English Ireland. A Nation Without A Soul?
Wonderful article in the Irish Times by Lucille Redmond on language and identity. “According to linguist Mark Abley, a language dies everyContinue Reading
Tag: Anglomedia
Panic Grips The Sycophants Of The Golden Circle
Ah, the fun of watching a terrified media establishment in Ireland working itself up into a panic at the prospect of MartinContinue Reading
Language Rights Are Civil Rights
Seán Ó Cuirreáin, An Coimisinéir Teanga or the Irish Language Commissioner, is the person tasked with ensuring that our publicContinue Reading
The Sunday Independent – The Real Threat To Irish Democracy
Today’s Sunday Independent newspaper makes for incredible reading. There is one subject and one subject only; Martin McGuinness. And one clear strategy:Continue Reading
British Journalist Lectures The Irish People On “Democracy”. Laugh Now Or Laugh Later?
One presidential candidate, two journalists and two conflicting opinions. The first journalist is Nick Cohen, a regular contributor to variousContinue Reading
Gay Byrne Claims Provisional IRA Were “Gangsters”. Sorry, That Should Read, Gay Byrne Claims Old IRA Were “Gangsters”
So, things are hotting up in the oul presidential to-an’-fro as that granddaddy of Irish media personalities, Gay “The Poppy”Continue Reading
Fulminating West Brits Go Nuts – Or Fun With Martin And Co!
Ah, only a few days into Martin McGuinness’ presidential candidacy and the Irish media establishment, those paragons of right wing, unregulated free market capitalism (Celtic Tiger?Continue Reading
British Journalism And The ‘Agreed Narrative’ On News From Ireland
There is a highly critical post by the British journalist and media lecturer Roy Greenslade in his Guardian blog today, where heContinue Reading
BBC Alba’s Audience Soars By 100,000 Viewers In Just Three Months
Since its launch in 2008 the Scottish language television channel, BBC Alba, has spent most of its time relegated toContinue Reading
Irish Language Television – Innovative, Dynamic, Irish…
Irish language television seems to be providing the most dynamic programming in Ireland these days, with the output from independentContinue Reading
The Death Spasms Of L’Ancien Régime Anglais
It’s interesting to read the Wall Street Journal’s take on the contest over Scotland’s political future that is being played out betweenContinue Reading
Playing With The Numbers – Or How To Subvert Democracy In Scotland
British Nationalists have been twisting themselves up in knots lately over the not-too-distant referendum on Scottish independence with more (and sometimes unexpected)Continue Reading
Sitting At The Back Of The Bus – But Not For Much Longer…
The Irish language on TV3? Well not quiet. Ever since TV3 snatched away the exclusive broadcast rights to the GAA’sContinue Reading
Welcome To An Irish Ireland?
In Ireland we have the insane situation where a nation with its own native language has named the features ofContinue Reading
The Labour Party In Scotland – Fianna Fáil With An Accent?
Some very odd stuff is coming out of the British Labour Party these days. Firstly there was the dramatic implosionContinue Reading
The Ó Muircheartaigh For President?
Well the speculation is continuing to gather as to whether or not the much-loved TV sports broadcaster and Irish rights activist MicheálContinue Reading
Forget David Starkey – Lets Talk About The Daily Mail And ‘Monkey Language’
As Britain England deals with the outcry over professor David Starkey’s controversial comments on the days of civil unrest thatContinue Reading
British Nationalists Launch Attacks On Alex Salmond
Newsnet Scotland carries a report on the fierce attacks launched by English Nationalists British Unionists against the Scottish premier and SNP leader, Alex Salmond,Continue Reading
In Praise Of The Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin
Journalist Fionntán Ó Tuathail Fintan O’Toole writes a lengthy piece celebrating the award-winning architecture of the Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin in Doire (Derry), theContinue Reading
A Tale Of Two Irelands
A depressing report in the Irish Times: ‘THE LONG-RUNNING controversy over what to call the popular Co Kerry tourist destination known variouslyContinue Reading
Greater England Sends A Message To Scotland
Hold onto your hats, things are about to get hairy! The latest poll on Scottish independence, being played up bigContinue Reading
God Save Ireland – From The Anglos!
Okay, as a bona fide atheist I’ve not much faith in any god anywhere saving Ireland, but any sort ofContinue Reading
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