One Man’s Terrorist – You Know The Rest…
Over the years I’ve always been amused by the strong, pro-British line taken by much of the mainstream US mediaContinue Reading
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The Real World Value Of Ireland’s Indigenous Language And Culture
Numerous experts in the area of language tourism have pointed to the failure of the Irish state to promote andContinue Reading
Native America, Native Ireland And The Culture Of Anti-Colonial Conflict
Interesting article by Native American activist Lawrence Sampson on Ireland, the United States and the culture of anti-colonial conflict – andContinue Reading
Kevin Myers On President Obama: Racially, A Half And Half Mulatto
As regular readers may have gathered I’ve long regarded Kevin Myers, the British-born journalist, as one of the chief proponents of the bizarre formContinue Reading
When Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Nice article from Lindsey Catherine Cornum over at her Mixed Blood Messages blog, on some recent headline events: “Three videos premièred on theContinue Reading
Stop Censorship! Protect Internet Freedoms!
Thank you to everyone who contacted me over the last 24 hours as An Sionnach Fionn joined the global internetContinue Reading
An Irish-American Story
From the Irish Independent a story on Séamus Ó Fianghusa, an Irish-American soldier who is now the subject of a new documentary onContinue Reading
A Trail Of Tears – Native American History Resonates For An Irish Audience
One of the leading online publications for news on the indigenous communities of the United Sates and Canada is the thirty-year old IndianContinue Reading
Rising Boats, Trickle Down Economics And The Politics Of Regression
Another entry for my “Only In Ireland” series, this time thanks to Fine Gael’s Brian Hayes TD, with an entirelyContinue Reading
État de Louisiane – French America
English, English, English! The language of modernity. The language of technology, the media and business (always business). The language of the “West”.Continue Reading
Irish Republican Army – The History Of A Name
While many decry the growth of the internet for its allegedly deleterious effects on the absorption of information by theContinue Reading
Vintage American Cars. Good Golly Miss Molly!
Since I’ve gone the personal route today some more revelations. I love cars: fast cars and old cars (unfortunately the two don’tContinue Reading
Cearta Teanga, Cearta Daonna – Draft Poster
There are some striking images emerging from the Occupy movements in the United States and Spain, particularly the comic and manga-inspired illustrationsContinue Reading
Not One Small Victory But Three
Some days it is nice to be reminded that the Gaelic languages are not just national languages, but internationalContinue Reading
Seán Gallagher And Health Rights USA
I wrote a substantial piece earlier dealing with the Fianna Fáil background of the “Independent” presidential candidate Seán Gallagher, a background which dates to the earlyContinue Reading
Some More Classic Cars
A little break from the usual mix of politics and culture. Urban Speed Car Meet, a reposting from Red Stripe Adventure, for allContinue Reading
From Ireland To Iraq – The Same Army, The Same Abusers
Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk examines the use of torture by the British Army in Iraq, highlighted by the recentContinue Reading
No Room For The Irish At The American Tea Party
I recently wrote about the new forms of anti-Irish propaganda circulating amongst right wing circles in the United States whichContinue Reading
George Bernard Shaw, Glenn Beck And The Ignorance Of The American Right
Interesting piece in the Canadian Globe and Mail on our very own George Bernard Shaw, playwright and raconteur par excellance, and American demagogue and rightContinue Reading
Know-Nothings – The American Right And The New Anti-Irishness
This week, under the thrilling headline question ‘Why Is Ireland Such a Bastion of Anti-Israel Feeling?’, long-standing Atlantic columnist (andContinue Reading
Irish In America
Anti-Irish (or more specifically anti-Irish Catholic) bigotry is a current which runs deep in American history, from the late 17th toContinue Reading
Old John Brown…
The main (and possibly only) thing most people outside of the United States know about the historical figure of JohnContinue Reading
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