Arm Na Poblachta, Army Of The Republic, Reveals Its Anti-Armour Capacity
The term Irish Republican Army (IRA) – or more rarely, Army of the Irish Republic – entered the modern politicalContinue Reading
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Jenna Abrams, Russia’s American Twitter Sock-Puppet
The Daily Beast has a well-researched article examining the mysterious Jenna Abrams, a minor right-wing “celebrity” in the United StatesContinue Reading
Monetization, Censorship And Free Speech On YouTube
In a post published last June I expressed my respect – and in some cases, appreciation – for those peopleContinue Reading
The Legacy of Ada Lovelace
A guest post by Gráinne Shannon, a well-travelled senior software programmer, writer and poet. Her day job inspired the award-nominated Orla’sContinue Reading
Official Review Concludes, Ireland Engaged In Mass Surveillance Of Virtually Entire Population
Back in January 2016 the former Chief Justice of Ireland, John L Murray, began his review of the country’s rarely discussedContinue Reading
Le Vingtième Siècle. La Vie Électrique By Albert Robida
I’ve discussed my interest in the late 19th century French writer and illustrator, Albert Robida, in a number of previousContinue Reading
Seven English Language TV Channels In Ireland Vs. The Lone Irish Language Channel
At the present moment in time, there are two national television networks broadcasting in the English language across Ireland. TheirContinue Reading
CCleaner’s Hacking Signals A Far Bigger Problem For Tech Consumers
For years I’ve been singing the praises of CCleaner, a nicely packaged program from the British software utilities’ company PiriformContinue Reading
Was Leather Armour A Real Thing? Not For The Celts, Romans And Vikings
I’m currently watching the Norsemen on Netflix, a pitch-black historical comedy set in a Scandinavian coastal village during the late 8thContinue Reading
Did Celtic And Viking Female Warriors Exist?
The modern belief that professional female warriors were a common sight in the ancient world is a myth which owesContinue Reading
Networking The Cogadh Gaeil Ré Gaill, The War Of The Irish With The Foreigners
The Medieval text known as the Cogadh Gaeil ré Gaill or “War of the Irish with the Foreigners” describes theContinue Reading
The Impossibility Of Camouflaging A Main Battle Tank In A City
The use of camouflage for military purposes, as we would understand it today, probably began in the late 18th andContinue Reading
Government Turning Public Services Card Into National ID Card
With our long history of colonial and ecclesiastical misrule most Irish people have an instinctive dislike of unnecessary restrictions orContinue Reading
The Mist, TV Stereotypes In Search Of Plot And Motivation
Way back in the day, when Fibber Magee’s was the place to be, I was something of a goth. OrContinue Reading
Israel Upgrades Tank-APC As Middle East Becomes Military Laboratory
Though the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad supposedly entered the Syrian civil war with some 5000 tanks, mainly of RussianContinue Reading
Sargon Of Akkad, Anita Sarkeesian And Culture War Politics On YouTube
I find the phenomenon of vlogging, that is internet video blogging, a fascinating one. It takes a certain type ofContinue Reading
Theresa May And The Tories Will Seek A British Internet For British People
The recent general election manifesto launch by Theresa May and the Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom highlights theContinue Reading
Understanding Fake News, Tim Pool
Do not live in an echo chamber of your own politics, of your own likes and dislikes projected back at you.Continue Reading
3D Modelling The Archaeology Of Ireland
The Discovery Programme, a national archaeological research body supported by the Heritage Council, has been publishing some fantastic 3D models forContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn In The Top Ten Irish Blogs For 2017
A quick post to let you know that An Sionnach Fionn has been ranked Number Four in the updated Top TenContinue Reading
Wikileaks Reveals Vault 7, A Compendium Of CIA Spying Technologies
Following the latest round of revelations from Wikileaks on the extraordinary surveillance capabilities of the US and UK intelligence services,Continue Reading
Armed Drones Of The Islamic State In Syria And Iraq
The open-source analysis site, Bellingcat, has published a detailed article on the use of improvised armed drones by the Islamic State (IS) inContinue Reading
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