Stormont’s Fresh Start Repackages Stale Goods
So the governments of Ireland and Britain, in consultation with the members of the cross-party regional administration in Belfast, have announced the ratherContinue Reading
Tag: Sinn Féin – SF
Barricades Around The Winter Palace Of A Dying Coalition
The controversial Fine Gael TD, Catherine Byrne, has a brief exchange of words with a member of the general public visiting DáilContinue Reading
Threats, Intimidation And Absences In The Seanad Election
As stated in a previous post, I have largely avoided commenting upon the complex Maíria Cahill controversy, due in noContinue Reading
Maíria Cahill And The Labour Party, Or Integrity Meets Avarice
To misquote a terrible old bigot who had a way with words, most political controversies end not with a bang but with a whimper. ThatContinue Reading
Irish Republican Jews, A Two-Part Lecture
Yanky Fachler, author and member of the Jewish Historical Society of Ireland, with an interesting two-part lecture on the contribution ofContinue Reading
On The Anti-Colonial Struggle In Ireland Corbyn And McDonnell Are Right
The unexpected election of a progressive candidate to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, along with several like-minded colleagues, has sentContinue Reading
Sinn Féin Sees Enemies To The Left, Enemies To The Right, Enemies All Around
Talking of the press conference by Bobby Storey, the Sinn Féin northern chairperson, here are the words of the deputy firstContinue Reading
The Existence Of The IRA As A Guarantor Of Peace
Of the many, many tens of thousands of Irish people who have suffered hardship at the hands of the UK state inContinue Reading
Sinn Féin And Right2Water
What is the real attitude of Sinn Féin to the imposition of water charges in Ireland? Are they wholly opposed to them orContinue Reading
An Inconvenient Truth Of The Irish Revolution
One of the great, populist myths on the right and far right of German politics during the 1920s and ’30s wasContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn, From Sinn Féin To The ANC
Kevin Meagher’s article in the left-leaning New Statesman on the anti-establishment contender for the leadership of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn,Continue Reading
The Fox News Of Irish Journalism And Politics
It seems that recent statements by the PSNI in Belfast and the coalition government in Dublin have sent the right-wingContinue Reading
Unprecedented Times In Catalan And Irish Politics
Consumed with matters closer to home I have had little chance to highlight some important political developments in Catalonia, in particular the emergenceContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn And The Self-Deluding British Press
Watching the right-wing and nationalist press in the UK gnashing its teeth at the thoughts of left-wing MP, Jeremy Corbyn,Continue Reading
Fianna Fáil, A Party Without A Cause
My family has been dwelling in Dublin city and its environs since the mid-1800s, part of the mass rural exodusContinue Reading
Nicola Sturgeon And The SNP Stun Everyone
Some absolutely astonishing results from the UK general election so far, with the stand-out story being the sweeping of the electoralContinue Reading
Tiocfaidh Ár Lá
Talking of gay rights, its been mixed a week both nationally and regionally, with the latest polls predicting a comfortable “Yes” majorityContinue Reading
American Reporting On Ireland Plays Like An Episode Of The Sons Of Anarchy
As feared the short piece on the Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams by 60 Minutes, the primetime current affairs show for the CBSContinue Reading
Gerry Adams, CBS’ 60 Minutes And The Journalism Of Stereotype
I’ve stated before on ASF that the vast majority of “Western” career journalists don’t know their arse from their elbow whenContinue Reading
Would Sinn Féin Support Naomi Long In East Belfast?
Following on from my post yesterday examining the announcement that the DUP and UUP will be supporting agreed candidates in four key constituencies for the WestminsterContinue Reading
DUP and UUP Agree Candidates For Pan-Unionist Axis
So the blog We In Coming Days got there first with the headline-grabbing news that the main British Unionist partiesContinue Reading
Gerry Adams And The Problem Of Surviving The Cause
A different take on the post-conflict career of Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, guerilla-turned-politician, from the journalist Michael Brendan Dougherty writingContinue Reading
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