The Embarrassment Of Being Irish
So after eighteen years of an online presence our self-proclaimed “national public service broadcaster”, RTÉ, has finally got around toContinue Reading
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A New Look For An Sionnach Fionn
You may have noticed a few changes in the layout of An Sionnach Fionn today though hopefully they are notContinue Reading
The Wee Blue Book
Like myself many readers of An Sionnach Fionn are interested in the upcoming independence referendum in Scotland so I thoughtContinue Reading
Vote An Sionnach Fionn
Nice to hear that An Sionnach Fionn has been nominated for three separate categories in the Blog Awards Ireland 2014Continue Reading
ASF Via Surface 2 Pro
So I’ve made the switch from a super-heavy Qosmio x500 laptop to a Surface Pro 2 with attached Type Cover for writing myContinue Reading
The Irish Government’s Anti-Irishness
The Irish-speaking citizens and communities of Ireland are under attack. They are under attack from a coalition government of two partiesContinue Reading
The Cló Gaelach Or Irish Typefaces
Following on from the popularity of a recent post examining some online sources for Irish literary studies I thought aContinue Reading
Electronic Irish
A lot of people seem unaware of the two best online resources for historical texts relating to Ireland, both ofContinue Reading
.éire Versus .ie
The people of Wales now have two national domain names to register their websites with, “.cymru“ and “.wales”, reflecting theirContinue Reading
The Logainm Relaunch
A quick (if late) post on the Placenames Database of Ireland or Logainm, a comprehensive topographical index of our island nationContinue Reading
Ireland And Scotland, Our Democracies, Our Voices
The recent polls in Ireland and Scotland make for interesting reading in the run-up to the European and local electionsContinue Reading
Irish TV And Cinema? Some Hope
I was going through my collection of Blu-ray and DVD movies and box-sets over the weekend, not to mention severalContinue Reading
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Even A Fanboy Has His Limits
Is it just me or is there now a dearth of thoughtful and well-informed websites and blogs on the genreContinue Reading
Learn A Language In Six Months?
Since this is generating some internet buzz I thought I’d post it: How to learn any language in six months, ChrisContinue Reading
Glenn Greenwald On War By Other Means
From Glenn Greenwald a must-read for Republican and progressive activists in Ireland and elsewhere examining how the internet is used andContinue Reading
Congratulations To Wings Over Scotland
Wings Over Scotland, the influential news and current affairs website, launched an appeal early this morning for funding to keepContinue Reading
A Transgender Story Is A Human Story
Until the phenomenon of fandom engulfed popular culture (thanks to Joss Whedon, JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer amongst others) manyContinue Reading
Republican Think-Tanks
There is a considerable debate going on amongst Irish Republicans and interested observers in Ireland over the future direction ofContinue Reading
Does He Mean Us? Yes, He Does
At the start of December last year I wrote a brief post marking the achievement of 400,000 views of AnContinue Reading
It’s All About The Metadata
I’ve written before about the importance of “raw data” in any revolutionary or military struggle and while that may seemContinue Reading
Removal Of The RSS Feeds – Apologies
Yes, I know, the RSS feeds to like-minded websites in Ireland, Scotland and elsewhere have been removed from An SionnachContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn – 400,000 And Rising
A quick post to note that after two-and-a-half years of existence An Sionnach Fionn has now passed 400,000 views, theContinue Reading
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