British State-Sponsored Terrorism In Ireland
The award-winning investigative website, The Detail, carries a lengthy report on British terrorism in Ireland, focusing on the activities of the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR).Continue Reading
Tag: The Long War – An Cogadh Fada
Seán Garland, The Workers Party, And The Fools Republic
There’s none so hypocritical as those on the political Left, particularly the hard Left, so it’s been more than interestingContinue Reading
British Unionists Target Irish And Immigrant Families In Portadown
It has been reported that at least 100 British Unionist rioters were involved in overnight clashes in the contested town of Portadown, as they attempted to attack theContinue Reading
We’re Alright Paddy, To Hell With You
Well a relatively peaceful night has passed in the North of Ireland, with violence down to what we might almost describe as ‘peace-timeContinue Reading
Ireland – The First And Last Of The Pax Britannica
It has been said that for the British Ireland was too close to to be ignored but too far awayContinue Reading
One Step At A Time – The Belfast Agreement And Beyond
Now that the dust has settled an examination of the news reports issued over the last three days reveals justContinue Reading
Ireland Unfree Shall Never Be At Peace?
Well, apologies to all those who’ve contacted me over the last few days in relation to the street clashes inContinue Reading
Belfast Erupts – Irish Families Besieged By British Unionist Mobs Again
East Belfast’s Nationalist enclave of the Short Strand has come under attack again from British Unionist mobs. Two weeks ago Unionist gangs several hundred strongContinue Reading
The Beast In The East
An interesting piece from journalist Henry McDonald in the Guardian on the recent attacks by Unionist paramilitaries on the beleaguered Nationalist enclave of the Short Strand: ‘…for the residentsContinue Reading
The C-Word Is… Collusion
Incredible news today that an official investigation into the Loughinisland Massacre has concluded that there was no collusion or co-operationContinue Reading
Northern Conflict Requires Thoughtful Analysis Not Lazy Clichés
Journalist Fionola Meredith in the Guardian on some of the background to the UVF-led Unionist attacks on the Nationalist Short Strand enclave in East BelfastContinue Reading
Photographer Shot During Second Night Of Unionist Attacks In Belfast
A photographer has been shot and wounded in the leg during a second night of attacks by Unionist mobs on a small Nationalist area in the easternContinue Reading
Opposing Voices
The alleged revelations in journalist Ed Moloney’s controversial book Voices from the Grave has badly split many former comrades and friends in the Irish RepublicanContinue Reading
Loyalty Versus Counter-Insurgency – Or What To Do When The British No Longer Need You?
Excellent reporting from Jason Walsh in the CS Monitor on yesterday’s UVF-led rioting in Belfast, asking the questions you’re unlikelyContinue Reading
UVF Organised Attacks On Nationalist Enclave
Confirmation today that the East Belfast wing of the British Unionist terrorist group, the UVF, organised the sustained assault on the Irish Nationalist enclaveContinue Reading
Roibeárd ‘Bobaí’ Ó Seachnasaigh
Interesting and timely article from journalist and media lecturer Roy Greenslade in the Guardian newspaper on the anniversary of the 1981 Hunger Strikes. He begins: ‘Thirty years ago,Continue Reading
The Irish Republican Army Way – And The Taliban Way
The War Nerd (aka Gary Brecher aka John Dolan) examines the Long War military and political strategies of the (Provisional)Continue Reading
The Phoenix Rising?
According to a special investigative report in the British newspaper, the Independent on Sunday, the continuing rise of the so-called “Dissident Republican” movements in Ireland,Continue Reading
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