Save Our Language!
Lá Mór na Gaeilge, the rally in support of Irish language rights: 2.00pm, the entrance to the Garden of Remembrance,Continue Reading
Tag: Dublin
A Red Day For Irish
More views on Lá Mór na Gaeilge, the demonstration to be held in support of Irish language rights starting atContinue Reading
Dearg Le Fearg!
Another reminder about the demonstration for Irish language rights due to be held in Dublin at 2pm on the 15thContinue Reading
Lá Mór Na Gaeilge
There is a day-of-action planned for Saturday the 15th of February 2014 in support of Irish language rights on ourContinue Reading
Go-Ahead For Jewish Museum Redevelopment
Some good news for Músaem Giúdach na hÉireann, the Jewish Museum of Ireland, which has got the green light fromContinue Reading
Sinn Féin, Éirígí And The Republican Left
A quick post to highlight some recent political analyses. The first comes from World by Storm examining the alleged reductionContinue Reading
Responses To The Metro Herald “Nazis” Letter
Following on from my criticism of the Dublin-based newspaper, the Metro Herald, for publishing a letter from a correspondent stylingContinue Reading
Ireland’s Jewish Revolutionaries
The always fascinating Dublin history and culture blog Come Here To Me has another excellent article on the capital’s recentContinue Reading
Metro Herald Letter: Irish-Speakers Are “Nazis”
The Metro Herald is a free newspaper published in Ireland with both print and electronic editions, and distributed principally inContinue Reading
Eat The Old
Back in September the journal.ie, an online Irish news and current affairs website, held a poll asking its readers ifContinue Reading
Romantic Ireland’s Grave
From the Dublin culture and history blog Come Here To Me: “The Croppies Acre memorial in Dublin commemorates the UnitedContinue Reading
In The Footsteps Of Anne
A quick word about the book “In the Footsteps of Anne”, a compendium of stories drawn from the experiences ofContinue Reading
Off To Dublin In The Green
For the first time in a long time Ireland’s news media have actually acknowledged that the streets of our nationalContinue Reading
Alan Ryan And Post-War Ireland
It’s twelve months since Alan Ryan, Officer Commanding the “Real” IRA in Dublin City, was assassinated by members of theContinue Reading
Second-Class Irish
A Word From Japan, the occasional blog of an Irishman who was formerly resident in the Land of the RisingContinue Reading
Pat Rabbitte Meets Seán And Síle Citizen – Again
Pat Rabbitte, rottweiler of the Labour politburo, seems to have a habit of coming a cropper in hotel bars and publicContinue Reading
David Norris, A Southern Unionist?
In 2011 Senator David Norris ran for the presidency of Ireland in a campaign beset by controversy about his somewhatContinue Reading
Hyping Up A Seizure Of Weapons
Irish journalism surely loves its hyperbole. From the “Oirish” Mirror: “A large seizure of explosives and guns has put aContinue Reading
Discussing Irish Politics – Or The Lack Thereof
Some interesting views expressed underneath a post by WorldByStorm over on the Cedar Lounge Revolution: Do Irish people instinctively understandContinue Reading
Bóthar an Choinicéir – A Walk Down Memory Lane
Some long-time readers know that I’m a bit of an architecture buff and reading a recent post by exiled IrishContinue Reading
The Hidden Irish
Veteran former newspaper editor and journalist Gerard O’Regan has a somewhat tongue-in-cheek article in the Irish Independent headlined: “It’s pointlessContinue Reading
If I Were You I’d Give Ireland A Miss
Talking of technology, given the level of aggression and subliminal violence that now passes for social discourse in contemporary Ireland perhaps I could do withContinue Reading
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