Wow. Now I’ve heard it all. And so, maybe, have you. I’m referring to the report that “a group of men” were shown on video singing a song that mocked the murder of Michaela McAreavy, who died on her honeymoon in Mauritius. The singing appeared to take place in an Orange Lodge, since there were […]
June, 2022
UNIONISM NOW – by Barry O Lideadh
Unionists have now manoeuvred themselves into an increasingly ridiculous position where their new enemy is the British Government who have become, for them, the next new reason for not engaging in political co-operation with the neighbours on this island. They cry foul at the bogeyman of the EU (aka Dublin). This of course is not […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THE PLATINUM THING, RUSSIA AS BAD GUY, BORIS JOHNSON AS A GEM, AND SF V ISRAEL
The British people are celebrating their queen’s 70th anniversary – and why wouldn’t they? Surely every country has a right to choose its head of state? Or are there aspects of monarchy that clash with the notion of democracy? As you may imagine, Pat and I really get our teeth into this one. There are […]
INTELLIGENT NEUTRALITY IS NOT A COP-OUT FOR WIMPS. DE VALERA AND FRANK AIKEN SHOWED THE WAY – by Donal Kennedy
Nearly all of the European countries ganging up on Russia today promoted fascism abroad, established it at home or were liberated from it by the Soviet Union. First into the field was Great Britain which had Mussolini on its payroll since 1917 and made him a Knight of the Bath in 1923. Churchill […]
The royal platinum thing
Got your bunting out? And your hat? And flags? Good, good, good. I hear the weather in London is perfect – as it should be, given this is the platinum anniversary of the coronation of H M Queen Elizabeth. (Never mind asking ‘What is platinum’, Victoria. Platinum is beside the point.) Other countries envy the […]
The Nakba , Administrative Detention, Jenin and Shireen Abu Akleh – by Fra Hughes
What do these four separate events have in common? The Nakba as many people are already aware refers to the mass expulsion of ethnic Palestinians from their homes towns and villages in 1948. Over 750 000 old men, young women, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, fled for the lives ,under the threat […]
PROPAGANDA – HONEST AND OTHERWISE – by Donal Kennedy
On April 1st 1919 the second session of the First Dail Eireann met privately in Dublin. Sinn Fein’s President. Eamon de Valera, who had recently been sprung from Lincoln Prison was elected “Priomh-Aire” or First Minister but this was translated as President (of Dail Eireann0, He appointed Ministers for Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs,Defence, […]
Michael McDowell, political adviser
Let’s imagine you’re thinking of setting up a bucket business. You want your bucket firm to be the best there is, benefiting you and everyone in the bucket world. Who would you turn to for guidance? If I suggested Joe Bloggs, whose bucket factory went out of business some fifteen years ago, would you think […]