Latest LucidTalk – Belfast Telegraph Assembly Poll. Is The DUP In Trouble?
Like many other observers I’m somewhat sceptical about the validity of election polling in the north-east of the country. DespiteContinue Reading
Tag: Sinn Féin – SF
Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness To Retire From Electoral Politics
In the last hour the Sinn Féin MLA Martin McGuinness, the former deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont,Continue Reading
The Peace Process Cannot Survive British And Unionist Animosity Or Dishonesty
When Martin McGuinness resigned as the deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont, he blamed not only theContinue Reading
Where The Irish-British Peace Process If The Tories Reach For The DUP Orange Card?
Further on the crisis in the north-east of the country, presently regional, potentially national and international, Siobhán Fenton in the Independent newspaperContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness Resigns, Condemning The Bad Faith Of The DUP And The UK
The text of Martin McGuinness’ resignation letter in full, where the former deputy first minister in the north-eastern executive lays outContinue Reading
The RHI Ash-For-Cash Scandal Leaves Sinn Féin Dazed And Confused
The accelerated nature of the so-called “ash-for-cash” scandal in the UK-administrated north-east of the country has made the controversy aContinue Reading
The Ash For Cash RHI Scandal, Arlene Foster And The DUP Strikes Back
In 2011 the United Kingdom introduced a government-backed scheme known as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a payment system encouragingContinue Reading
Gerry Adams, The Conservative Press And The Brian Stack Controversy
I’m sure most readers are aware of the controversy relating to the death of Brian Stack in September of 1984,Continue Reading
Pat Kenny, Voice Of The Continuity State, Versus Eoin Ó Broin
Earlier today the Newstalk presenter Pat Kenny interviewed Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Féin TD for Dublin Mid-West, on the continuing debacle ofContinue Reading
From America To Ireland, Appeasement Has Become The Answer To Racism
One of the more repugnant individuals employed in the editorial team of the Donald Trump fanzine, Breitbart News, is the reporter Katie McHugh.Continue Reading
The Daily Beast Reviews The Bobby Sands’ Documentary Through British Eyes
For well over a century it has been the common practice of the American press to employ correspondents from the UnitedContinue Reading
Increased Support For AAA–PBP In the Latest Polling
Credit where credit is due. From opposing water charges to exposing corporate malfeasance, from fighting socio-economic inequality to campaigning for constitutional reform, the Anti-AusterityContinue Reading
When It Comes To The Irish Language Saoradh Looks to Éirígí For Inspiration
Saoradh, the self-styled “Revolutionary Irish Republican Party”, has published the organisation’s constitution on its Facebook Page (though not on itsContinue Reading
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey Casts A Cold Eye On The Irish-British Peace Process
The Irish political activist, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, giving us a reminder of why she was such a powerful voice in the early yearsContinue Reading
Big Drop For Fianna Fáil And Slight Rise For Sinn Féin In Latest Poll
While taking due note of the significant margin of error in the latest Irish Times-Ipsos MRBI poll there are still some things of interestContinue Reading
Saoradh, The Revolutionary Irish Republican Party
Last weekend saw the launch of Saoradh, a self-titled “Revolutionary Irish Republican Party”, at the Canal Court Hotel in Newry,Continue Reading
Fianna Fáil Says No To Water Charges, Yes To Northern Elections
Despite the electoral trauma of the last decade Fianna Fáil has clawed its way back into second place behind its historic rivalsContinue Reading
Sinn Féin Acquiesces To The DUP’s Anti-Irish Agenda
Last May, during the elections for the regional assembly at Stormont, Arlene Foster’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) vowed to destroy the growth and development ofContinue Reading
Invisible Comrades, Gays And Lesbians In The Irish Struggle
The first issue of the independent magazine An Glór Gafa, “The Captive Voice”, was published and distributed by Sinn Féin’s PrisonerContinue Reading
A Clear Majority Favours The Reunification Of Ireland
The British apologists of the Irish news media, led by a coterie of decrepit newspaper columnists, have claimed for decades that, “…no one wants aContinue Reading
Kenny And Martin Wrap The Green Flag Around A Finger Or Two
The post-referendum effects of the Brexit vote in the UK continue to ripple out across the European Union, lapping up onContinue Reading
DUP Favours British Beer-Swilling Thugs Before Irish Special Needs Children
In April of this year, Arlene Foster, the belligerent leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the majority pro-UK partner in theContinue Reading
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