Scotland Arise
James Connolly, son of Edinburgh and Dublin, with a message at the end of the 19th century for the land ofContinue Reading
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Tweeting For #VoteYes In The #IndyRef #Scotland
Some recent tweets by @ansionnachfionn on the #IndyRef #BritNats so desperate they referencing #DadsArmy in #IndyRef so #VoteYes for #ScottishContinue Reading
The Common Struggle
Just time to highlight three articles that deserve your attention. The first is “10 Reasons Why Irish Is An AbsolutelyContinue Reading
New Europe Defies Old Europe
Last Thursday over 1.8 million men, women and children took to the streets of Barcelona demanding independence for Catalonia in aContinue Reading
Lies, Damned Lies, And The British News Media
Early yesterday morning Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, held a lengthy Q&A with the Scottish, British and international news mediaContinue Reading
John Prescott, A Metaphor For Failed Britain
As the referendum campaign on Scottish independence enters its closing days Lord John Prescott, the former Deputy Prime Minister of theContinue Reading
An Leabhar Beag Gorm, The Little Blue Book
Last week Wilson McLeod took to the website Bella Caledonia to criticise the glaring absence of the native Scottish (Gaelic)Continue Reading
Solidarity From Wales, Go For It Scotland
A quick heads-up for a rally by the Welsh Go For It Scotland – Ewch Amdani Alba campaign group inContinue Reading
Scotland Requires Some Gaelic Solidarity
Until recent weeks the Irish media was relatively quiet on events in Scotland expecting, like most commentators around the globe,Continue Reading
Scotland To Say Yes?
Within the margin of error but given two years of unrelenting attacks by the British political and media establishment itContinue Reading
Scotland The Brave
The Mirror has an excellent post featuring a recent radio discussion in the United States on Scotland’s upcoming referendum onContinue Reading
Salmond Hammers Darling In Second TV Debate
Well the verdict is in and it seems that Alex Salmond, the SNP first minister of Scotland, has emerged asContinue Reading
United Parties In Catalonia, EU Citizenship In Scotland
Despite the financial scandal erupting around its former leader and his family the ruling Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) party hasContinue Reading
Better Together Star: Catholics Look Better Hanging From A Tree
The British Unionist parties heading the “Better Together” or No (surrender?) campaign in Scotland’s upcoming referendum on independence seem toContinue Reading
Scotland Votes No, Scotland Gets Tory/UKIP (DUP/UUP/TUV) Rule?
Some interesting polling in Britain which shows that the centre-left Labour Party is still in the lead over the governingContinue Reading
Nimble Scotland Versus Lumbering Britain
There are very few politicians that I actually admire. In general my opinion of those who enter party politics isContinue Reading
The Wee Blue Book
Like myself many readers of An Sionnach Fionn are interested in the upcoming independence referendum in Scotland so I thoughtContinue Reading
Hold Your Tongue
Karen Matheson, the lead vocalist with the popular Scottish folk band Capercaillie, recounts something that was once very familiar to speakersContinue Reading
Saltire: Ionnsaigh, The First Scottish Language Graphic Novel
A quick break away from politics with news of the release of Saltire: Ionnsaigh, the first graphic novel in the ScottishContinue Reading
Scottish Referendum Poll Shows Yes Vote Gaining Ground
The latest TNS BMRB poll in Scotland is showing a small if significant rise in support for the pro-sovereignty YesContinue Reading
Gaelic Medium Education Growing In Scotland
Some positive signs pointing towards growing stability in the numbers of Scottish (Gaelic) speakers in Scotland. Despite the decline causedContinue Reading
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