Two Women Travel, Illustrating The Moral Case For Repealing The Eight
On Saturday the 20th of August, two Irish woman, citizens of this Republic, travelled to the United Kingdom where one of them soughtContinue Reading
Category: Journalism
Invisible Comrades, Gays And Lesbians In The Irish Struggle
The first issue of the independent magazine An Glór Gafa, “The Captive Voice”, was published and distributed by Sinn Féin’s PrisonerContinue Reading
Fox News And Roger Ailes’ Secret Black Room Team
Gabriel Sherman of the New York Magazine has written a short exposé on Fox News’ much-rumoured “Black Room”, a non-tooContinue Reading
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Journalism
Most blogging is parasitical in nature and that is especially true for blogs which primarily focus on news and currentContinue Reading
The Chinese Opera? Opera Browser And SurfEasy VPN Sold To China
For the last few years I’ve been using the Norwegian-developed web browser Opera, or its siblings, as my default program for internetContinue Reading
Views On The Thick Micks From The Colonial Brits
So you’re browsing through the website of a mainstream national newspaper in Ireland and you unexpectedly stumble upon an article indulging the noxiousContinue Reading
A Clear Majority Favours The Reunification Of Ireland
The British apologists of the Irish news media, led by a coterie of decrepit newspaper columnists, have claimed for decades that, “…no one wants aContinue Reading
The Clinton Machine Rolls Over The Opposition At The Democratic National Convention
With Hillary Rodham Clinton anointed as the Democratic Party candidate for president all’s over bar the shouting at the organisation’s 2016 nationalContinue Reading
The Young Turks Versus Alex Jones
Right-wing propagandist and conspiracy theorist par excellence, Alex Jones, crashed a live broadcast of the left-leaning Young Turks during theContinue Reading
The SDLP And Colum Eastwood: Make Me Green, But Not Just Yet
So is it Colum Eastwood, the SDLP leader, or the members of the press who are sending mixed messages on the regional party’sContinue Reading
British Spies And Irish Oligarchs
While Europe burns, Ireland stinks. At least that is the impression one gets from recent revelations by the more principled members of the mainstreamContinue Reading
Brexit, The Disconnect Between London And Greater England
In the lead up to June’s Brexit referendum, the plebiscite on Britain’s membership of the European Union, there were several things which made me question justContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn’s Vice News Documentary
The left-wing British politician, Jeremy Corbyn, recently gave Vice News behind the scenes access to his embattled leadership of the UK LabourContinue Reading
A Patten Report For A Reformed Garda Síochána
In relation to the latest evidence of malpractice within the ranks of An Garda Síochána, one cannot but help feelContinue Reading
#IrishSpeakersMatter
Irish Times opinion-writer and occasional poet, Rosita Boland, giving the legacy of colonialism on this island nation a respectable, modern face through the pages ofContinue Reading
Renua – The Independent News And Media Party
Here we go again! Ireland’s right-wing media cartel, Independent News and Media, is beating the drums for its pet cause with renewed vigour:Continue Reading
Hulk Hogan, Gawker, Peter Thiel And A Whole Lot Of Money
You may have come upon the name of Peter Thiel, Silicon Valley billionaire and one of the creators of PayPal, in a previousContinue Reading
RTÉ’s Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
During the height of the post-Celtic Tiger economic collapse I remember driving from Malahide to Howth, two middle-ranking suburbs in north countyContinue Reading
The Dublin And Monaghan Bombings And The Apologist Agenda
On the afternoon of the 17th of May, 1974, as rush-hour commuters made their way through Dublin’s city-centre, three car-bombs explodedContinue Reading
Islamic State To Attack Britain Through Conquest Of Ireland
From my regular series on stupid people commenting on Irish affairs, this contribution from something called the “Center for SecurityContinue Reading
When The IRA Busted Britain’s Spying Operations In Europe
In October of 1989 Britain’s left-leaning current affairs magazine, the New Statesman, published a four-page exclusive revealing the successful penetration of the espionage andContinue Reading
How The British Story Of Ireland Is The Norm For The American Press
One of the more interesting aspects of writing An Sionnach Fionn is my occasional brushes with the mainstream media (howeverContinue Reading
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