Ulster-Scots – Full Marks For Invention
The Belfast Telegraph has got into the polling gimmick in a big way recently (blame it’s “sister” paper, the OirishContinue Reading
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Ken Maginnis – Down With This Sort Of Thing
Politicians from the British separatist minority in Ireland never seem to die; they just seem to get crankier with age.Continue Reading
Burning The Village To Save The Villlage
It seems that the British Nationalist campaign to “save the Union” is quickly reverting to type (not to mention historical precedence)Continue Reading
Native Americans – Life As Usual In The Occupied Territories
When I was growing up in Ireland and it came to playing that age old game of “Cowboys and Indians”Continue Reading
Ag Troid Ar Ais
So you think you live in an Ireland of equals? Think again. From Gaelport: “My name is Niamh Ní ChadlaContinue Reading
So You Think You Know What It Means To Be Irish? Think Again…
During the revival of the French language and culture in Québec in the 1970s and ‘80s it became noticeable thatContinue Reading
Gay Rights And Gael Rights. Facing Down The Bigots
The Irish Examiner has an editorial, presumably reflecting the newspaper’s official view, which yet again shows the extraordinarily warped reasoning of theContinue Reading
Bad Blood In The Massachusetts Senate Race?
There is a minor firestorm in US politics at the moment (and no, I don’t mean the jaw-droppingly medieval lawContinue Reading
Shining A Light On Institutional Discrimination?
Following on from the revelations of serious breaches by a significant number of public bodies in relation to their legal obligations underContinue Reading
The Banality Of Discrimination
The most notable thing about discrimination, whether towards a race or an ethnicity, is the utter, petty banality of it all. In IrelandContinue Reading
Institutional Discrimination In The Irish State – The Culture Of An “Anglophone Stormont”
If you’ve been wondering just exactly why the Fine Gael – Labour coalition government seems so utterly determined to scrap the officeContinue Reading
Native Americans – Trapped In The USA
Unexpected but welcome news in the Guardian as a United Nations (UN) committee is about to carry out an investigation into theContinue Reading
Wales, Scotland And Manifestations Of Greater England
Wales Online is reporting on what some critics are claiming was an attempt by a local branch of the BritishContinue Reading
Speak English! Or Else…
On Tuesday I discussed the slow but steady linguistic change currently taking place in Wales, with increasing numbers of WelshContinue Reading
A Pluralist Ireland? Does That Include The 1.7 Million Irish-Speakers?
A new report on the administration of primary schools in Ireland and the teaching of religious studies has been published by the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism inContinue Reading
If It’s Good Enough For The Welsh, Why Is It Not Good Enough For The Irish?
In Ireland, after eight centuries of foreign colonial rule and despite nearly a century of independence, some of the populationContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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