Basque Voters Take A Decisive Nationalist Turn
Its been a night of celebrations for progressives nationalists in the Basque Country as the centre-left EH Bildu coalition saw a major increaseContinue Reading
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Micheál Martin, The Irish Citizens Of Belfast, And Opposition Hypocrisy
Hmmm. Micheál Martin, leader of the discredited centre-right Fianna Fáil party, has stated at the annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration in Baile Uí Bhuadáin that theContinue Reading
Who Dares To Speak? Morality Versus Venality In Modern Ireland
What other nation in Europe would have such little regard for its history? What other nation in Europe would beContinue Reading
Is Féidir Linn – For Irish Businesses
Need proof of the positive effect the use of the Irish language will have for your business? Take this glowingContinue Reading
From Flanders To Catalonia To Scotland
Poor Belgium. Proof, if ever proof was needed, of the long-term instability of artificial nation-states. Ok, admittedly all nation-states areContinue Reading
The Edinburgh Agreement – An International Treaty By Any Other Name
Today in the Scottish capital two heads of government met to sign a new agreement, the Edinburgh Agreement in fact,Continue Reading
UVF And LVF – Ceasefire? What Ceasefire?
Anyone who has been reading An Sionnach Fionn over the last year will certainly have noticed the many, many casesContinue Reading
Young Gaels – The Rise Of The Scottish Language
Two articles from Scotland touching upon the increase in the numbers of new Scottish language speakers observed over the last decade, thanks inContinue Reading
No Irish For The Irish Parliament?
Eoin Ó Riain tackles the latest example of Gaeilgeoir-baiting that has tarnished the pages of the Irish Times, courtesy of journalist Miriam Lord, the newspaper’s political sketch writer. Over theContinue Reading
An English-Speaking Supporter Of The Welsh Language
As I’ve stressed on An Sionnach Fionn before, the vast majority of the English-speaking inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland and WalesContinue Reading
BBC Alba And The Success Of Scottish Language Broadcasting
The Scotsman newspaper has an in-depth profile of Maggie Cunningham, the new head of BBC Alba, the Scottish language television service. Like Ireland’s TG4,Continue Reading
Imram 2012, Leonard Cohen And More
Today’s Irish Times has a lengthy examination by Úna Mullally of the Irish arts scene that is well worth reading:Continue Reading
Big Boost For TG4 Audience Figures
The growing popularity of TG4, the Irish language television station, was underlined by last weekend’s audience figures for the channel.Continue Reading
The Success Of Líofa 2015 In Ireland, And The Cooish In The Isle Of Man
Good news on the Líofa 2015 campaign launched last September by the regional culture minister in the North of Ireland, Carál Ní Chuilín,Continue Reading
A Resurgence Of Anti-Irish Racism In The United States – Or Harmless Stereotyping?
When most people speak of racism against the Irish they automatically think of Britain and more specifically England. The historyContinue Reading
United In Hatred – Anglophone Fundamentalists In Ireland
Sometimes you’re not paranoid. They really are out to get you. Well, they are if you are an Irish-speaking citizenContinue Reading
Beating Drums Instead Of Burning Crosses, Orange Sashes Instead Of White Hoods
A few readers have contacted me asking why no post on the Ulster Covenant centenary march held in Belfast on Saturday.Continue Reading
Ulster Resistance – Unapologetic British Terrorism In Ireland
The Seeds Of The Northern War We’ve seen a lot of outraged (and outrageous) speeches in recent days from politiciansContinue Reading
Engineers Of The Holocaust – In Their Own Words
Being a devout atheist (so to speak) I very rarely use the word “evil”. It seems too loaded with connotationsContinue Reading
A Scottish Map Of Scotland – But Where Is The Irish Map Of Ireland?
Paul T. Kavanagh and Newsnet Scotland, the Scottish nationalist news and current affairs site, have done their nation and theContinue Reading
Thousands March For Scottish Independence
Congratulations to the thousands who turned out for today’s independence rally in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. At the advent, addressed by a number of leading Scottish nationalists, the FirstContinue Reading
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