Speaking In Code
Declan Lynch, the one-time enfant terrible of Irish journalism now turned middle-aged establishment terrier, has taken to the pages ofContinue Reading
Tag: European Union – EU
Republican Left Leads The Poll In Catalonia
With all the focus on the success of Sinn Féin and various Left parties and candidates in the European andContinue Reading
ASF – The European And Local Elections
Several readers of An Sionnach Fionn have asked me how I intend to vote in the upcoming European and local elections. Though some people might objectContinue Reading
The Irish Parliament? Some Chance!
An announcement from the European Parliament on its increasing recognition of Irish as an equal language of the European Union,Continue Reading
Political Shenanigans
Enda Kenny, Taoiseach na hÉireann, on the importance of water conservation and the dilemma faced by tens of thousands ofContinue Reading
Fine Oibre Government Faces Electoral Shock And Awe?
So local residents at Togher in Cork and Raheny in Dublin are refusing to allow domestic water meters to be installed inContinue Reading
Europe’s Democratic Tide
Quick post to highlight a couple of interesting articles touching upon Scotland’s independence campaign, the first from Conn Hallinan atContinue Reading
The Crimea-Of-The-West
Meanwhile in the “Crimea-of-the-West” militants from the British separatist minority in the north-east of Ireland have staged another of theirContinue Reading
EU? Screw You!
Another day, another confirmation that the Irish-speaking population of this island nation are not only second-class citizens of Ireland butContinue Reading
The Scots, Second-Class Europeans?
The Scottish blogger Wee Ginger Dug has done some fantastic journalistic work recently analysing and translating political and media commentaryContinue Reading
Let Them Eat Cake!
Given the dominance of Ireland’s news media by an incestuous group of like-minded individuals espousing a right-wing, moral-free ideology isContinue Reading
No Irish-Speakers
Following the news yesterday that several hundred jobs are to be lost as three companies reduce or cease their operationsContinue Reading
An Island Nation Once Called Ireland
Following on from my post here on the government plans to demolish uninhabited housing estates left behind by the evaporationContinue Reading
Eurocracy – The ECB’s Billion Euro Palace
From Der Spiegel: “Rain was falling on Frankfurt’s Ostend neighborhood as financial managers and local officials drove past dark cornerContinue Reading
Whose Europe Is It Anyway?
When political and media leaders in Germany complain about the suspicion and apprehension their country is now greeted with inContinue 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
Ireland’s Export-Based Economy – Emigration, Emigration, Emigration
From Middle Class Political Economist: “July 31 saw the latest release of European Union unemployment numbers, and Monday’s gross domestic productContinue Reading
Monsters From The Id
A sobering and very personal reminder from Bock the Robber of the beast that lies at the core of thatContinue Reading
Austerity – Basque Fight Versus Irish Flight
There is an interesting if understandably angry article by author James Petras at the Dissident Voice comparing the different reactionsContinue Reading
Ireland – Poster Child Of The Stockholm Syndrome
Andrew S. Loveland has an interesting post over on The Frumious Bandersnatch examining the famous (if exceptional) psychological condition known asContinue Reading
Global Corruption Index For 2012 – Ireland Falls Six Places
Back in February of this year I discussed the media independence rating for Ireland from Reporters Without Borders, the international organisation affiliated to the UNContinue Reading
Engineers Of The Holocaust – In Their Own Words
Being a devout atheist (so to speak) I very rarely use the word “evil”. It seems too loaded with connotationsContinue Reading
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