Axis Of Peace? It is probable that Russia, China and Iran are engaged in an informal alliance against the West. It is not formal and it only acts defensively but each has its own role in diminishing US hegemony - Russia/military, China/economy, Iran/strategic. There is a consciousness of this and Iran was undoubtedly helped in … Continue reading Letters to the Editor
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Profile Of Robert Barton
(1905-74) Became A Nationalist At Oxford The IRISH PRESS Archive: No. 1 The IRISH PRESS Archive (We are indebted to Jack Lane for this look into the past! Editor) Robert Barton Became A Nationalist At Oxford At first sight a man like Robert Barton seems out of place in the First Dáil. … Continue reading Profile Of Robert Barton
Organised Labour
Public Sector Pay Unions target radical shift to inflation-linked public pay Unions are looking for a radical departure in the next public sector pay deal by creating a “formula” that keeps any pay agreement linked to changes in the inflationary environment for years to come. The news comes as public sector unions are continuing to … Continue reading Organised Labour
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The IPR group's other magazines, Irish Foreign Affairs (IFA) and Church & State can be read by clicking on the links top right. The Bevin Society magazine, Labour Affairs, is at https://labouraffairs.com.
The Mess That Is The EU Today
Comment on The Politico Article “ 'A mess': EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy” This was the title of an article in POLITICO (1.7.26) on an interview with former top EU diplomat Josep Borrell by by Jaccopo Barigazzi. It deserves noting at some length as it well illustrates the current state of governance … Continue reading The Mess That Is The EU Today
Sleepwalkers Into World War
It has been fashionable to talk of the World War of 1914 as resulting from sleep-walking by the European Powers. This, of course, is complete nonsense. Any reading of British accounts, including the insider memoirs of the illustrious Cabinet Secretary, Sir Maurice Hankey, shows that there was a well-worked out and purposeful plan for a Great War … Continue reading Sleepwalkers Into World War
A Clear Picture Of Roger Casement
Book ReviewSir Roger Casement’s Heart Of Darkness, The 1911 Documents, Angus Mitchell While the student of Roger Casement’s life must engage with the 'Black Diaries', it is important not to neglect the real Casement as distinct from the false one portrayed in those diaries and various biographies. Casement must be allowed speak for himself, which … Continue reading A Clear Picture Of Roger Casement
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 30 Further Changes In Dublin Castle The attention of British officialdom was also drawn to Dublin Castle as a result of the meeting of William Wylie with Lord French. As recounted by … Continue reading The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
Proposed changes to EU Maritime Law
Eamon Dyas The Irish Times reported (6.7.26) that Ireland is leading European talks on strengthening maritime legal controls with a European Ocean Act. This idea could not claim to be a component of international maritime law without UN approval. Of course there is nothing to stop the EU embarking on such a course but the … Continue reading Proposed changes to EU Maritime Law
Assassination: The Expediency Of War!
When President Trump, in his first term, killed Qasem Soleimani, a member of the administration of the Iranian state, he was indignant when the killing was described as an "assassination". But he did not say what the right name for it was. And we do not recall that any of the Governments in "the rules … Continue reading Assassination: The Expediency Of War!
