Guns For Hire – From RIC To RUC
In the 1920s, following the British defeat in Ireland’s War of Independence, many serving members of Britain’ paramilitary police forceContinue Reading
Tag: British Occupied North of Ireland
Fantasy Troubles Part III – Britain’s Superspies!
Back in December 2011 I addressed the grossly exaggerated issue of the alleged penetration of the (Provisional) Irish Republican Army by BritishContinue Reading
The North Of Ireland: Roman Catholics 40% Of Population, 61% Of Unemployed
Author and journalist Jude Collins has an article with the Belfast Media Group examining the continued apartheid nature of the British-administered north-east of IrelandContinue Reading
One Man’s Terrorist – You Know The Rest…
Over the years I’ve always been amused by the strong, pro-British line taken by much of the mainstream US mediaContinue Reading
The Truth About Bloody Sunday – Another Episode From Britain’s Forever War In Ireland
Interesting article by Brendan O’Neill over on Spiked Online, examining the Bloody Sunday Massacre of 1972 when British troops attacked a civilContinue Reading
No 11% Has The Right To Fix The Boundary Of A Nation
According to the Irish Examiner the North’s deputy Joint First Minister, Martin McGuinness, has called for a northern referendum on the reunificationContinue Reading
Who Remembers Sam Marshall? The Murder Of An Irish Citizen By A Foreign State
Mark McGregor examines some of the reaction to the release of veteran Irish Republican Colin Duffy following the so-called Masserene Barracks Trial in Belfast,Continue Reading
Qualified Condemnations Of Attempted Murder Ring Hollow
A few days ago I reported on the attempted murder in East Belfast of an 18 year old Irish teenager, James Turley,Continue Reading
British Ethnic Terrorists In Ireland – Still At War?
While in recent months the main focus of the national and international news media has been on the actions of Resistance Republicans, variousContinue Reading
Have You Seen The Size Of My Gun?!
The “Oirish” Daily Mirror carries an eye-grabbing headline: “We could have killed the Queen on Ireland visit, claim Real IRA”Continue Reading
Horrible Histories With The Sunday Independent
The Irish Independent’s pet “historian”, John Paul McCarthy, has written a lengthy article on some of the behind-the-scenes events relating to theContinue Reading
Dissent In The Ranks?
According to a piece by Henry McDonald in the Belfast Telegraph the Resistance Republicans of CIRA, RIRA and ÓnaÉ (who remain committed to theContinue Reading
A Year Of The French
There is an interesting series of articles, in French, on the status of the Irish language in the North ofContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
The British Separatist Minority In Ireland. Or How To Use Political Violence And Get Away With It
Jude Collins is one of my favourite Irish bloggers, an author and journalist with a seemingly indefatigable supply of opinionsContinue Reading
A “Sunningdale For Slow Learners”. From 1923
The Irish Election Literature blog carries a fascinating Sinn Féin general election manifesto from 1923, with an opening paragraph focusing on “Justice andContinue Reading
Opposition To Irish – It’s A Tribal Thing
A few days I wrote ago about the judgement by a British court in the North of Ireland ruling thatContinue Reading
Michael D. Higgins: “Hamas Is More Advanced Than The IRA”
What a week it’s been in the race for the Áras. We’ve had a mystery whodunit (Dana), a shocking televisedContinue Reading
Liberal Britain, Or Don’t Mention The War. The Irish One, That Is.
The British left and the issue of Britain’s continued colonial presence in Ireland. A natural match you may think? Er, think again.Continue Reading
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