I know I should have my tongue torn out and my typing fingers chopped off, but I think maybe St Patrick is over-rated. Consider the facts. The first time he came to Ireland, he was so uninterested in seeing the place, they had to bring him in chains. And keep him hostage for a number […]
March, 2017
‘Lá Fhéile Phádraig – Ag Tarraint Daoine le Chéile?’ le Seosamh Mac a’Bheatha
Lá Fhéile Phádraig – Ag Tarraint Daoine le Chéile? le Seosamh Mac a’Bheatha Gach bliain ag tús an Earraigh, ar an Seachtú lá déag de Mí Marta, tagann na hÉireannaigh le chéile chun Lá Fhéile Phádraig a chomóradh agus a cheiliúradh. Tá cliú agus cáil ar Naomh Pádraig ar fud an domhain. Tá cliú […]
‘Ecological Terrorism’ by Joe McVeigh
There’s a Cardinal in Myanmar called Cardinal Bo who talks about “ecological terrorism”. By that he means the wilful destruction of the environment by big business. He talks about “economic terrorists” and “ecological terrorists.” Quoting Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment, Laudato Si’, Cardinal Bo says the Pope presents the world’s current crisis as an […]
St Patrick’s Day and the Holylands: oh, the shame!
When I was a young man I rarely went out for a pint. Or two. If I went out drinking with my equally scurrilous friends, we had one ambition: to get pleasantly tanked. The amount of wise things we said then, the occasional scuffles we engaged in, were part of learning to be adult. Meanwhile, to […]
UNIONIST TOM ELLIOTT’S OBJECTION TO THE FACILITATION OF IRISH VOTING RIGHTS FOR IRISH NATIONALS IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND by Daniel Collins
(Daniel Collins blogs at https://danieldcollins.wordpress.com/ – and yes, yes, Virginia, he is related. We’re ALL smart…) The proposed extension of voting rights for Irish presidential elections to all Irish nationals from the north of Ireland (as well as to Irish nationals based abroad) announced by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny last Sunday the 12th of March is a very welcome development. […]
THAT COSMIC TAPE-LOOP
The day started with something of a sharp two-edged blade….like one of those old-fashioned Gillettes we used before the shaving market was saturated with highly-priced multi-bladed gimmicks…This was a sword that cut in two distinct ways.The dull buff-coloured envelope poking half-way through the letterbox, told its own tale ; that same kind of paper-stock, in […]
‘An All-Island Economy-the only hope’ by Joe McVeigh
From its beginnings in 1920 the border from Newry to Derry, imposed by the British government, has been a real obstacle to an all-Island economy. During the Troubles when the border was completely sealed by the British army the economy suffered grievously. Only an all-island economy could hope to bring about prosperity and job opportunities for […]
Martina and what she asked Theresa to do with the border
I’ve just finished taking part in a discussion with Edwina Currie on the Nolan radio show, where we were talking about Martina Anderson’s recent speech in the European Parliament. As you probably know by now, the speech drew attention, not primarily because Martina was talking about the impact of Brexit on the border here, but […]
‘Right-Wing Extremism: The Loyalists Fanatics & Israel’ by Donal Lavery
A former Tory Prime Minister and serving Foreign Secretary was once asked what his intentions were in signing away the land of Palestine to Zionism. He responded that he wanted to establish “a loyal little Jewish Ulster in the Middle East.” The man I’m referring to is of course the occult obscurantist and philosopher, Arthur […]
‘Sean O’Rourke Show on RTE’ by Joe McVeigh
I listened into some of the Sean O’Rourke programme from Castleblaney last Friday. It was about the impact of Brexit on the social and economic life of the border area. Some weeks ago, I was asked by the producers, Tara Campbell and Alistair McConnell, to take part in this programme. I agreed and spoke […]