Masked Men In Paramilitary-Style Gear Escorted By Gardaí During Dublin Eviction
The incident late yesterday, when masked gardaí provided heavy protection to similarly masked, black-clad private security contractors attempting to gainContinue Reading
Tag: Ireland
Boris Johnson’s Suicide Vest Diplomacy With The EU
Talking of political inanity, Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and theContinue Reading
The Latest Northern Poll Continues Trend Favouring A Reunited Ireland
The latest survey of voter opinions in the north-east of the country continues the trend of recent months, reflecting increasedContinue Reading
The Irexit Freedom Party. Or UKIP Ireland
If you’re among the 7% of the electorate who believes that Ireland should abandon its membership of the European UnionContinue Reading
Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg: We Can Reimpose A Border “Just Like During The Troubles”
Brexit fanaticism in full effect as the Conservative Party politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, one of the main leaders of the anti-European campaignContinue Reading
A Hard Brexit UK Will Abandon Responsibility For Cross-Border Trade In Ireland
I suspect that most readers will be less than surprised by yesterday’s news that the inept Conservative Party government inContinue Reading
Gemma O’Doherty And That Presidential Candidacy
It’s probably too early in the race for Áras an Uachtaráin to pay overmuch attention to the mixed slate ofContinue Reading
The Legacy Of The RUC
The solidly pro-union newspaper, The News Letter, has launched an editorial campaign to revise the contested history of the Irish-BritishContinue Reading
A Close Encounter Of The Obnoxious Kind With Brexit
Until yesterday I had no intention of writing about a rancorous experience I had with some pro-Brexit visitors from theContinue Reading
Unionists Demanding That Nationalists Ignore The Failure Of Partition Is Bizarre
The Irish politics’ site, Slugger O’Toole, features a short article by its editor, Mick Fealty, offering a mild chastisement toContinue Reading
The Summer Harvest Hides County Meath’s Newest Neolithic Discovery Once Again
The YouTube channel Mythical Ireland has published a new video of the wheat field near Brú na Bóinne or Newgrange*Continue Reading
British Legislation Threatens Imposition Of A Stop-And-Search Zone Along The UK Border In Ireland
So much for the repeated claims by Theresa May’s Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom that her nation remainsContinue Reading
Ruth Dudley Edwards On Leo Varadkar’s “Outsider” Parentage And Sexuality
During the two terms of Barack Obama’s presidency in the United States of America, conservative journalists and politicians in theContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil May Expand Into The North But New Voters Mean New Obligations
The thought occurs that while Sinn Féin may be showing early signs of stress in the balancing act between nationalContinue Reading
Mary Lou McDonald And Sinn Féin’s Approach To A Reunited Ireland
So what are we to make of Monday’s Associated Press interview with the Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, whereContinue Reading
Drones, A Dry Summer And A Wealth Of Archaeological Discoveries In Ireland
One unexpected result of the exceptionally dry summer in Ireland has been a plethora of archaeological discoveries around the country.Continue Reading
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Author Of Sherlock Holmes, On Conscription In Ireland
I must admit to being a fan of the fictional “consulting detective” Sherlock Holmes. Or rather, a fan of theContinue Reading
The UK Is Holding The Peace Process As A Political Hostage In Its Brexit Negotiations
There are few other British historical figures more controversial – and more reviled – in the popular culture of IrelandContinue Reading
Brexit Defenders Of Hard Border In Ireland Reference British Army Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. That New Testament warning springs toContinue Reading
The UK Customs Bill Amendments Makes The Return Of A Hard Border Inevitable
Less than two weeks after announcing a much derided compromise plan to solve the United Kingdom’s failed Brexit negotiations withContinue Reading
International Regulators And Businesses Sideline Brexit Britain
The Brexit-derived woes of the United Kingdom are almost too many to comment upon, with stories of political, economic andContinue Reading
58% Of British Voters Have Little Or No Understanding Of The UK Border Issue In Ireland
Another day, another Brexit-related poll, this time examining the views of people living in the United Kingdom. Asked by theContinue Reading
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