Britain Struggles With The Good Friday Agreement And Peace In Ireland
On January 23rd, 1973, the United States’ president, Richard M. Nixon, described the multiparty treaty in France which ended theContinue Reading
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Irish Resistance To Apartheid: Sinn Féin And The ANC, The IRA And MK
A number of readers have asked for some background details explaining the close relationship between the African National Congress and SinnContinue Reading
The ANC Statement On The Passing Of Martin McGuinness
This statement issued by the African National Congress (ANC) on the death of Martin McGuinness is an important reminder ofContinue Reading
Bill Clinton’s Remarkable Tribute To Martin McGuinness In Full
The former president of the United States of America, Bill Clinton, joined a host of other national and international dignitariesContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness, From Revolutionary To Statesman, 1950–2017
Though not entirely unexpected, the announcement of Martin McGuinness’ premature death through illness is still shocking in its own quiet way.Continue Reading
Saint Patrick’s Day Belongs To The Global Irish, Past And Present
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, that most American of Irish festivals, I don’t think I can surpass the thoughts andContinue Reading
Prime Minister Theresa May Supports Clandestine Amnesty For War Crimes In Ireland
In an unprecedented move the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, has launched a stinging attack on law officials who areContinue Reading
Initially, A United Ireland Would Be Neither Federal Or Confederal
As the Irish Times has noted, talk of a reunited Ireland is very much in the air. This is reflected inContinue Reading
The Socialist Party Rebrands Its AAA Front Organisation As Solidarity
The Revolutionary Socialist League began as a small breakaway body of Trotskyist intellectuals closely associated with the Labour Party in Britain duringContinue Reading
Sir Edward Carson And The Politics Of Ulster Unionist Alt-Democracy
Before Donald J Trump, before the politics of the alt-right in the United States, there was Sir Edward Carson and theContinue Reading
Waterboarding And Electric Shock Torture, Britain’s Dirty War In Ireland
Since the effective end of the conflict in the north-east of Ireland, the so-called Irish-British Troubles, a few inquisitive elements ofContinue Reading
Did We Barter Articles 2 And 3 For No Stormont And No Good Friday Agreement?
Concerns are growing that we may be witnessing a terminal collapse in the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement (GFA) of 1998,Continue Reading
Where The Irish-British Peace Process If The Tories Reach For The DUP Orange Card?
Further on the crisis in the north-east of the country, presently regional, potentially national and international, Siobhán Fenton in the Independent newspaperContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness Resigns, Condemning The Bad Faith Of The DUP And The UK
The text of Martin McGuinness’ resignation letter in full, where the former deputy first minister in the north-eastern executive lays outContinue Reading
The Alt-Right Emperor Has No Clothes, In Ireland Or Anywhere Else
In recent days I have been somewhat dismayed by a number of left-leaning individuals who I respect and admire demanding anContinue Reading
US Secretary Of State Acknowledges That Israel Is Not A Western Democracy
As regular readers of An Sionnach Fionn know, I am generally sympathetic to Israel and tend to see its historyContinue Reading
A Style Guide For An Sionnach Fionn
With An Sionnach Fionn open for submissions on a range of subjects, I have decided to produce a short style guide or manualContinue Reading
A Reunited Ireland And The Rejectionist Politics Of Northern Unionism
A longer guest post by Mark Petticrew, a politics’ student at the University Of Ulster Jordanstown, examining the contrasting obstacles British unionismContinue Reading
Britain’s Acronyms Of Terror – General Frank Kitson And The MRF, SRU And FRU
The British law lecturer and author Adeyinka Makinde has written an interesting piece for the website Global Research, touching upon the early career of Frank Kitson,Continue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn To Be Added To The NLI Archive, Remembering 1916, Recording 2016
Unfortunately I was unaware of the nomination process being run by the National Library of Ireland for its “Remembering 1916, Recording 2016”Continue Reading
Gerry Adams, The Conservative Press And The Brian Stack Controversy
I’m sure most readers are aware of the controversy relating to the death of Brian Stack in September of 1984,Continue Reading
A Name Does Not Grant Legitimacy, Whether It Is Real IRA Or New IRA
The violent death of former “Real IRA” volunteer Aidan O’Driscoll early on Wednesday evening underlines in many ways the dark cloud of rank criminality that hangs over the disparateContinue Reading
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