If It Is Good Enough For Canada
Justin Trudeau is probably the nearest thing Canadians have to some home-grown royalty of their own (as opposed to theContinue Reading
Tag: Equality
The Anglophone Machine – The Systemic Failure To Teach Irish
The Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn has launched the Chief Inspector’s Report on quality and standards in primaryContinue Reading
Irish Rights Are A Civil Right
On the back of the announcement by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government that it is to further degrade the roleContinue Reading
Sowing A Gaelic Storm
Following the shock decision by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government to further impede the provision of public services to Irish-speakingContinue Reading
Monocultural Ireland – Conform Or Die
After sunset this evening we will officially be in the period of the Feis Shamhna, the Festival of Samhain, fromContinue Reading
Before You Learn To Kill You Have To Learn To Hate
From Aodh Ó Rathaille Hugh Reilly in the Scotsman newspaper: “In sooth, if a language fails to move with the timesContinue Reading
Scotland’s Non-People
Right-wing journalist and British nationalist writer Allan Massie has a misleading opinion piece in today’s Scotsman newspaper on the ScottishContinue Reading
Hispanicise And Anglicize
Interesting article in the Irish Times on Monday examining attempts by the anti-separatist regional government in the Balearic Islands toContinue Reading
The Success Of Ghettoising Irish In The Schools
Tell a lie often enough and loud enough, and eventually it becomes the perceived truth. From RTÉ: “Minister of StateContinue Reading
Majority Of People In Scotland Reject British Identity
Mixed news today for the Gaelic-speaking community of Scotland in the figures released from the 2011 Census of Scotland. AccordingContinue 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
The English Disease, Or Anti-Gaelic Racism
Today saw the opening in Edinburgh of Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pàirce, a new Scottish-medium primary school, in yet another signContinue Reading
Get Up, Stand Up, Stand Up For Your Right
Great article on the Irish news and current affairs website An Tuairisceoir recounting the adventures of the American-domiciled blogger “ancroíait”Continue Reading
The Racist Republic Of Ireland
Ah, ‘tis good to see that Anglophone racism continues to thrive in contemporary Ireland. Where would we be without ourContinue Reading
France Says No – Again!
Once again the political establishment in France has shown its opposition to any recognition of the cultural rights of theContinue Reading
Shooting Down Gaelic
A news report from Scotland on the alleged vandalism of a bilingual Scottish and English language road sign that oneContinue Reading
The Ninth Wave
Great post from Ciarán Dunbar, journalist and editor of the news and current affairs website An Tuairisceoir, examining the issueContinue Reading
Is The PQ’s Secular Charter A Vote-Winner?
Following on from my post here about the controversy surrounding suggested new regulations in Québec promoting greater secularism in theContinue Reading
Republican Parades, Unionist Violence
So the big Anti-Interment parade went ahead in Belfast on Saturday commemorating the 1971 introduction by the British state ofContinue Reading
Burning Flags Is Not Our Culture
The anniversary of the 1971 imposition of internment or imprisonment without trial in the British Occupied North of Ireland isContinue Reading
Male Writers, Female Characters
Talking of online kerfuffles here is another example, albeit of rather less significance than the one discussed earlier. British sci-fi writerContinue Reading
Ireland’s 800 Year Culture War
Recently a trilingual Danish acquaintance of mine, somewhat familiar with Ireland, asked me why is it that most of theContinue Reading
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