/ At 80 years and 7 months I have a lousy short- term memory. I forget where I put my keys, my glasses, dentures and hearing aids, go to the bathroom and frequently forget why, and sometimes, when I do remember, forget to tidy my apparel. […]
Fintan fumes against Sinn Féin (yes, again…)
For a smart man, Fintan O’Toole can be very stupid. In this morning’s Irish Times, he has an article entitled ‘How long will Sinn Féin cover the IRA in a blanket of amoral amnesty?’ The article takes aim at Tom McFeely, who, as you probably know, was an IRA volunteer. “He was commanding officer of […]
STOP PRESS! ARCHAEOLOGY LATEST – BRITISH LYIN’ DISCOVERED AFTER 57 YEARS! by Donal Kennedy
A full page in “THE OBSERVER” (7 August 2022) is headlined “Revealed: Britain’s cold war bid to smear Kenyan vice-president.” Underneath the headline it says “Whitehall dirty tricks operation spread fake news about the leftist politician seen as a threat to UK interestsin the 1960s.” Under the text, by James Oliver & Nicholas Gilby, […]
The death of Rachel Corrie – by Fra Hughes
Rachel Corrie was only 23 when she died In Gaza in 2003. A young American filled with humanity and a fighter for justice, she joined ISM the International Solidarity Movement and travelled to Gaza. The organisation’s aim then as it is now is to record Israeli war crimes and protect where possible the lives and […]
The farce of drugs and the legal system
Big news from Longford. Earlier this week €8.4 million in cocaine was flown in by private airplane and two men have now appeared in court. Their cases will come up in August and September. Are you pleased with that news? Successful garda operation in war against drugs? I’m not. There must be scarcely a town […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MUSEUM THEFT, RETROFIT & SNOBBERY, THE SANDYHOOK MONSTER, +WHO CAN WE BELIEVE?
London’s Horniman Museum is returning 72 artefacts to Nigeria, for the very good reason that in 1897 British soldiers looted them. Better a century and a half than never, I suppose. But should all museums return all their exhibits? And btw, when were you last in a museum? The Dublin government has announced a generous […]
MAJOR BRYAN COOPER ERSKINE CHILDERS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO UNDERSTANDING IRISH HISTORY
My last Blog “Publish and be Damned……….” introduced both men who served in the British Army in the Great War. Cooper was the Protestant owner of a huge estate belonging to his family for centuries, part of the Ascendancy. His life story demolishes the lies spread by the late Professor David Fitzpatrick […]
PUBLISH AND BE DAMNED? PRESS FREEDOM UNDER BRITISH RULE 1919 – by Donal Kennedy
Returning to Ireland after service with the British Army in Gallipoli, amongst other fields of slaughter, Major Bryan Cooper recalled: “Personally I know that I have never experienced from my neighbours as in the eighteen months that followed my return from the army. To what it may be attributed I do not know, […]
WHAT’S IN WITH THE DAILY NOOS AND WHAT’S BEYOND THE PALE? A BLOG FOR ALL SEASONS – by Donal Kennedy
Truth is beyond the Pale in the “FREE WORLD” Witness Julian Assange. Witness the blackout in the Western media of anything that might embarrass all the American President’s men, the recipients of Lockheed’s largesse at their luncheon in Dublin. In fact it reminded me of Madam Cynthia Payne who ran a knockshop in London’s […]
PAT+JUDE TALK ABOUT MICHELLE & ‘NO ALTERNATIVE’, EOIN O BROIN & REGINA DOHERTY, SUNAK v TRUSS, AND ARE SINN FÉIN TOO KEEN TO TAX BUSINESS?
Michelle O’Neill has said in an interview she was ‘prayed over’ when she became pregnant at sixteen. Is there a difference between being ‘prayed over’ and ‘prayed for?’ She also said that there was no alternative to political violence back in the day. Stand by for unionist outrage. Is it good to have politicians moonlighting […]