Those Damn Gaels
While the Anglophone extreme in Ireland are foaming at the mouth (or more accurately, the keyboard) over the suggestion byContinue Reading
Tag: Racism
Responses To The Metro Herald “Nazis” Letter
Following on from my criticism of the Dublin-based newspaper, the Metro Herald, for publishing a letter from a correspondent stylingContinue Reading
A Sign Of The Times – An Ireland Of Equals
There’s news that the National Roads Authority is to consider (and only consider, mind you) a proposal backed by LeoContinue Reading
Metro Herald Letter: Irish-Speakers Are “Nazis”
The Metro Herald is a free newspaper published in Ireland with both print and electronic editions, and distributed principally inContinue Reading
Irish Rights Are A Civil Right
On the back of the announcement by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government that it is to further degrade the roleContinue Reading
Sowing A Gaelic Storm
Following the shock decision by the Fine Gael-Labour coalition government to further impede the provision of public services to Irish-speakingContinue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
Shooting Down Gaelic
A news report from Scotland on the alleged vandalism of a bilingual Scottish and English language road sign that oneContinue Reading
Ireland’s 800 Year Culture War
Recently a trilingual Danish acquaintance of mine, somewhat familiar with Ireland, asked me why is it that most of theContinue Reading
Racist Fun With The Journal.ie
YAY! The Daily Edge, part of the “Irish” news and current affairs website TheJournal.ie, has a “humorous” article today onContinue Reading
The British Culture Of Ireland’s British Minority
July the 12th and the British culture of the British Unionist minority in Ireland at its worse: racist, sectarian, xenophobic,Continue Reading
The Hidden Irish
Veteran former newspaper editor and journalist Gerard O’Regan has a somewhat tongue-in-cheek article in the Irish Independent headlined: “It’s pointlessContinue Reading
They Don’t Hate Irish, They Hate Irish-Speakers
The Newsletter reports that Belfast City Council has voted against applying for funds in order to establish an Irish languageContinue Reading
Anglophone Supremacists Don’t Just Hate Irish – They Hate Those Who Speak Irish
“Irish language schools targeted over restrictive entrance rules” So screams the headline in today’s Anti-Irish Independent newspaper. In the follow-up article we are told that:Continue Reading
Dehumanizing Irish-Speakers – Anti-Irish Propaganda In Modern Ireland
So I took a few days break away from An Sionnach Fionn. Not to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, you understand,Continue Reading
Mind Your Language!
Following on from my post examining the scandal of a young Irish man arrested and detained in handcuffs by theContinue Reading
Arrested For Speaking Irish – Welcome To Anglo-Ireland!
Seán Ó Cuirreáin, an Coimisinéir Teanga or the Language Commissioner, released his Annual Report for 2012 at an event in Galway yesterday and itContinue Reading
Flying The Flag For English In The North of Ireland
The Detail has a lengthy article based on an original investigation by Meon Eile examining allegations of anti-Irish polices beingContinue Reading
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