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
Tag: Ireland
Faraway Revolutions Always Seem Greener
I like and admire Uachtarán an hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins. I actually voted for him (well, he was my secondContinue Reading
All Life Is Not Equal
The editorial of today’s Belfast Telegraph, a British Unionist newspaper, issues a cri de coeur in defence of the British ForcesContinue 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
Gaels United
From “Driving A Wedge Within Gaeldom”, an article on the post-Medieval history of Ireland and Scotland featured in the magazineContinue Reading
The Truth About Ireland’s British Troubles
Over the last two years I have highlighted on this website a number of key facts from the mountain of evidenceContinue 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
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
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
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
Not In Our Name
Two Irish citizens, both petty criminals with some minor involvement in the drugs’ trade, separately “executed” in the Irish citiesContinue Reading
The Democratic Road To A Reunited Ireland
The group-blog “It’s A Political World” has a very good post examining the suppression by the old Unionist regime atContinue Reading
Remembering The Shankill Road Bombing
I suspect that I am not the only Republican made uneasy by a community plan in Ardoyne to hold aContinue 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
British Clowns Have Their Day In Court
The political, intellectual and cultural powerhouse of British nationalism in Ireland: Willie Frazer and chums. Oh well, at leastContinue 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
A Protestant Land For A Protestant People
Peter Robinson, the joint first minister of the regional government in the north-east of Ireland, the leader of the DUP,Continue 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
JRR Tolkien, The Hobbit And An Sionnach Fionn
The 2013 issue of Tolkien Studies, an academic journal dedicated to the works of the English Fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien,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
Ireland’s Economy Or The Story Of The Lying Liars Who Lied
Ireland is officially out of its economic recession. Well, that is the somewhat tendentious claim made by the majority ofContinue Reading
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