreciation
Originally posted on Pádraig Ó Méalóid AKA Slovobooks:
Stephen James Moore was born at 2:00pm on June 11th, 1949, in a house on Shooters…
Will Hezbollah Be The Biggest Victor In The Syrian Civil War?
Just a quick post to highlight a recent report carried by the Brown Moses blog examining the ongoing civil warContinue Reading
Law And Order, Ireland
So the Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has finally jumped ship after a catalogue of controversies involving allegations of systemicContinue Reading
Ireland, The Dysfunctional Poster-Child Of Minority Rights
The Hidden Ireland blog has a short post listing a number of motions on the Irish language from this year’sContinue Reading
Gaelic, The Pluralist Language
The people of Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man are united by one thing above all others: the indigenousContinue Reading
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