The Origins Of The Halloween Jack-O’-Lantern
There are many customs surrounding the annual October holiday of Halloween or All Hallows’ Eve, the quasi-Christian festival incorporating significantContinue Reading
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The Long Shadow Of The Human Proxy Bomb
In the early hours of the 24th of October 1990 several volunteers of the Derry Brigade of the (Provisional) Irish Republican ArmyContinue Reading
Report On British And Irish Paramilitary Groupings Contains No Surprises
In response to the very selective quoting of the British government’s “independent” assessment of the current status of various paramilitary formations in theContinue Reading
Lorcán Ó Ciaráin Of Magheramenagh Castle
Following up on my article examining the last great battle of the War of Independence, the confrontation between a combined force ofContinue Reading
7th Century Ireland, Where The Students Go To Party
Once upon a time the appearance of “Spanish students” on the streets of Dublin was regarded as one of theContinue Reading
New Revelations Over The British Army’s “Special Duties” In Ireland
On the morning of the 15th of December 1920, at the height of the Irish war of independence, four menContinue Reading
The Green Scare Or The Indo’s Greens Under The Bed Paranoia
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” For many people this infamous question immediatelyContinue Reading
The Answer To Gun Violence Is Not More Guns
Yet again it takes a murder, and one with quasi-political overtones in the eyes of some exploitative journalists, before politicians and theContinue Reading
Maíria Cahill And The Labour Party, Or Integrity Meets Avarice
To misquote a terrible old bigot who had a way with words, most political controversies end not with a bang but with a whimper. ThatContinue Reading
Satanic Masses, Devil Worshippers And British Dirty War Propaganda
As we move deeper into these post-conflict (or, arguably, intra-conflict) times, am I the only one to be struck by the sheerContinue Reading
¡Viva Irlanda! I’m Irish – Speak Spanish!
In recent weeks the TG4 period drama, An Klondike, has garnered favourable reviews from across the Anglophone press and media in Ireland, gaining plauditsContinue Reading
Gusty Spence, In The Shadow Of A British Gunman
Speaking of the history of British separatist terrorism in Ireland, here is a recent article from Ciarán Mac Airt, author andContinue Reading
Ulster Resistance, The DUP Past That Won’t Go Away
Ulster Resistance, the paramilitary wing of Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party during the 1980s, is making the headlines once again following theContinue Reading
Anglophone Supremacism: Spurious Arguments, Factual Inaccuracies
The Language Commissioner, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, has offered a carefully worded response to an article published in last week’s Irish Examiner by the eco-conservative journalist VictoriaContinue Reading
Killing Irish-Speakers With Kindness
In light of the recent ruling by the courts that the Gardaí failed to follow the law by not producingContinue Reading
The Irish Driver Theory Test – In Gaelic?
A couple of days ago I was helping my sister complete her online application form for the driver theory test when we encountered a drop-downContinue Reading
Irish Republican Jews, A Two-Part Lecture
Yanky Fachler, author and member of the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland, with an interesting two-part lecture on the contribution ofContinue Reading
Britain Goes All 1970s With Threats Of Mutinies, Coups And Rebellions
Well it didn’t take long for John McDonnell, the finance spokesperson for the UK Labour Party, to walk back from hisContinue Reading
O’Connell Street In Flames, 1916
On the morning of Monday the 24th of April 1916 a number of republican and nationalist organisations in Ireland, directed byContinue Reading
Thomas Kent And The Hatred Of The Unionist Demagogues
On a day that has witnessed a state-funeral for the disinterred remains of Thomas Kent, a fifty-year-old commandant of the Irish VolunteersContinue Reading
On The Anti-Colonial Struggle In Ireland Corbyn And McDonnell Are Right
The unexpected election of a progressive candidate to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, along with several like-minded colleagues, has sentContinue Reading
A British Tank On An Irish Street
On the 13th of January 1921 a number of British soldiers manning a vehicle-checkpoint on O’Connell Bridge, the main river-crossingContinue Reading
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