From the Belfast-based Irish rappers, Kneecap, comes this homage to party-time shenanigans, CEARTA, with lyrics by Mo Chara and Móglaí Bap. The Irish language magazine, Nós,
The British Government Cover-up Of The DUP Dark Money Donors
The decision by the minority Conservative Party government in the United Kingdom to limit public scrutiny of the Democratic Unionist Party’s finances has drawn much
The Nerd Crew Versus The Angry Joe Show
It’s hard to surpass Red Letter Media’s invariably spot-on pastiches of all those super enthusiastic geek-orientated shows which fill up dozens of channels on YouTube.
The Brexit Angst Of The Irish Revisionists
Dennis Kennedy, the former deputy editor of the Irish Times, has an opinion piece in his old newspaper, banging the familiar drum of revisionist –
Hezbollah, Barack Obama And Syria
The news and current affairs website, Politico, has published a number of claims by former government officials in the United States, accusing the Barack Obama
Minister Suggests Giving Internet Corporations Access To Passport Details
I sometimes think that it’s almost impossible to underestimate the average politician’s desire for publicity, no matter how inane or ill-conceived the circumstances. Take this
Apocalypse Now Now, A Dark Fantasy Short Film From South Africa
One of my favourite fantasy movies of the last two decades is the Russian release, Night Watch, by the writer-director Timur Bekmambetov. Loosely based on a
The Church Of Scientology Is Trying To Normalise Itself In Irish Society. Don’t Let It!
In recent years the covert growth of the pseudo-religious organisation known as the Church of Scientology has been delivered a series of heavy blows in the
Amnesty International Ireland Is Wrong On Foreign Donations
As most readers are aware, I support the availability of abortion through the health service in Ireland, disdaining the present, inhumane system of forcing Irish citizens
The UK Hammers Its Own Brexit Deal With The EU And Ireland
Following several months of torturous negotiations, in the early hours of Monday the 4th of December, the government of the United Kingdom seemed ready to
British Minister Michael Gove Claims That The UK Can Renege On Its Exit Deal With The EU And Ireland
Less than twenty-four hours after the United Kingdom issued a joint-report with the European Union on its planned exit from the EU, a senior government
The EU And Ireland Wins Major Concessions From Britain As DUP Sidelined
The final, much-delayed agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union – including, Ireland – has been published, spelling out what steps the UK
Lady Sylvia Hermon Castigates The Recklessness Of The DUP And Tories
Bar the elected representatives of the liberal-leaning Alliance Party and a handful of others, almost the entirety of pro-union opinion in the north-east of the
Spokesperson Offers Paranoid Defence Of Trump-Backed Roy Moore
Taking a step away from the insanity that is Brexit politics in the United Kingdom, let us dip a toe into the madness that is
Unionism In Ireland Is Turning Brexit Into Its Political Death Warrant
The political humiliation of Theresa May, the inept prime minister of the United Kingdom, continues, with the news this morning that the belligerent leader of
The DUP And Arlene Foster Blocks Compromise “Soft Border” Deal Between Ireland, The EU and Britain
Early on Monday morning it seemed as if several months of torturous negotiations between Dublin, Brussels and London had paid off, with all the parties
Ireland And The Roman Empire, Irish Tower Houses
I thought some readers might be interested in these two links from the Mediaevalist.Net. The first one leads to a recent essay by Elva Johnston,
Former UK Government Minister Links Brexit Animosity Towards Ireland To World War II
Another day and another round of bizarre opinions from politicians in Britain as the rancorous Brexit schism between the United Kingdom and the remaining twenty-seven
Tony Northrup And Jared Polin, JPEG Versus RAW Photography
Okay, so I’m probably going to seem a wee bit hypocritical after my recent complaint about people jumping down YouTube rabbit holes but this photography
The Madness Of Brexit Britain, From David Trimble To Iain Duncan Smith
The insanity continues. David Trimble, the former chief of the centrist Ulster Unionist Party, now eclipsed among pro-union voters in the north-east of the country
Kate Hoey: The Irish “Will Have To Pay” For A Brexit Border In Ireland
If anything encapsulates the political insanity gripping the United Kingdom, surely it must be the sight of the reactionary Labour Party MP, Kate Hoey, arguing
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald Resigns, Saving Fine Gael’s Minority Government
And with one bound she is gone! Or rather, with a few gentle nudges in the right direction from senior party colleagues. According to a