Brittany And Europe’s “Rogue State” – France
France prides itself on being a nation that embodies the principles of democracy and freedom with a republic born throughContinue Reading
Category: Politics
Colum Kenny, The Irish Independent And Some Media Spin
Colum Kenny is a regular columnist for the Oirish Independent newspaper, popular amongst right-wing types and other motley conservatives. Here’s his bio from Dublin City University (DCU): “Professor ColumContinue Reading
Census 2011 And An Inconvenient Truth – Irish-Speaking Citizens On The Rise
The latest, much publicised release of data by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) from the 2011 Census of Ireland providesContinue Reading
Enclaves And Exclaves. Why A Europe With Borders Is (Sometimes) More Fun
I love maps and the things one can learn from maps (you can probably blame J.R.R. Tolkien and Frank Herbert for that one). ImaginaryContinue Reading
Québec Nationalism On The Rise Again?
Canada’s centrist New Democratic Party (the NDP) has elected a new leader, Thomas Mulcair, following the premature passing of the previous incumbent,Continue Reading
Caithness – Its As Gaelic As Gallaibh!
As the SNP government encourages the growth and development of the Scottish language (Scots Gaelic) across Scotland one of the chief claims from anglophone opponents of the policy isContinue Reading
Irish Troubles – Or “The Get Roy Greenslade” Campaign
Peculiar times in the world of British journalism as the media turns on one of its own with the so-called “revelation” thatContinue Reading
The Mahon Report – A Plague On All Your Houses
The Mahon Tribunal has finally published its long-awaited report and like the lifting of the proverbial rock all sorts of nastiness hasContinue Reading
Les Irlandais Autochtones
The Irish-based French blog Couleurs irlandaises has another look at the Irish language in contemporary Ireland, including a mention of your’s truly, un blogueur militant LeContinue Reading
Póg Mo Thóin Ghaelach!
What has gotten into the journalist, author and poet Pól Ó Muirí? He seems to have found (or perhaps I should say refound) hisContinue Reading
Leanne Wood And A Brave New World For Plaid Cymru
Very positive news for the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru, and in my opinion for Wales too, as Leanne Wood has been elected to the leadershipContinue Reading
More Irish Than The Irish?
Following on from my post looking at the growing popularity of the Irish language in the United States and Canada, the BBCContinue Reading
Boost For Scottish Medium Education In Glasgow
Scottish and Irish minsters have attended an event at Glasgow’s Scottish medium school, Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, where it was announed that newContinue Reading
Smells Like No-Irish Spirit
I have frequently pointed to the complete and utter bullshit that passes for a genuine commitment to equality between Irish and EnglishContinue Reading
Ireland – A Western Province Of The British Isles
In the Irish Times a Danish woman living in Ireland pens a passionate letter on behalf of the Irish language and theContinue Reading
Some French Lessons
Bilingual versus monolingual? And it’s not Ireland! Two articles from the National Post newspaper in Canada: one celebrating the nation’sContinue Reading
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
We’re in the middle of Seachtain na Gaeilge, the celebration of culture and identity that is the 109-year old IrishContinue Reading
The State Of Irish – In The Irish State
In today’s Irish Times (following on from yesterday’s bizarre anti-Irish rant by Ann Marie Hourihane) Finbar McDonnell examines the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government’s attitudes to it’s IrishContinue Reading
Ann Marie Hourihane – Carrying The Torch For The English Language In Ireland!
Maybe I should start a new series? One devoted to recording the amount of bile and hatred directed towards IrishContinue Reading
Lets Speak The Truth: Those Who Hate Irish-Speakers Do So Because They Are Racists
In an article to mark the start of Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Language Week) on Monday the Irish Times asked tenContinue Reading
Everyone Loves The Scottish Language But The…
Yesterday I wrote about that tired old phenomenon of the self-hating Irishman and woman: a small but influential minority of theContinue Reading
Today, Scotland! Tomorrow, The World!
Are you looking for an example of dirty politics? Then look no further than the British Nationalist camp in ScotlandContinue Reading
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