Reunited Ireland Could Generate €35.6 Billion Boost For National GDP
Don’t expect the rest of the national or regional news media in Ireland to highlight this study on the positive economic implicationsContinue Reading
Category: Politics
Peter Robinson To ‘Fine Fáil’ To A South-County Dublin Housewife
Interesting times in Irish politics. The north-east is to see the departure of veteran DUP leader Peter Robinson, the firstContinue Reading
Stormont’s Fresh Start Repackages Stale Goods
So the governments of Ireland and Britain, in consultation with the members of the cross-party regional administration in Belfast, have announced the ratherContinue Reading
Begging For Permission To Be Irish In Ireland
The majority of the population of the island of Ireland can only be Irish when the minority of the population who do not regardContinue Reading
Whacking Jihadi John For The Pure Pleasure Of It
So this is the reaction of the “West” to the rise of the Islamic State and the growing conflict inContinue Reading
Britain’s Bloody Sunday Deniers
On the afternoon of Sunday the 30th of January 1972 soldiers from the British Parachute Regiment, one of the more fearsomeContinue Reading
Barricades Around The Winter Palace Of A Dying Coalition
The controversial Fine Gael TD, Catherine Byrne, has a brief exchange of words with a member of the general public visiting DáilContinue Reading
1916 Is Over And The Good Guys Won
Every year, on the 11th of November, hundreds of far right and neo-fascist campaigners in France, including the former leader of the Front national,Continue Reading
Threats, Intimidation And Absences In The Seanad Election
As stated in a previous post, I have largely avoided commenting upon the complex Maíria Cahill controversy, due in noContinue Reading
The Christian Republic Of America – Vampires, Cannibals And Executing Gays
Political and religious extremes exist in all countries, and right-wing theocratic-tinged populism has become a powerful force in a numberContinue Reading
The RTÉ And BBC NI United Ireland Survey
What you won’t see reported in the Irish and British news media on the RTÉ/BBC NI poll examining the general public’sContinue Reading
Political Policing Targets The People’s Representatives
So Paul Murphy TD and Joan Collins TD, members of Dáil Éireann or the lower house of the Irish legislature,Continue Reading
Barrel Bomb Attacks On Darayya, Damascus
Some ASF readers may have heard of the airborne”barrel bombs” deployed by the pro-Assad forces in the Syrian civil war, primarily for useContinue Reading
CNBC Republican Presidential Debate 2015
Having spent the night prostituting my labour to the service of others (no, not like that!) I didn’t get too muchContinue Reading
Report On British And Irish Paramilitary Groupings Contains No Surprises
In response to the very selective quoting of the British government’s “independent” assessment of the current status of various paramilitary formations in theContinue Reading
SNL On The CNN Democratic Debate
Following on from the big CNN debate between the presidential candidates for the Democratic Party in the United States – whichContinue Reading
New Revelations Over The British Army’s “Special Duties” In Ireland
On the morning of the 15th of December 1920, at the height of the Irish war of independence, four menContinue Reading
The Green Scare Or The Indo’s Greens Under The Bed Paranoia
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” For many people this infamous question immediatelyContinue Reading
The Answer To Gun Violence Is Not More Guns
Yet again it takes a murder, and one with quasi-political overtones in the eyes of some exploitative journalists, before politicians and theContinue Reading
A Delirium Of Political Vacuousness
So, I’ve not too much to say while I’m smothered with a persistent cold which refuses all efforts to kill it offContinue Reading
Maíria Cahill And The Labour Party, Or Integrity Meets Avarice
To misquote a terrible old bigot who had a way with words, most political controversies end not with a bang but with a whimper. ThatContinue Reading
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