Playing Fantasy Troubles
A lot of articles, books, documentaries and news pieces have been produced over the last two decades exploring the origins of theContinue Reading
Category: Politics
An Anti-Irish Free State?
I’ve written several pieces here about the shock and dismay felt by many Irish-speaking citizens across Ireland at the decision by the currentContinue Reading
The SNP – Going For A Proportional Measure Of Freedom?
A new poll, reported in the Scotsman newspaper, shows an increase in the support for independence amongst voters, with the majority plumpingContinue Reading
Colonially Speaking
While in my earlier post it was good to see positive news for Ireland’s Irish-speaking population, it’s depressing to beContinue Reading
The SNP And The EU – We Have The UK Surrounded
Just a quick post to note the latest – unprecedented – polling numbers for the SNP, reported in the Herald Scotland overContinue Reading
The Québécois Demand Their Rights, While The Gaeilgeoirí Plead For Theirs
Some interesting news on the revived language debate in Québec. With Francophone nationalism at a House of Commons level suffering something of anContinue Reading
Irish Republican Army – The History Of A Name
While many decry the growth of the internet for its allegedly deleterious effects on the absorption of information by theContinue Reading
His Master’s Voice
Ah, elitism, ‘tis the bane of Irish society. Ever since the days of the Liberator there have always been thoseContinue Reading
Fighting The Peace
Outreach? What outreach?! Looking on at the hostility of many in the British separatist minority as they react to the half-hearted overturesContinue Reading
The Politics Of Distraction
Here is another entry for my occasional “Only In Ireland” series. Following on from the slow drip of revelations thatContinue Reading
Fight The Power!
From Galltacht, the Hidden Ireland blog, Eoin Ó Riain brings the latest news on the campaign to defend the officeContinue Reading
What’s All This Shouting? We’ll Have No Trouble Here!
Following on from the DUP leader Peter Robinson’s “outreach” to “Catholic voters” in the North of Ireland (by which heContinue Reading
Scotland Calling
Despite the intensity of the British establishment’s campaign against the proposed independence referendum in Scotland, with it’s focus on FirstContinue Reading
#AnGhaeilge
Some more fun with Occupy images, this time from here, with Sábháil Ár dTeanga and #AnGhaeilge theme.
British Minority To Irish Majority: Your Language Is Foreign Gobbledegook
Last week the DUP leader and Joint First Minister Peter Robinson made an “outreach” at his party conference to RomanContinue Reading
Special Educational Needs And Gaelscoileanna
It is widely recognised that some of the best educational services in Ireland for children with Special Needs is throughContinue Reading
Tá An Réabhlóid Ag Teacht!
Inspired by the images emerging from the Occupy movement here are some more adaptations of my own, this time in the styleContinue Reading
Bella, Joan And Me
Last week I wrote a piece criticising some of the points made by the Scottish journalist and SNP politician Joan McAlpine inContinue Reading
The Contrasting Fortunes Of Gaelic Scotland And Gaelic Ireland
Scotland is to create its first Scottish-speaking museum, one primarily dedicated to its native language and culture. From Culture24: “The firstContinue Reading
Cearta Teanga, Cearta Daonna – Draft Poster
There are some striking images emerging from the Occupy movements in the United States and Spain, particularly the comic and manga-inspired illustrationsContinue Reading
Go Lassie Go, Getting It Wrong
The Scottish journalist and SNP politician Joan McAlpine is someone I have enormous respect for. She has worked tirelessly forContinue Reading
When Policemen Want To Commemorate A Police State Its Time To Worry…
I’m really thinking of setting up a regular “Only In Ireland” series here at An Sionnach Fionn, just so IContinue Reading
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