Dr Ray Bassett is a formidable figure. He was one of the south’s negotiators in the Good Friday Agreement, he was Irish ambassador to Canada and Bermuda, and on Easter Sunday he will give the republican address in Outard, County Wexford. Pat and I consider what things he might touch on and what things we […]
Twenty-five years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Has it fulfilled nationalist/republican hopes? Has it quelled unionist fears? And what work needs to be done still? Resist the urge to waffle, as I hope we do. Our special guest today is Gabriel McCaffrey, who lives in Ottawa, Canada. He’s from Belfast originally and […]
TRIPE AND TREASON REWARDED IN THE IRISH TIMES – by Donal Kennedy
I was thinking today the garbage masquerading as wisdom served up for years in THE IRISH TIMES, and of two cowardly charlatans in particular. One of them is Fintan O’Toole who is pitifully ignorant of […]
Four men and twenty-five points
Rev. Chris Hudson MBE, Cllr Dr John Kyle MRCGP, Trevor Ringland MBE, and Professor Graham Spencer have put together a sort of Think Positive list of points to transform unionism. The full list of 25 points can be found on Slugger O’Toole, where Mick Fealty himself tells us the foursome are The Northern Ireland Development […]
Wee bits of colour instead of cause and effect
What is it about mainstream media that they get so upset at the very thought of the words ‘reunited Ireland’? I watched Prime Time’s special programmes on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, and a more hopelessly apolitical programme you’d be hard-pressed to find. The ‘men of violence’ = IRA = Sinn […]
UNDERSTANDING MAX HASTINGS? Some Hope ! by Donal Kennedy
On 16 June 1916 I had a BLOG here mistakenly headlined “ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE” It was a review of ALL HELL LET LOOSE by Max Hastings, dealing with the Second World War. Whatever his expertise on warfare, his remarks on Ireland’s neutrality and on Eamon de Valera had me worrying […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT EDUCATION + SEX, THE GFA AND YOUNG PEOPLE, UNEVEN WEALTH & CHOCOLATE SOLDIERS
Some people opposed to books about LGTBQ+ matters have taken to removing these books from library shelves. They see themselves as protecting the young. So should young people be exposed to the full range of sexuality? And if so, what would be a suitable age at which to start? Has the GFA delivered […]
SELF IDENTIFICATION, ETHNICITY AND CONFUSION – by Donal Kennedy
Apparently governments and schools and wannabe Governments believe that infants can describe themselves as One-Eyed, One-Horned, Flying Purple-People Eaters, even if they have two eyes and no horns at all.and anyone challenging such claims can be silenced, sacked, or even jailed. It seems very silly to me. Immature people can identify as Socialists, […]
TWO THINGS THAT SIR KEIR STARMER DOES NOT HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE LATE BENITO MUSSOLINI – SO FAR AS I KNOW – by Donal Kennedy
First , Starmer has not (yet) written for THE DAILY MAIL. Second, Starmer has not gone to collect his eternal reward. Mussolini started his career as a Socialist but became Socialism’s Mortal Enemy. From 1917 Mussolini was bankrolled by British Intelligence. To his credit, Mussolini paid off the debt to […]
DAVID AARONOVICH, THE TIMES OF LONDON AND THE TIMELESS BATTLE FOR TRUTH. Chapter 1. by Donal Kennedy
Recently David Aaronovich declared that the battle for truth is timeless. In London’s Pudding Lane stands “THE MONUMENT” designed by Sir Christopher Wren,.. Until 1830 it was engraved with the lie that the Great Fire of 1666, originating there and devastating the City had been started by […]