Dearg Le Fearg!
Another reminder about the demonstration for Irish language rights due to be held in Dublin at 2pm on the 15thContinue Reading
Tag: Ireland
The GUBU Republic Of Ireland
It was former Taoiseach na hÉireann, Charles Haughey, who coined one of the more famous phrases in the lexicon ofContinue 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
Sladmhargadh, Karl Uhlemann
I’ve written before about my love of vintage book covers, especially those to be found in the genre fields ofContinue Reading
Princes Of The Church
Since launching An Sionnach Fionn I’ve written relatively little on the scandalous record of the Roman Catholic Church and theContinue Reading
Death Squad Killers In The Land Down Under
An update on the revelations late last year by a BBC news documentary examining the murderous activities of the BritishContinue Reading
A Transgender Story Is A Human Story
Until the phenomenon of fandom engulfed popular culture (thanks to Joss Whedon, JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer amongst others) manyContinue Reading
Celtic Europe, Battling Bigotry From Left And Right
There is an influential theory held by an extremist minority on the Far Left of European politics which opposes aContinue Reading
186. Imbolc
Originally posted on ancroiait:
Imbolg shona daoibh Tá an geimreadh ag iompar an samhradh Lá Fhéile Bríde/Là Fhèill Brìghde/ Laa’l…
Republican Think-Tanks
There is a considerable debate going on amongst Irish Republicans and interested observers in Ireland over the future direction ofContinue Reading
The Ghettoization Of The Irish Language
That perennial red herring, the manner in which the official national language of the nation-state of Ireland is taught inContinue Reading
Does He Mean Us? Yes, He Does
At the start of December last year I wrote a brief post marking the achievement of 400,000 views of AnContinue Reading
The Second-Class Irish
Following his shock resignation from the post of An Coimisinéir Teanga or the Language Commissioner senior civil servant Seán ÓContinue Reading
Margaretta D’Arcy Sends Irish Media Into Biblical Mode
Margaretta Ruth D’Arcy, writer, actress, Republican activist and member of the Aosdána (the elitist and abnormally secretive arts grouping), isContinue Reading
Who’s A Naughty Boy, Then?
It is interesting to note an article in today’s Irish Times by Shane O’Curry, the director of Enar Ireland (theContinue Reading
Labour TD Gets The Jitters
By all accounts a number of Labour TDs are casting extremely nervous eyes over their shoulders at the Sinn FéinContinue Reading
Irish History Meets Dan Brown
Do journalists in Ireland even bother to investigate the background to stories any more or are certain reports just usedContinue Reading
The Military Service Pensions Collection, Phase 1
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 24 hours (or live outside of this emerald isle) youContinue Reading
A Gaeilgeoir Political Party?
Further to the meeting of representatives from various Irish rights’ organisations on January 11th in Dublin the news and currentContinue Reading
Council Of Europe Condemns Discrimination
A review by a committee from the 47-nation Council of Europe into the status of indigenous languages in Britain andContinue Reading
It’s All About The Metadata
I’ve written before about the importance of “raw data” in any revolutionary or military struggle and while that may seemContinue Reading
The Daily Bigot
I was briefly contemplating a new series for An Sionnach Fionn, a name and shame game for the many AnglophoneContinue Reading
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