G8 Protesters Are “Anti-British”
Only in Ireland! Billy Hutchinson and the PUP, the political front of the British terror faction the UVF, staged aContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Afghanistan – The Self-Defeating War
In Afghanistan the United States and its international allies have staged a formal handover of military and security control inContinue Reading
Clueless – The International Press In Belfast
With so much of the news from the conflict in Syria being filtered through the International media one is struckContinue Reading
Bóthar an Choinicéir – A Walk Down Memory Lane
Some long-time readers know that I’m a bit of an architecture buff and reading a recent post by exiled IrishContinue Reading
The Hidden Irish
Veteran former newspaper editor and journalist Gerard O’Regan has a somewhat tongue-in-cheek article in the Irish Independent headlined: “It’s pointlessContinue Reading
Irish, Irish, Irish – Out, Out, Out!
The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) is a thirty year old independent human rights organisation based in IrelandContinue Reading
Scotland’s Missing Scottish Question
There is an excellent article on Bella Caledonia by Wilson McLeod examining the failure of the SNP-led Scottish Government toContinue Reading
Fighting In Tongues
It’s been announced that Derry is to get a new Irish language community radio station, Raidió G, which will beContinue Reading
June Summer Solstice Session At Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre
Another quick post, this time on behalf of the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre which is holding a Summer Solstice Session in JuneContinue Reading
From World Wide Web To World Wide Watch
The newspaper revelations by the Guardian and the Wall Street Journal in relation to the NSA’s positioning of itself asContinue Reading
Scottish Medium Education In Edinburgh
Some further news on Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, the new Scottish medium school for Edinburgh, via the website Premier ConstructionContinue Reading
NI21 – Who Fears To Speak Of 1921?
Hmm. So we’re still waiting for ex-UUP politicos Basil McCrea and John McAllister to announce their new and allegedly “moderate”Continue Reading
NI21 – Or NI1921?
People are speculating that the newest “moderate” British Unionist party to be announced on Thursday by Basil McCrea and JohnContinue Reading
It’s All A Wee Bit Dan Brown
I’ve written before on the labyrinthine world of politically active Roman Catholic lay organisations, in particular the ones which attractContinue Reading
They Don’t Hate Irish, They Hate Irish-Speakers
The Newsletter reports that Belfast City Council has voted against applying for funds in order to establish an Irish languageContinue Reading
Second-Class Citizens, Second-Class Victims
So the political extreme of the British Unionist minority in Ireland in the form of the TUV’s Jim McAllister hasContinue Reading
A Fake Economy In A Fake State
The benefits of Britain’s continued colonial rule over the north-east of Ireland? Fake shops for a fake economy. From theContinue Reading
Austerity – Basque Fight Versus Irish Flight
There is an interesting if understandably angry article by author James Petras at the Dissident Voice comparing the different reactionsContinue Reading
Should Ireland Be Reunited? 92% Yes!
On Saturday May 25th there was a democratic local referendum held in Crossmaglen and Creggan Upper, two electoral wards whichContinue Reading
Paul Theroux And The Boston Bombing
On the 16th of May 2013 the Daily Beast published an article by the Massachusetts-born travel writer and author Paul Theroux whereContinue Reading
Calling It Like It Is
Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins, has made a telling point in relation to the Irish language, a point thatContinue Reading
The Irish Times – Mixed Messages From Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The Irish Times has a series of articles on the Irish Revolution roughly divided between even-handed accounts of those whoContinue Reading
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