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Category: Current Affairs
Flying The Flag For English In The North of Ireland
The Detail has a lengthy article based on an original investigation by Meon Eile examining allegations of anti-Irish polices beingContinue Reading
Improvised Warfare In Syria
Two recommended reads on the conflict in Syria. The first is a photo-easy from The Atlantic highlighting the use ofContinue Reading
Qu’ils Mangent De La Brioche!
Beady-eyed economics blog NAMA Wine Lake highlights the privileged salaries Ireland’s political elites continue to pay themselves in these otherwiseContinue Reading
More Accounts Of Death Squad Britain
Veteran Irish journalist and author Ed Moloney and his colleague Bob Mitchell continue their investigations into the Military Reaction Force (MRF), a British ArmyContinue Reading
Mixed Results For Plaid Cymru In New Poll
A new poll of 1007 voters from across Wales by ITV Cymru / YouGov continues to reflect the so-so fortunesContinue Reading
How Can The Irish State Ignore The Wishes Of 41% Of Its Citizens?
An article in the Irish Times by Seán Tadgh Ó Gairbhí examining the reaction of people in Ireland to theContinue Reading
Unionism Closes Ranks
Interesting to note that the DUP leader Peter Robinson and UUP leader Mike Nesbitt have agreed a joint “Unionist Unity”Continue Reading
Something Rotten In The State Of Canada
Some might believe that the biggest dividing line between Québec and Canada is the Francophone nature of the former. ButContinue Reading
The GAA Versus The BNP
The Gaelic Athletic Association or GAA is one of the world’s truly great sporting organisations. It has faced many challenges in its time, not leastContinue Reading
Voting Fianna Fáil – Like A Dog Returning To Its Vomit
Another weekend, another poll, this time a telephone survey of 1000 voters by Millward Brown on behalf of the Sunday Independent newspaper. I’m always waryContinue Reading
Where’s The Irish At The Irish Constitutional Convention?
As I have noted many times before there is a certain desire in the body politic (and its media acolytes)Continue Reading
Six Degrees Of Paramilitary Separation
Hrrrm… A number of newspapers representing the British Unionist minority in the north-east of the country are stirring up controversyContinue Reading
Brothers In Arms? Ireland And Israel
The excellent history site, The Irish Story, has recently posted two articles examining the ideological similarities between Irish and Israeli nationalism in theContinue Reading
HMG Official Statement – Britain Is England
Did you know that Scotland ceased to exist as a nation after the so-called Act of Union between the KingdomsContinue Reading
Attacking The Weak By Pretending They Are Powerful – How Ireland’s Media Elite Work
Can someone tell me what the “Irish language lobby” is? Apparently it is immensely powerful. Or so the Irish TimesContinue Reading
Another Poll – Fianna Fáil Voters Abandon The Fine Gael Fold
Two weeks ago I queried the possibility of the next incarnation of An Dáil becoming more like the Israeli Knesset: a host of independents, smallContinue Reading
The Associated Press – Reporting The News Or Shaping The News?
Interesting headline accompanying a story syndicated by the Associated Press (AP), the US-based news agency. It reads: “Sinn Fein Chief Asks IRA Die-Hards toContinue Reading
Second Scottish-Medium School For Glasgow
Big news for the Scottish-speaking community of Glasgow as the establishment of a second school teaching through the medium of the ScottishContinue Reading
My Identity Is Not Negotiable
For the last decade and more I’ve worked for a company in Ireland that is a major subsidiary of an international corporationContinue Reading
Why The Past Is A Guide To The Future
As an Irish Republican I believe in the historic right of the people of Ireland, as a whole or individually,Continue Reading
Move Over Belfast – Welcome To Béal Feirste
Belfast City Council has agreed to place a number of official bilingual Irish-English street-signs in four parts of the city:Continue Reading
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