One Law For Them – Another Law For Us
Well, we’ve heard it all now. Alan Shatter, the Minister of Justice (and off-the-record tips from the Gardaí on OppositionContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
RTÉ – Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous!
After much public outcry in recent years RTÉ’s director general Noel Curran has stated that by the end of thisContinue Reading
Ireland’s British Troubles
Interesting revelation from court documents released in Belfast (via the Detail), where Ciarán Martin, the former Security and Intelligence adviserContinue Reading
NAMA Wine Lake Closes – Irish Elites Breathe Easier
NAMA Wine Lake is no more. And so goes another keen observer of government and establishment misdoings while the craven media continuesContinue Reading
Is That Why The Gardaí Wear Blue Shirts?
We live, it seems, in GUBU times. From the Irish Independent newspaper: “JUSTICE Minister Alan Shatter has staunchly defended his decision to publiclyContinue Reading
If I Were You I’d Give Ireland A Miss
Talking of technology, given the level of aggression and subliminal violence that now passes for social discourse in contemporary Ireland perhaps I could do withContinue Reading
Wikipedia – The Ultimate Poison Pen Letter
Andrew Leonard has a fascinating article on Salon examining the hidden “edit wars” taking place behind the seemingly placid façade of Wikipedia, theContinue Reading
Nigel, Nigel, Nigel – Out, Out, Out
Scottish blogger James Kelly calls it right as he examines the ignoble retreat of the UKIP leader Nigel Farage fromContinue Reading
Language Wars – Coming To A Sign Near You Soon
More new from the Pax Anglia, via the Dunfermline Press: “… councillor Dave Dempsey is proposing that road signs inContinue Reading
Irish Pride! Where The NRA Goes Others Follow!
Who knew that Ireland’s National Roads Authority and related construction industry was also employed in Latin America? From the Guardian newspaper: “AContinue Reading
United We Stand?
Since the signing of the multilateral Belfast Agreement of 1998 there has been a debate around the question of havingContinue Reading
The British Left – Britannia Über Alles!
One of the reasons why I despise so many on the British “Left” is their utter and complete hypocrisy whenContinue Reading
Research Reveals Popular Support For Scottish Language
Soillse is a research initiative between several universities in Scotland and its latest report on attitudes across the nation toContinue Reading
The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q190 – A Proper HTPC
While many consumers have bought into the commercial push for so-called Smart TVs the majority of the products on the IrishContinue Reading
Two Upcoming Events, Tolkien And The Irish Invincibles
Quick post to promote two upcoming events I’ve been asked to highlight. The first is a conference organised by Dr Shane Kenna titledContinue Reading
Scottish Labour, A Deeper Shade Of Orange
Traditionally in Scotland the immigrant Irish, second and third-generation Irish-Scots and Scottish-born Roman Catholic communities were wary of Scottish NationalismContinue Reading
Deaf, Dumb And Blind – The Irish Media On British Terrorism In Ireland
We are told repeatedly by the political establishments in Ireland and Britain that there is no hierarchy of victims inContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil Moves North – Again
Will this be another false dawn for Fianna Fáil’s oft promised yet rarely materialised intention to organise as a political party in the north-eastContinue Reading
The Gathering, Mafialand 2013
A story to illustrate the reality of life in contemporary Ireland. From the Irish Times: “Gardaí are trying to establishContinue Reading
Fine Gael – We Got 99 Problems But A Bitch Ain’t One
Interesting article on Bloomberg examining the impact of Europe’s economic depression and how that has effected the north-east of IrelandContinue Reading
Two Years Of An Sionnach Fionn
An Sionnach Fionn, “The White Fox”, was set up on the first of May 2011 as a personal blog whereContinue Reading
Some More WikiWar News
As a keen observer of both politics and technology I have spent the last decade and more watching the riseContinue Reading
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