Margaret Thatcher – She Came, She Saw, She Failed
As a citizen of Ireland there is only one Margaret Thatcher that I remember. From the archives of the GuardianContinue Reading
Tag: The Long War – An Cogadh Fada
Irish Troubles – Or “The Get Roy Greenslade” Campaign
Peculiar times in the world of British journalism as the media turns on one of its own with the so-called “revelation” thatContinue Reading
Guns For Hire – From RIC To RUC
In the 1920s, following the British defeat in Ireland’s War of Independence, many serving members of Britain’ paramilitary police forceContinue Reading
Fantasy Troubles Part III – Britain’s Superspies!
Back in December 2011 I addressed the grossly exaggerated issue of the alleged penetration of the (Provisional) Irish Republican Army by BritishContinue Reading
British Ethnic Terrorists In Ireland – Still At War?
While in recent months the main focus of the national and international news media has been on the actions of Resistance Republicans, variousContinue Reading
Silent Voices
Concubhar Ó Liatháin, an Irish journalist and blogger, editor of the now closed Lá Nua newspaper, and presently a member ofContinue Reading
Playing Fantasy Troubles
A lot of articles, books, documentaries and news pieces have been produced over the last two decades exploring the origins of theContinue Reading
Colonially Speaking
While in my earlier post it was good to see positive news for Ireland’s Irish-speaking population, it’s depressing to beContinue Reading
Fighting The Peace
Outreach? What outreach?! Looking on at the hostility of many in the British separatist minority as they react to the half-hearted overturesContinue Reading
What’s All This Shouting? We’ll Have No Trouble Here!
Following on from the DUP leader Peter Robinson’s “outreach” to “Catholic voters” in the North of Ireland (by which heContinue Reading
Liberal Britain, Or Don’t Mention The War. The Irish One, That Is.
The British left and the issue of Britain’s continued colonial presence in Ireland. A natural match you may think? Er, think again.Continue Reading
Lies, Damned Lies And The War In Ireland
Journalist Martina Devlin sets the readership of the Irish Independent (and others) fairly hopping with outrage over her latest opinion piece. CanContinue Reading
The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament
Irish journalist Jason Walsh reviews new book The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament by veteran Republican Tommy McKearney over atContinue Reading
Martin McGuinness – Uachtarán na hÉireann?
The politics of Ireland has been turned on its head with Sinn Féin’s announcement yesterday that Martin McGuinness MLA, theContinue Reading
Fascists, Neo-Nazis And The British Unionist Minority In Ireland
There is an interesting review in the Belfast Telegraph newspaper of Mathew Collins’ new book, “Hate”, which charts his journey through Britain’sContinue Reading
British Journalism And The ‘Agreed Narrative’ On News From Ireland
There is a highly critical post by the British journalist and media lecturer Roy Greenslade in his Guardian blog today, where heContinue Reading
The History House – Armagh’s Irish Republican Museum
Fascinating article in the Guardian on the ‘History House’, a private Irish Republican museum open to invitation-only guests: ‘In a garden inContinue Reading
Black Provos – The ANC And The IRA
One of the more famous descriptions to have emerged in the last thirty years for the former ANC leader andContinue Reading
The Labour Party And The Official IRA – They Haven’t Gone Away, You Know
The hijacking of the leadership of the Irish Labour Party by Official Sinn Féin / Official IRA Sinn Féin theContinue Reading
Banking With Menaces
I really don’t know what Resistance Republicans have against Spanish banks in Ireland. Maybe its some feeling of solidarity with the people of theContinue Reading
Sinn Féin’s Dual Strategy To A Reunited Ireland?
Two Sinn Féin leaders, two stories. On one side is Gerry Adams T.D., president of the party, member of DáilContinue Reading
…Back Home In Derry
Well another Apprentice Boys’ march through the city of Doire (Derry) and another day of street protests as the BritishContinue Reading
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