Bravetongue
Two stories highlighting good news for our fellow Gaels in Scotland as the declining population of Scottish speakers begins toContinue Reading
Category: Current Affairs
Britain – The Enemy Combatant
Sinn Féin is continuing to press home its advantage following the visit by Britain’s head of state to Ireland to attend a Co-Operate IrelandContinue Reading
Turning A Mass Grave Into A Food Court – The Immorality Of Modern Ireland
Talking of queens let us remember the Famine Queen herself and this story featured by the excellent Irish History Podcast. The headline saysContinue Reading
The White Glove Of Britain Shakes The Red Hand Of Ulster
Well an interesting day, and the deed is done, but the fallout from related events continues following on from yesterday’s peaceful protest on the Black Mountain by RepublicansContinue Reading
Men Of Violence?
In relation to my earlier post about the demonstration on Black Mountain overlooking Belfast where Republicans from the 1916 Societies erected a large IrishContinue Reading
Ériu Is Our Queen
Following on from my posts here and here examining the forthcoming meeting between the visiting British head of state and Martin McGuinness, the deputy First MinsterContinue Reading
Recognising The Legitimacy Of The Armed Struggle
I have received a very strong reaction to my post examining the upcoming meeting between Martin McGuinness and the visiting British head of state. Messages, emails,Continue Reading
Smells Like Victory
Controversy, controversy, controversy. Or at least what the “media” in all its wisdom deems to be controversial. And yet againContinue Reading
Trash TV Versus Irish TV
Last week I reported on the risible claim by some journo over at the Oirish Independent newspaper that staff with the Irish language radio station Raidió na GaeltachtaContinue Reading
Irish National Heritage Park – No Irish?
A great post from the Irish Archaeology blog on a recent visit to the Irish National Heritage Park at CaladhContinue Reading
Kicking The Pale Where It Hurts
Here in Ireland a virulent minority of the population, anglophone supremacists and other Neo-Unionist remnants of the former British colonyContinue Reading
Dirty Secrets Of A Dirty War
After several recent posts on An Sionnach Fionn detailing British war crimes in Ireland over the four decades of the northern conflict perhaps IContinue Reading
The Butcher’s Apron – Britain’s War In Ireland
A few days ago I discussed the casual revelation by a former British Intelligence agent, the writer and historian HarryContinue Reading
You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round…
It seems that when it comes to coverage by the British news media on the independence campaign in Scotland allContinue Reading
The Vandalism Of The Lia Fáil
I didn’t get a chance to post on this last week but the Lia Fáil or Stone of Destiny atContinue Reading
Gaeltacht Bill 2012 – Progress Or Hidden Agenda?
The FG-Lab coalition government has finally produced its long expected Gaeltacht Bill 2012, the most controversial piece of legislation toContinue Reading
Britain At War – Terror In Ireland
Veteran Irish journalist and writer Ed Moloney in CounterPunch on President Obama’s continued adherence to the strategy and tactics ofContinue Reading
TG4 And RnaG – Time For A Single Irish Public Broadcasting Service
The Oirish Independent newspaper carries a report announcing “major reforms at RTÉ”, especially in relation to its, er, Irish languageContinue Reading
Ulster-Scots – Full Marks For Invention
The Belfast Telegraph has got into the polling gimmick in a big way recently (blame it’s “sister” paper, the OirishContinue Reading
Former British Agent Admits Irish Citizens Were Waterboarded
I’ve written about the widespread use of torture, both physical and psychological, by the British Forces in the UK-administrated north-eastContinue Reading
Ken Maginnis – Down With This Sort Of Thing
Politicians from the British separatist minority in Ireland never seem to die; they just seem to get crankier with age.Continue Reading
Slugger O’Toole – Givin’ It To The Argies!
Hmm. It seems that the Belfast-based Irish news and current affairs blog Slugger O’Toole is joining in with Britain’s renewed Cold WarContinue Reading
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