The Weak Arguments Against A United Ireland
Given recent events in the United Kingdom, with Brexit representing a glorified if long delayed sulk by the British atContinue Reading
Tag: Raidió Teilifís Éireann – RTÉ
Irish Language Broadcasting In “Crisis” As Government Neglects Language Equality
The latest report by the Oireachtas Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands has highlighted the “crisis”Continue Reading
Peter Casey And RTÉ’s Late Late Show
Regular readers of An Sionnach Fionn are likely aware of my vociferous opposition to political censorship and my belief thatContinue Reading
Michael D Higgins Hides From RTÉ’s First Presidential Debate
Well that was a bit of a waste. With the incumbent, Michael D Higgins, refusing to attend last night’s presidentialContinue Reading
A Ban On Photographing Gardaí Runs Contrary To Our Democratic Norms
The suggestion by Charlie Flanagan, the hardline Minister for Justice and Equality, that he would favour legislation banning the photographing orContinue Reading
The Claire Byrne Live Show And American Anti-Choice Tactics Among The No Campaign
Judging by the apparent “swarming” of public meetings and events around the country by groups of anti-choice activists along with aContinue Reading
Miriam O’Callaghan, The Next President Of Ireland?
Several years ago, the Irish press was rife with speculation about the rumoured presidential ambitions of one of its own:Continue Reading
The Paradise Papers And The Intricate Tax-Affairs Of Irish Celebrities
I must confess that I have yet to watch an episode of the joint BBC-RTÉ co-production, Mrs. Brown’s Boys, a bawdyContinue 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
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
Saor Éire, The Mystery Of Ireland’s Trotskyist Revolutionaries
In terms of domestic Irish history Saor Éire was probably the most unusual – and controversial – left-leaning republican organisation to haveContinue Reading
Paths To Freedom, A Comedy From The Infancy Of The Celtic Tiger
I was somewhat surprised to discover that nearly sixteen years have passed since RTÉ’s ground-breaking comedy-drama, “Paths To Freedom“, was first broadcast onContinue Reading
The Atlantic Irish And Celts
Following on from a previous post examining the “Celtic from the West” theory, a quick thank you to ASF reader, Mark, for reminding meContinue Reading
RTÉ’s Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous
During the height of the post-Celtic Tiger economic collapse I remember driving from Malahide to Howth, two middle-ranking suburbs in north countyContinue Reading
The Scottish Government Backs BBC Alba In The Wake Of Tory Budget Cuts
Last November I featured news from Britain on the decision by the Conservative Party government in London to make savage cuts to the public fundingContinue Reading
Eoghan Harris: L’état C’est Moi!
Is there anyone who believes more in the preternatural abilities of the newspaper polemicist Eoghan Harris than Eoghan Harris himself?Continue 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
Patrick Pearse And RTÉ’s Rebellion
With all the controversy stirred up by RTÉ’s dismal television dramatisation of the 1916 Easter Rising, its strange overtones of colonial denialism perhaps best summedContinue Reading
The RTÉ And BBC NI United Ireland Survey
What you won’t see reported in the Irish and British news media on the RTÉ/BBC NI poll examining the general public’sContinue Reading
¡Viva Irlanda! I’m Irish – Speak Spanish!
In recent weeks the TG4 period drama, An Klondike, has garnered favourable reviews from across the Anglophone press and media in Ireland, gaining plauditsContinue Reading
VHS Memories: Bedspring Bob
If you’re familiar with Irish TV broadcasts from the 1980s and early ’90s you’ll certainly remember the less-than-professional advertising that used to populateContinue Reading
The Green Party, Taking Us For Fools
It really is our fault. Yes, you and me, and all the other fools who year after year, decade after decade,Continue Reading
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