The EU And Ireland Wins Major Concessions From Britain As DUP Sidelined
The final, much-delayed agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union – including, Ireland – has been published, spellingContinue Reading
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Unionism In Ireland Is Turning Brexit Into Its Political Death Warrant
The political humiliation of Theresa May, the inept prime minister of the United Kingdom, continues, with the news this morningContinue Reading
The Madness Of Brexit Britain, From David Trimble To Iain Duncan Smith
The insanity continues. David Trimble, the former chief of the centrist Ulster Unionist Party, now eclipsed among pro-union voters inContinue Reading
Kate Hoey: The Irish “Will Have To Pay” For A Brexit Border In Ireland
If anything encapsulates the political insanity gripping the United Kingdom, surely it must be the sight of the reactionary LabourContinue Reading
Irish Government Report Details Europe’s Worries Over The “Chaos” Gripping Britain
For those of us who grew up under Fine Gael taoisigh like Garret Fitzgerald and John “Union Jack” Bruton, theContinue Reading
The UK Conspiracy Theory To Explain The Brexit Impasse With Ireland And EU
It has become standard fare among left-wing activists and politicians in the United Kingdom to accuse the political editor ofContinue Reading
Fine Gael’s Response To Homelessness: Don’t Blame Us, Blame The Homeless
It’s difficult to feel anything but outrage and disgust at the government’s passive response to the crisis of homelessness inContinue Reading
Fake Democracy: A Super-Majority Requirement For A United Ireland
The former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, John Taylor, has taken to making the headlines in recent yearsContinue Reading
Will Britain Give Explicit Guarantee On No Brexit Border In Ireland?
There’s a plausible report by Dara Doyle on the business and current affairs website, Bloomberg, claiming that the Fine Gael-led governmentContinue Reading
Official Review Concludes, Ireland Engaged In Mass Surveillance Of Virtually Entire Population
Back in January 2016 the former Chief Justice of Ireland, John L Murray, began his review of the country’s rarely discussedContinue Reading
Ruth Russell, An American Journalist In Revolutionary Ireland
In early 1919 the pioneering woman journalist, Ruth Russell, visited Ireland to report on the brewing republican revolution for theContinue Reading
Seven English Language TV Channels In Ireland Vs. The Lone Irish Language Channel
At the present moment in time, there are two national television networks broadcasting in the English language across Ireland. TheirContinue Reading
A Tentative Brits Out Response To Brexit From Official Ireland?
Here’s something I thought I’d never see in my lifetime. Former Labour Party spin-doctor-in-chief Fergus Finlay expressing the frustration andContinue Reading
Networking The Cogadh Gaeil Ré Gaill, The War Of The Irish With The Foreigners
The Medieval text known as the Cogadh Gaeil ré Gaill or “War of the Irish with the Foreigners” describes theContinue Reading
Irexit, A Free State 2.0 For The Admirers Of Brexit’s Empire 2.0
Ray Kinsella, a former economics professor and an occasional opinion writer, is a bit of an odd sort. On someContinue Reading
Another Irish Property Bubble In The Making, Another Irish Property Crash In The Waiting
There seems to be little doubt that Ireland is in the early stages of yet another property-related bubble, reminiscent ofContinue Reading
Britain’s Revanchist Fantasies Of A Brexit Empire Focus On Ireland
Since the Brexit referendum vote in the summer of 2016 the conservative and right-wing press in the United Kingdom hasContinue Reading
The UK Retreats From The Imposition Of A Brexit Border In Ireland
The United Kingdom has published its position paper on post-Brexit relations between Ireland and the UK-administered Six Counties and onContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil Prepares Ground For A Future Coalition With Sinn Féin
Given the ongoing speculation about the creation of a Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin coalition government following the next general election,Continue Reading
The BBC And The Welsh Language, Self-Interested Discrimination
Several readers, including Marconatrix, have drawn my attention to this discussion about Welsh language rights broadcast on Newsnight, the BBC’sContinue Reading
Fine Gael Minister Paschal Donohoe Blames Left-Wing Parties For Right-Wing Failures
Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance in the Fine Gael-led minority government, took himself off to the MacGill Summer SchoolContinue Reading
EU Negotiator Calls For Northern MEPs To Be Added To Ireland’s Representation
Guy Verhofstadt, the chief Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament, has suggested that the number of MEPs representing Ireland shouldContinue Reading
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