Opposition To Irish – It’s A Tribal Thing
A few days I wrote ago about the judgement by a British court in the North of Ireland ruling thatContinue Reading
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A Good Sign For The Future
In more news on the growing acceptance and respect in Scotland for its native language, the Scotsman reports onContinue Reading
The Truth About Irish
The policies of all political parties in Ireland on the issue of the Irish language are bullshit. Complete and utter.Continue Reading
Dissecting Empire – Richard Gott
In the Guardian journalist and writer Richard Gott examines the revived nationalist ideology of the British Empire as the world’s onlyContinue Reading
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil – The Irish News Media And The Sam Smyth Scandal
As many regular readers may know (you are there, aren’t you?) I frequently bang on about the inequities of theContinue Reading
One Race But Three Victors
Well its all over bar the shouting (or gnashing of teeth) and three clear victors have emerged from the electionContinue Reading
Enter Bagman
The damage delivered to Seán Gallagher’s presidential ambitions as a result of the revelations on RTÉ’s Frontline Presidential Debate is continuing to send disruptiveContinue Reading
From The People Who Brought You The IMF And The ECB – President Gallagher
Well, we’re in the final stretch of the race for Áras in Uachtaráin and it is claimed that the great Irish public, or at leastContinue Reading
Not One Small Victory But Three
Some days it is nice to be reminded that the Gaelic languages are not just national languages, but internationalContinue Reading
Fine Gael, “No Irish Here!” – A Flashback From 1938
The wonderful Irish Election Literature blog does it again with this Fine Gael election poster from 1938 protesting against “Migrants”Continue Reading
Hail To Nova Scotia
Interesting news in the Scotsman highlighting the international dimension that is increasingly important to the two main Gaelic languages, IrishContinue Reading
Seán Gallagher And Health Rights USA
I wrote a substantial piece earlier dealing with the Fianna Fáil background of the “Independent” presidential candidate Seán Gallagher, a background which dates to the earlyContinue Reading
Seán Gallagher – A Fianna Fáil Sockpuppet?
If one were to believe the polls (and some commentators) the “Independent” candidate for the presidency, Seán Gallagher, may be a serious contenderContinue Reading
Nuacht1 – And A Real Irish Script
Irish news aggregator Nuacht1 is available in both the Irish and English languages but the most interesting version is the thirdContinue Reading
Michael D. Higgins: “Hamas Is More Advanced Than The IRA”
What a week it’s been in the race for the Áras. We’ve had a mystery whodunit (Dana), a shocking televisedContinue Reading
Labour Versus British Unionists – A Snapshot Of Irish Political History
The wonderful Irish Election Literature blog carries a 1938 anti-Fianna Fáil leaflet from the Irish Labour Party, that also targetsContinue Reading
Slugger, McGregor And Moloney. Controversy In Bloggerdom
Well, it’s all kicking off at the well-known Irish news and current affairs blog Slugger O’Toole. Long term writer MarkContinue Reading
Playing The Race Card In Ireland
Poor old Kevin Myers is at it again: propagating his “race theory” of Irish politics (and society) thanks to theContinue Reading
Gay Mitchell: Blue Shirts And Blue Bloods
Way back in the 1960s a question was famously asked: “Is Fine Gael really Irish?” It has subsequently becomeContinue Reading
Liberal Britain, Or Don’t Mention The War. The Irish One, That Is.
The British left and the issue of Britain’s continued colonial presence in Ireland. A natural match you may think? Er, think again.Continue Reading
Eoghan Harris, Free Speech And The Art Of Dissemblance
So, the Anglomedia’s “Anyone But McGuinness” campaign has taken a bit of a twist with claims that ex-Workers Party apparatchikContinue Reading
RTÉ Versus TG4
Ireland’s Anglophone media establishment has never been comfortable with the Irish language. Or indeed Irish speakers. The existence of bothContinue Reading
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