Violence In Derry And Belfast Reminds Us That The Troubles Are Far From Over
If the last several days of small-scale rioting in Derry has proved anything, it is the ability of violence –Continue Reading
Tag: Sinn Féin – SF
Mary Lou McDonald Scolds The Tone Deaf Iona Institute
The Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, throwing shade at the interminably smug David Quinn and other members of theContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar Blames His Phone For Use Of Unaccountable Private Email
Most politics’ watchers will remember the issue of the private email server which got Hillary Clinton into such trouble inContinue Reading
Whether Irish Rights Or Gay Rights, No Equality, No Stormont.
Thanks to the Trojan work of the veteran journalists Eamonn Mallie and Brian Rowan, we now know the sequence ofContinue Reading
Unionist Opposition To Irish Is Base Colonialism. Stop Pretending Otherwise
Since the United Kingdom’s violent imposition of partition in the early 1920s, the pro-union leaders of the Six Counties haveContinue Reading
The Stormont Talks Failure. Britain Swaps EU Rule For DUP Rule?
She came, she saw, she fucked off home. That summed up yesterday’s visit by Theresa May, the United Kingdom’s crisis-proneContinue Reading
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald Resigns, Saving Fine Gael’s Minority Government
And with one bound she is gone! Or rather, with a few gentle nudges in the right direction from seniorContinue Reading
The Othering Of Mary Lou McDonald By The Right-Wing Press
Mary Lou McDonald is almost certain to be the next leader of Sinn Féin. Kim Bielenberg writes filler pieces forContinue Reading
The Inevitable Unionist And Alt-Unionist Failure
On the issue of the United Kingdom’s poisonous legacy colony in Ireland it’s rare to find a bit of non-apologistContinue Reading
Gerry Adams On The Legitimacy Of The IRA’s Armed Resistance
An interesting snippet from an interview with the Sinn Féin president and Louth TD, Gerry Adams, recorded in July atContinue Reading
A Fine Gael-Sinn Féin Coalition Government? Not This Side Of A Reunited Ireland
If one were to believe the country’s right-leaning press, from newspapers to current affairs’ websites, Sinn Féin is a partyContinue 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
The DUP’s Stormont Proposal Is About The Restoration Of Unionist Supremacy
Despite several months of talks – and non-talks – the Democratic Unionist Party still doesn’t get it. There will beContinue 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
Likelihood Of Future Fianna Fáil And Sinn Féin Post-Election Deal Grows
Despite vociferous denials and protests to the contrary, by both politicians and journalists, since the general election of 2011 theContinue Reading
Catherine Kelly, Regina Doherty And Online Free Speech In Ireland
Some participants in the liberal or progressive Twittersphere in Ireland might be familiar with @sanepolitico, the username of Catherine Kelly,Continue Reading
With The Tories In Their Pockets, The DUP Reject Equality And Progress
Search for the word “reactionary” on Google and the search engine gives you a rather handy definition: “Opposing political orContinue Reading
Tory-DUP Deal In London Makes Fianna Fáil-Sinn Féin Coalition More Likely In Dublin
Irish and British political commentators are already warning of unintended consequences stemming from the backdoor-coalition deal between the Conservative PartyContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar’s United Ireland Party Is Not For The Irish Voters Of Belfast
If the political and media establishments were hesitant or fearful of last year’s centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, its likelyContinue Reading
Thirty Years Of Secret Talks And Negotiations Between Britain And The IRA
With the United Kingdom’s right-wing press whipping itself up into a frenzy over the alleged sympathy of Labour Party leaderContinue Reading
Northern Nationalists Will Be The Largest Group Of Indigenous EU Citizens Outside The EU
The newly released policy document, “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union: The Government’s Approach”,Continue Reading
Gaming The Good Friday Agreement By Insisting On A Super-Majority Vote
The core principle of the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and all associated accords is the understanding thatContinue Reading
