Sammy Wilson Calls Leo Varadkar A Nutjob As The DUP Lobbies For Gerrymandering
Despite the claims made by her sympathisers in the Irish and British press, it’s become clear that last weekend’s seeminglyContinue Reading
Category: Politics
The Improvised Drone Attacks On Khmeimim And Tartus, Russian Military Bases In Syria
If one accepts the official statement by the Kremlin – and a great deal of online speculation – the 5th-6thContinue Reading
Arlene Foster’s Moderate Speech, Barry McElduff’s Idiotic Tweet, And The Atrocious Kingsmill Massacre
It says much for the extreme and unforgiving nature of mainstream unionism or British separatist politics on this island, thatContinue Reading
Educational Isolationism With Nord Anglia, Ireland’s Newest Private School
I spent much of my childhood attending private, fee-paying schools in the leafy – or sandy – suburbs of northContinue Reading
From James Brokenshire To Karen Bradley, Another Forgettable Colonial Governor
So another British Secretary of State has returned to the United Kingdom for the final time after a short reignContinue Reading
Presidential Adviser Stephen Miller Declares Trump A Political Genius As CNN Cuts Bizarre Interview Short
Of the many sycophants and flatterers surrounding Donald J Trump, none is more egregious in language and nature than the seniorContinue Reading
Fake News? The Christmas Box PR Kit, Written By The Scottish Labour Party, Printed By The Scottish Press
All industries have their little trade secrets, methods of production they would prefer to keep under wraps, and the newsContinue Reading
Irish Republican Political Prisoners In The 21st Century
Here is a short report by Press TV, the 24-hour English language news and documentary network managed by the public broadcasterContinue Reading
Michael Wolff On The Madness Of King Trump
Some readers may have heard of the extraordinary new book by the journalist and author, Michael Wolff, detailing his inside accessContinue Reading
Google’s Irish And Dutch Accountancy Shields Billions Of Euros From Taxes
According to Bloomberg, in 2016 the Silicon Valley company behind the Google brand name, Alphabet Inc, transferred some €15.9 billionContinue Reading
Ian Paisley, Ulster Resistance And Arms From Israel
The news that the Reverend Ian Paisley, the founder of the hardline Democratic Unionist Party and several associated paramilitary groupings,Continue Reading
The British Security Service, MI5, Planned Terrorist Assassination Of Fianna Fáil Leader, Charles Haughey
The last few days has seen the publication of another tranche of heretofore secret government documents under the National ArchivesContinue Reading
Dublin Hints At Shared Authority With London Over The North Of Ireland
When it comes to the United Kingdom’s legacy colony in the north-east of Ireland, the political concepts, joint-sovereignty and joint-authorityContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar, From Love Actually To A Spaceman Came Travelling
I rarely listen to Newstalk radio, which has turned into the Daily Mail of Irish broadcasting, its schedules filled withContinue Reading
The British Government Cover-up Of The DUP Dark Money Donors
The decision by the minority Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom to limit public scrutiny of the Democratic UnionistContinue Reading
The Brexit Angst Of The Irish Revisionists
Dennis Kennedy, the former deputy editor of the Irish Times, has an opinion piece in his old newspaper, banging theContinue Reading
Hezbollah, Barack Obama And Syria
The news and current affairs website, Politico, has published a number of claims by former government officials in the UnitedContinue Reading
Minister Suggests Giving Internet Corporations Access To Passport Details
I sometimes think that it’s almost impossible to underestimate the average politician’s desire for publicity, no matter how inane orContinue Reading
The Church Of Scientology Is Trying To Normalise Itself In Irish Society. Don’t Let It!
In recent years the covert growth of the pseudo-religious organisation known as the Church of Scientology has been delivered a seriesContinue Reading
Amnesty International Ireland Is Wrong On Foreign Donations
As most readers are aware, I support the availability of abortion through the health service in Ireland, disdaining the present, inhumaneContinue Reading
The UK Hammers Its Own Brexit Deal With The EU And Ireland
Following several months of torturous negotiations, in the early hours of Monday the 4th of December, the government of theContinue Reading
British Minister Michael Gove Claims That The UK Can Renege On Its Exit Deal With The EU And Ireland
Less than twenty-four hours after the United Kingdom issued a joint-report with the European Union on its planned exit fromContinue Reading
AN SIONNACH FIONN 