The United Languages Of Europe
Contrast and compare these stories from Scotland on the Scottish (Gaelic) language. First up, from the Courier: “Ambitious plans toContinue Reading
Category: Politics
Partition Is Wrong In Ukraine But Right In Ireland?
Apparently ethno-religious separatists carving off regions of clearly defined national territories through violence and the threat of violence, withContinue Reading
The United States’ Perpetual Groundhog Day
The team at Tom’s Dispatch have done another excellent job of highlighting the seemingly perpetual nature of the United States’ military misadventures in theContinue Reading
Yes To Equality
There are many fair and progressive reasons to vote yes in the expected referendum on marriage equality later this yearContinue Reading
The Monster Raving Loony Unionist Party
In the second decade of the 21st century the British people as a whole have little interest and even lessContinue Reading
Not All Islamic States Are Equal
There are two quasi-medieval Islamic states in the Middle East making the headlines at the moment. Both have fairly similar initial histories andContinue Reading
6000 Islamic State Fighters Killed In US-Led Attacks?
Back in October of 2014 the CIA estimated that the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq had a militaryContinue Reading
Special Forces, Special Operations, Special Rules
In a similar vein to yesterday’s post on James Fallows’ controversial critique of the United States’ military in the Atlantic magazine comes this articleContinue Reading
Military Secrets And Scandals
For those of you interested in the performance of the United States Armed Forces over the last two decades, especiallyContinue Reading
Condemning Rebellion In Occupied France And Ireland
Today’s Irish Times newspaper carries a deeply offensive article examining the period of 1939-45 in France and what the authorContinue Reading
Translation Fail
Cautioning on the perils of machine translation, especially when expectations surpass achievable results, Michael Bauer on his Dear Developer blog posts a letter he has written toContinue Reading
Je Suis Gael
In 1981 the “reverend” Ian Paisley MP MEP, founder and chief of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, the DemocraticContinue Reading
An Online Fenian Archive From ASF
I’ve discussed my interest in utilising online resources for researching various historical topics a number of times on ASF, as can be seenContinue Reading
Those Leaked Al Jazeera Emails On Charlie Hebdo
The National Review Online, the web-version of the right-wing American current affairs magazine, has published a series of “leaked” emailsContinue Reading
Some Irish Stories
A few quick links to articles and posts that I have enjoyed over the last week or so. First upContinue Reading
Je Suis Charlie
Like many other people around the world I have been shocked by the events that have taken placeContinue Reading
The Jacobin View On Ireland
The US-based Jacobin magazine has a lengthy and well-informed article on the current situation here in Ireland, particularlyContinue Reading
Improvised Weapons Of The New IRA Modernise Old Designs
On the 16th of November 2014 an armoured jeep of the PSNI, the paramilitary police force in the British-administrated north-east of Ireland,Continue Reading
Secrets Of The NSA And GCHQ War On Internet Security
Just before Christmas the German news and current affairs magazine Der Spiegel published a detailed article examining the covert campaign by the UnitedContinue Reading
No Gaels, Queers, Dykes Or Trannies
Is it just me or have you noticed that racists and homophobes tend to share the same political and ideological fixations? I mean,Continue Reading
Celebrating The Irish Who Fought Against Slavery
As Ireland’s plutocratic old guard grinds its teeth in anxiety at the approaching 2016 centenary of the Easter Rising, the insurrection that heralded the Irish RevolutionContinue Reading
The Irish Struggle
Twenty-eight years ago officials from the government of Ireland tasked with managing Dublin’s interests in the north-east of the country asked their BritishContinue Reading
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