"Germany's postwar inoculation against far-right extremism has been on the wane for over a decade and, on Sunday [6th September], it finally gave up. Voters in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt embraced the Alternative for Germany to an unprecedented extent: it won 44 per cent support on a record turn out of 76 per cent". … Continue reading Germany Struggles for Existence — Editorial
Good Friday Agreement: “Got F*** All”?
The late Brendan Hughes famously described the Good Friday Agreement as the “Got F*** All” agreement. He had a point in relation to the Republican objective: The Republican War was concluded by the IRA with Northern Ireland still part of the British State and Sinn Fein administering British rule within a new Stormont. The Good Friday Agreement did, of course, achieve an … Continue reading Good Friday Agreement: “Got F*** All”?
The Accusing Ghost or Justice for Casement
Book Review The Accusing Ghost or Justice for Casement, by Alfred Noyes, Gollancz, 1957 When this book was published in 1957 the controversy surrounding Roger Casement resembled a Kafka novel! There were rumours about Casement’s sex life but the 'proof', in the form of personal diaries, was not available for inspection. Indeed, the official position … Continue reading The Accusing Ghost or Justice for Casement
Irish Government: Double Standards!
In January 2010, 26 Mossad agents were involved in the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas military commander. The assassination took place in a hotel room in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Mossad agents involved in that operation included eight who used fake or cloned Irish passports, with others using similarly forged UK, Australian, … Continue reading Irish Government: Double Standards!
Israel’s Conquest of the USA Enables the Genocide of Palestine
Israel's Conquest of the USA Enables the Genocide of Palestine (letter sent to US Congress and House representatives) It is a tragedy for all Americans and for the world, and especially for Palestine, that Israel has conquered the once-mighty USA. They did it without firing a shot (except, probably, the one against Kennedy!). Many … Continue reading Israel’s Conquest of the USA Enables the Genocide of Palestine
The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
The evolution of British policy and the emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department in the years after the Easter Rising. Mss notes, Part 32 Before the end of May 1920, Sir John Anderson and 'Andy' Cope had taken up their appointments at Dublin Castle. However, it was not until early August 1920 that the … Continue reading The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
German Perspectives:
Herbert Remmel has forwarded the following newspaper account of the swing to the Alliance For Germany Party in and the rout of the previous 'Party of Government': the Christian Democrats Preliminary Thoughts Towards An Assessment Of The Election Results in Saxony-Anhalt From An Anti-Fascist Perspective by Ulrich Schneider [National Executive member, Die Linke] The high … Continue reading German Perspectives:
Education Reforms in Northern Ireland Part 2
In part 1 of this article, Mark Langhammer explored the Michael Gove education reforms in England, 2010-14, and their ‘philosophical’ or ideological underpinnings. This article considers the education reforms currently proposed by the DUP Education Minister, Paul Givan for Northern Ireland—widely seen as a “cut and paste” version of the Gove reforms. What is Paul … Continue reading Education Reforms in Northern Ireland Part 2
Casement On The Couch!
Rory Carroll, the Ireland correspondent of the Guardian newspaper and author of A Rebel And A Traitor, was interviewed on 1st August by Pat Kenny on his Newstalk radio programme, for the commemoration of Casement’s execution on 3rd August 1916. When Kenny asked Carroll to comment on the content of the 'Black Dairies', he … Continue reading Casement On The Couch!
Roger Casement: Jeff Dudgeon Responds
In September Irish Political Review there were five Roger Casement articles over ten pages, with fifteen, mostly vituperative, mentions of me. One item concerned my response to a public challenge by the Group of Four led by Paul Hyde and Jack Lane to eliminate “serious doubts about the authenticity” of the Casement diaries. It was … Continue reading Roger Casement: Jeff Dudgeon Responds
