The Nation-State Of Ireland And The Revolutionary Irish Republic
The long-term republican activist, Cáit Trainor, formerly of the breakaway grouping Republican Sinn Féin, has written an interesting opinion pieceContinue Reading
Tag: The Easter Rising of 1916
Saoradh Holds “Unfinished Revolution” Parade To Mark Easter Rising Anniversary
Talking of commemorating the Easter Rising of 1916, the Irish revolutionary party, Saoradh, also staged its own demonstration in BelfastContinue Reading
Ruth Russell, An American Journalist In Revolutionary Ireland
In early 1919 the pioneering woman journalist, Ruth Russell, visited Ireland to report on the brewing republican revolution for theContinue Reading
Michael Collins And The Oaths To The Irish Republic And The Irish Free State
Judging by the emails and messages I’m still receiving, my article at the start of the month criticising the supposedlyContinue Reading
An Sionnach Fionn To Be Added To The NLI Archive, Remembering 1916, Recording 2016
Unfortunately I was unaware of the nomination process being run by the National Library of Ireland for its “Remembering 1916, Recording 2016”Continue Reading
A Comparison Of The Hebrew And Gaelic Revivals
Featured above is an interesting lecture titled “A Comparison of the Hebrew and Gaelic Revivals“, originally given by Aidan BeattyContinue Reading
Ireland’s British Apologists Continue The Fight
There are relatively few nations in the world where a significant part of the ruling elites, be they in politics orContinue Reading
Echoes Of The Irish Revolution In Brexit Britain And The Scottish Independence Debate
These thoughts strike me in relation to the current post-referendum turmoil in Britain, and Scotland in particular. Ireland’s failed Easter RisingContinue Reading
The Rebel, Patrick H. Pearse
The Rebel I am come of the seed of the people, the people that sorrow; Who have no treasure butContinue Reading
The INLA Military Muscle Is All Show, But To What Purpose?
The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) was established in December of 1974 as an off-shoot of the Official Irish Republican ArmyContinue Reading
The 1922 Irish Free State Was Not The 1916 Irish Republic
A taste of the modern myth-making to come in 2022 from the Fine Gael and Labour Party inheritors of the counter-revolutionariesContinue Reading
John Redmond And The Apologists For Appeasement
The Irish Times, along with other conservative news media, has made some valiant attempts in recent months to defend the politicalContinue Reading
Two Women Called Keogh, The First And Last Fatalities Of 1916-1921
Two women with the surname of Keogh have the sad distinction of being the first and last female fatalities of theContinue Reading
Andrew O’Hehir On The 1916 Easter Rising
I regularly lambaste American journalists on ASF for their piss-poor knowledge of Ireland and its history, a phenomenon made worse by someContinue Reading
Will The Black And Tans Be Added To The Glasnevin Wall of Shame?
Further on the divisive “Wall of Remembrance” unveiled in the historic grounds of Glasnevin Cemetery on Sunday, a monument which partly pays tributeContinue Reading
Atheist Ireland, Not In My Name
All things are political, even religion. Or the lack thereof. My secular atheism influences my view of faith in Ireland’s complex history, both for goodContinue Reading
Glasnevin’s 1916 Wall Of Shame
The apologists for colonialism have their day as the Glasnevin 1916 Remembrance Wall honours British killers alongside the Irish they killed
The Great Betrayal Of Ireland’s Counter-Revolution
Back in 2014 I wrote about the “Great Betrayal”, the abandonment of an all-Ireland republic, an all-Ireland revolution, and anContinue Reading
Not Merely Free But Gaelic 1916-2016
In August of 1915, Patrick H. Pearse, future president and commander-in-chief of the Provisional Government and Army of the IrishContinue Reading
A Catholic Priest And The Message Of British Guns Good, Irish Guns Bad
So a Roman Catholic priest, a Jesuit intellectual no less, condemns armed insurrection by a significant body of men andContinue Reading
Writer Barry Kennerk Replies To His Critics
My short post on Friday criticising the tone and content of the New York Times opinion piece, “Inventing the Irish“, has generated considerable interestContinue Reading
The John Redmond Banner And Ireland’s 35,000 Dead
A quick update on the divisive 1916-2016 centenary banner erected by Dublin city council at the prominent Bank of Ireland building in College GreenContinue Reading
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