All Hail Our New Fine Fáil Overlords! All Hail The Continuity State!
I abase myself before the might of the Establishment! From the Guardian: “Enda Kenny has been re-elected as prime ministerContinue Reading
Tag: Micheál Martin
Text Of The Confidence And Supply Arrangement Between Fine Gael And Fianna Fáil
So here it is, the momentous agreement (!) heralding a return of the dog-eared Fine Gael government dumped by Ireland’s voters inContinue Reading
The Rejected Fine Gael Government Is Returned To Power By Fianna Fáil
It seems that we are to have a new government after weeks of politicking, as the leading component of theContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil, The Enabler Of Fine Gael And Labour Government?
Rank hypocrisy is the key hallmark of the political establishment in Ireland, you say? Surely not! From the Irish News,Continue Reading
Averil Power, Muire Na nGael
From the tabloid news and current affairs website, The Journal, a brief puff-piece reporting on RTÉ’s “Sunday With Miriam” radio show whereContinue Reading
The Winners And Losers Of General Election 2016 Were Foreshadowed In 2014
So that’s it, bar the odd recount or legal challenge. The general election of 2016 is over. Until the nextContinue Reading
The Three Amigos And Others At The RTÉ Leaders’ Debate
Last night was the Leaders’ Debate on RTÉ’s Claire Byrne Live and it was a somewhat more even-tempered affair thanContinue Reading
The Party Leaders Dodge TG4’s Irish Language Debate In #GE16
Well this announcement is indicative of the current status of the Irish language in Ireland. The planned, televised leaders’ debate on TG4 seems to haveContinue Reading
Fianna Fáil’s New Slogan: Screw Our Republican Dead
With the general election just weeks away, and with all the polls pointing to a minority, Fine Gael-led government ofContinue Reading
Unprecedented Times In Catalan And Irish Politics
Consumed with matters closer to home I have had little chance to highlight some important political developments in Catalonia, in particular the emergenceContinue Reading
Maíria Cahill And Micheál Martin’s Cynical Opportunism
Maíria Cahill, a member of a respected Republican family from Belfast and a former youth activist with Sinn Féin, hasContinue Reading
Ireland, The Dysfunctional Poster-Child Of Minority Rights
The Hidden Ireland blog has a short post listing a number of motions on the Irish language from this year’sContinue Reading
When In Doubt Kick Fianna Fáil Out!
Two days away from An Sionnach Fionn sitting in an anodyne hotel conference room with twenty strangers doing ISO AuditContinue Reading
Micheál Martin, The Irish Citizens Of Belfast, And Opposition Hypocrisy
Hmmm. Micheál Martin, leader of the discredited centre-right Fianna Fáil party, has stated at the annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration in Baile Uí Bhuadáin that theContinue Reading
Éamon Ó Cuív – Republican Dissident?
Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in government together? Something surely to send the Seoníní elite at the Irish and Sunday Independent newspapers into aContinue Reading
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