Romantic Ireland’s Grave
From the Dublin culture and history blog Come Here To Me: “The Croppies Acre memorial in Dublin commemorates the UnitedContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Not In Our Name
Two Irish citizens, both petty criminals with some minor involvement in the drugs’ trade, separately “executed” in the Irish citiesContinue Reading
End Times In The United States
While some in the United States believe their nation is perched on the cusp of a very literal biblical apocalypseContinue Reading
The Democratic Road To A Reunited Ireland
The group-blog “It’s A Political World” has a very good post examining the suppression by the old Unionist regime atContinue Reading
Flegs! In Scotland!
This “flegger” thing seems to be positively contagious. From Wings Over Scotland news on the proposal by members of theContinue Reading
Remembering The Shankill Road Bombing
I suspect that I am not the only Republican made uneasy by a community plan in Ardoyne to hold aContinue Reading
Hispanicise And Anglicize
Interesting article in the Irish Times on Monday examining attempts by the anti-separatist regional government in the Balearic Islands toContinue Reading
The Labour Party, Not Waving But Drowning
There may well be something anomalous about the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll but even with that caveat inContinue Reading
Education In Britain – Cultural Conditioning?
In the 2011 census on the island of Britain large numbers of people living in Scotland, Wales and England rejectedContinue Reading
British Clowns Have Their Day In Court
The political, intellectual and cultural powerhouse of British nationalism in Ireland: Willie Frazer and chums. Oh well, at leastContinue Reading
21st Century British
From the website “Welsh Not British” the 2011 census on the island of Britain summed up in one easy graph.Continue Reading
Majority Of People In Scotland Reject British Identity
Mixed news today for the Gaelic-speaking community of Scotland in the figures released from the 2011 Census of Scotland. AccordingContinue Reading
The English Disease, Or Anti-Gaelic Racism
Today saw the opening in Edinburgh of Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, a new Scottish-medium primary school, in yet another signContinue Reading
A Protestant Land For A Protestant People
Peter Robinson, the joint first minister of the regional government in the north-east of Ireland, the leader of the DUP,Continue Reading
A Return To London Rule Through A No Vote?
There is a general view abroad in Scotland that a “no” vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence wouldContinue Reading
Redesigned Slate – The Web Equivalent Of Spaghetti Junction
Good god, has anyone else seen the redesigned “slate.com”? What a sprawling, over-crafted mess. Any website that all butContinue Reading
Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up For Your Right
Great article on the Irish news and current affairs website An Tuairisceoir recounting the adventures of the American-domiciled blogger “ancroíait”Continue Reading
Albain Go Brách! Alba Gu Bràth!
A belated congratulations to all my friends, readers and fellow Celtic nationalists in Scotland on what was by all accountsContinue Reading
The Racist Republic Of Ireland
Ah, ‘tis good to see that Anglophone racism continues to thrive in contemporary Ireland. Where would we be without ourContinue Reading
Ireland’s Economy Or The Story Of The Lying Liars Who Lied
Ireland is officially out of its economic recession. Well, that is the somewhat tendentious claim made by the majority ofContinue Reading
Off To Dublin In The Green
For the first time in a long time Ireland’s news media have actually acknowledged that the streets of our nationalContinue Reading
Stair Rúnda – Revolutionary Struggle
As always the Dublin history and culture blog Come Here To Me presents a fascinating if rarely discussed part ofContinue Reading
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