The NDP – A Separatist In Federalist Clothing?
Interesting article in the Toronto Sun on the phenomenon of a party-within-a-party represented by the separatist inclinations of some Québec-basedContinue Reading
Category: Politics
The Culture War In Wales Hots Up
The nationalistic press in Britain is currently lathering itself up into paroxysms of anglophone outrage over alleged “discrimination” against English-speaking children attending schoolsContinue Reading
Its The Process, Stupid
Award-winning investigative journalist and writer Paul Larkin is a very busy man indeed. The author of “A Very British Jihad”,Continue Reading
Irish Political Prisoners And The Revolutionary Dynamic
Well there is no surprise in this tragic news. In fact observers have been predicting something along these lines forContinue Reading
A Gaelic Storm In Canada
There is something of a minor political row in Canada over the status of the Gaelic language, specifically Scottish butContinue Reading
Colm Tóibín – Not In My Name
Over the years I’ve slowly come to dislike Colm Tóibín. He is one of that closed group of Irish writersContinue Reading
Hibernophobes – Or Ireland’s Gaeilgeoir-Hating Press
The Oirish Independent newspaper, that bastion of Anglophone supremacism, carries yet another hate-rant against TG4, the Irish language public broadcaster.Continue Reading
Basque Voters Take A Decisive Nationalist Turn
Its been a night of celebrations for progressives nationalists in the Basque Country as the centre-left EH Bildu coalition saw a major increaseContinue Reading
Micheál Martin, The Irish Citizens Of Belfast, And Opposition Hypocrisy
Hmmm. Micheál Martin, leader of the discredited centre-right Fianna Fáil party, has stated at the annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration in Baile Uí Bhuadáin that theContinue Reading
Who Dares To Speak? Morality Versus Venality In Modern Ireland
What other nation in Europe would have such little regard for its history? What other nation in Europe would beContinue Reading
The Edinburgh Agreement – An International Treaty By Any Other Name
Today in the Scottish capital two heads of government met to sign a new agreement, the Edinburgh Agreement in fact,Continue Reading
UVF And LVF – Ceasefire? What Ceasefire?
Anyone who has been reading An Sionnach Fionn over the last year will certainly have noticed the many, many casesContinue Reading
Young Gaels – The Rise Of The Scottish Language
Two articles from Scotland touching upon the increase in the numbers of new Scottish language speakers observed over the last decade, thanks inContinue Reading
No Irish For The Irish Parliament?
Eoin Ó Riain tackles the latest example of Gaeilgeoir-baiting that has tarnished the pages of the Irish Times, courtesy of journalist Miriam Lord, the newspaper’s political sketch writer. Over theContinue Reading
An English-Speaking Supporter Of The Welsh Language
As I’ve stressed on An Sionnach Fionn before, the vast majority of the English-speaking inhabitants of Ireland, Scotland and WalesContinue Reading
The Success Of Líofa 2015 In Ireland, And The Cooish In The Isle Of Man
Good news on the Líofa 2015 campaign launched last September by the regional culture minister in the North of Ireland, Carál Ní Chuilín,Continue Reading
United In Hatred – Anglophone Fundamentalists In Ireland
Sometimes you’re not paranoid. They really are out to get you. Well, they are if you are an Irish-speaking citizenContinue Reading
Beating Drums Instead Of Burning Crosses, Orange Sashes Instead Of White Hoods
A few readers have contacted me asking why no post on the Ulster Covenant centenary march held in Belfast on Saturday.Continue Reading
Ulster Resistance – Unapologetic British Terrorism In Ireland
The Seeds Of The Northern War We’ve seen a lot of outraged (and outrageous) speeches in recent days from politiciansContinue Reading
Engineers Of The Holocaust – In Their Own Words
Being a devout atheist (so to speak) I very rarely use the word “evil”. It seems too loaded with connotationsContinue Reading
Thousands March For Scottish Independence
Congratulations to the thousands who turned out for today’s independence rally in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. At the advent, addressed by a number of leading Scottish nationalists, the FirstContinue Reading
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