Like many other Irish, I have emigrated to another country. In my new host country, I accept many things are expected of me and the onus is on myself as a guest to adapt to a new culture. A stringent criminal record check, legalised documents of my qualifications and a job offer were all […]
Author Jude Collins
Billionaire list shows that nine Irish billionaires have a combined net worth of $54.8 billion. Musk is the first trillionaire – by Joe McVeigh
by Joe McVeigh These are some facts you may or may not be interested in hearing about -but I think they should cause us to think about the kind of world we live in and the whole capitalist empire that creates such wealthy people in the midst of increasing poverty. There are 9 […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT THAT KNIFE ATTACK & LET’S BURN OUT SOME IMMIGRANTS,AMERICAN IMPERIAL CULTURE, & MORE
HERE’s a thing. The unfortunate man who was attacked by a Sudanese immigrant – that all happened in a largely Catholic/nationalist area. The two nights of violent rioting – they all happened in a largely Protestant/loyalist area.So how come? Are we being swamped by American ‘culture’? As wee lads a hundred years ago we […]
DUP – bordering on the laugh-out-loud
The DUP’s attempt to turn racism into a border issue was political opportunism at its most transparent and least convincing. Faced with public anger over racist attacks, its instinct wasn’t to confront the prejudice on display but to reach for its favourite all-purpose explanation: the Irish Sea border. It was a remarkable performance. Houses […]
Brits Suddenly Interested In The North Of Ireland Since They Colonised It – by Newry Spud
English loyalists and unionists across the UK have confirmed they’ve never been as concerned about “community safety” in this part of the world since their ancestors arrived here during the Tudor conquest and decided the best way to make friends was to take the land, rename half of it, and act shocked when people […]
Poor us, stuck with a porous border
It happened umpteen times during the Troubles, and it would appear to be thriving in North Belfast. I’m referring to people whose lives are threadbare, income seriously limited, and who feel a grudge against…well, what have you got? During the troubles it was working-class Catholics/nationalists. Thirty years of cruelty followed the burning of Catholic […]
Try talking rationally, guys
It’s simple, really. All mice eat cheese. Johnny eats cheese Therefore Johnny is a mouse Or try this: My sister lives in Portadown Nathan Dootery lives in Portadown Therefor Nathan Dootery is my sister. I could go on, but the absurdity of this kind of reasoning is blindingly obvious. […]
‘Alien cultures’ and that knife attack in Belfast last night.
“These are the times that try men’s souls” Thomas Paine said in 1776, referring to the struggle of North America for independence from Britain. Indeed, Thomas. And today, in 2026, is a time which reveals men’s souls – and brains – as they respond to the knife attack in North Belfast last night. By […]
The border and bread-and-butter stuff
A nice man with an equally nice name has a column in the Irish News today where he points to something important: too many political decisions are made with an eye to the next election. I’m with him there. It’s only human – we all need a roof over our head and grub on the […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT SCARVES IN SCARVA, IRELAND TO PLAY ISRAEL, 3 ‘WRONG KIND OFJEW’S, &WHITHER SF?
Carla Lockhart of the DUP has been pictured standing with a group of men in Scarva, with scarves over their faces. They’re objecting to the pro-Palestinian rally that was taking place in the area. Were the masked men right to cover their no-doubt-flawless features? Was Carla right to identify with them? Do you know […]