Welsh, A Foreign Language In Britain
Substitute “Ireland” for “Wales” and “Irish” for “Welsh” and the discrimination revealed below would be pretty much the same. From aContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
The Ireland Inspires Video Gets A Response
An answer to the “Ireland Inspires” promotional video released by the Irish tourism authority, Fáilte Ireland, from students in Galway.
The Mafiaization Of Ireland
Every journalist in the world is influenced one way or another by his or her personal beliefs and values. SimpleContinue Reading
Putting The Irish Into Irish Shops
Up to a few years ago my local branch of Tescos, the British retail giant that expanded into the IrishContinue Reading
Anna Lo And British Government Agree On Colonial Ireland
With all the outrage vented over the last 24+ hours by some of the more historically-myopic members of the BritishContinue Reading
Some Irish Are More Equal Than Others
Forgive the “Animal Farm” paraphrase in the title above but it seemed appropriate when contemplating some recent articles written onContinue Reading
Support From New York City For Irish Language Rights In Ireland
Well done to everyone who gathered at the famous Rocky Sullivan’s Pub in Red Hook, Brooklyn, to show their supportContinue Reading
The Crimea-Of-The-West
Meanwhile in the “Crimea-of-the-West” militants from the British separatist minority in the north-east of Ireland have staged another of theirContinue Reading
Culture Wars In Ireland And Britain
Hot on the heels of my post discussing the urgent need for the reform of public service broadcasting in Ireland comesContinue Reading
British Spooks Seek Irish Hookups
It seems that the Irish-based spooks of MI5, Britain’s Security Service, are growing ever-more brazen now that the dangers ofContinue Reading
Some Cock And Bull
First off we have some serious (if highly improbable) cock-waving by Resistance Republicans via a rather bland report by theContinue Reading
Irish TV And Cinema? Some Hope
I was going through my collection of Blu-ray and DVD movies and box-sets over the weekend, not to mention severalContinue Reading
Lá ‘le Piúc
Originally posted on Tuairisceoir an Dúin:
Tá lá náisiúnta na hÉireann linn. Deir Eoin P. Ó Murchú gur chóir dúinn an deis…
The Ultimate Irish Joke
It’s that time of year again when Ireland’s political establishment trots out its bit of lip-service and tokenism in relationContinue Reading
PSNI OK, LGBT Not OK
The people organising the Saint Patrick’s Day parade in New York City are to allow representatives of the PSNI, theContinue Reading
Rising Poll Numbers For Yes Vote In Scotland
Another poll, another rise in support for Scottish independence (and the SNP) with this year’s momentous referendum half-a-year away. FromContinue Reading
In Defense of Talking Funny
Originally posted on kory stamper:
[Ed. note: Five months! I know. My (very poor) excuse is that I was working on…
Let Us Do Evil That Good May Come
Sometimes I wonder if there is an entire generation of Irish historians and writers who are so cocooned inside anContinue Reading
The Partition Of Québec
The one thing that stands out when you examine the ideological underpinnings of British nationalism (or Unionism) and Canadian nationalismContinue Reading
Ireland’s Citizens And Version-Citizens
The Official Languages Act of 2003 is one of the few pieces of legislation in Irish law that guarantees theContinue Reading
No Way To Run A Country
Only on this poor benighted island could a government minister effectively claim with all due seriousness that rising levels ofContinue Reading
France’s regional languages fight for parity
Originally posted on The Cotton Boll Conspiracy:
The French language has long been held sacred in France, which has led hard feelings among…
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