I note that Jeffrey Dudgeon doesn’t respond to the point I made about him leaving out the following in the third edition of his book: “It is possible that Millar bought the motor bike from Corbally and that Casement was repaying him as a separate note listing expenditure simply reads ‘Millar 25.0.0’…” In my article … Continue reading Reply to Jeffrey Dudgeon
Author: lefroggy01
Letter—The Black Diaries
To the Irish Political Review Dear Editor, John Martin, in November’s Irish Political Review article ‘The Black Diary Forgeries’, pinpoints one of the, perhaps, dozen areas of dispute author Paul Hyde has over the authenticity of Casement’s four Black Diaries. I have dealt with most of these contradictions or confusions and made the point that, within nearly 1,000 … Continue reading Letter—The Black Diaries
Reply to Tim O’Sullivan
1) The 1902 'Army Notebook' is included in the collection of “diaries” that the British State prevented public access to until 1959 and restricted access up until 1995. These are collectively known as the Black Diaries. As indicated in previous articles the Diaries contain 'authenticators'. This is innocuous material which is factually correct; and the … Continue reading Reply to Tim O’Sullivan
The Evolution Of British Policy And The Emergence Of A Sinn Fein Publicity Department
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, 1916-1918. Mss notes, Part 22 British Policy On Ulster And The Police, January-February 1920 From the British point of view there was also a continuity of … Continue reading The Evolution Of British Policy And The Emergence Of A Sinn Fein Publicity Department
Letter by Edward Horgan, Irish Examiner, 24 November 2025
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/yourview/arid-41747709.html Dear Editor, Lest we forget the genocide against the Palestinian people continues. On 19 November at least 13 men, 12 women and 8 children were killed by Israeli bombings in Gaza, and at least 260 have been killed since the so-called ceasefire began on 10 October. Israeli settlements on the West Bank and attacks … Continue reading Letter by Edward Horgan, Irish Examiner, 24 November 2025
ORGANISED LABOUR DECEMBER IPR
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SIPTU Biennial Delegate Conference SIPTU General Secretary Elect, John King, called for: “a renewal of trade union activism and reclaim lost ground, to rebuild, to renew, to recapture the hearts and minds of working people” when addressing delegates in Galway for their Biennial Delegate Conference (November 11/13, 2025). The Conference brought together more than … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR DECEMBER IPR
The Republic Upheld!
Labour Comment, Cork Vol 43, no 12 Eamon de Valera On Beginning Of 'Civil War' Poblacht na hEireannn War News. No. 2, Thursday, 29 June, 1922. AT the last meeting of Dail Eireann an Agreement was ratified which, if faithfully observed, would have given us an opportunity of working for internal peace and of … Continue reading The Republic Upheld!
Budget 2026—Editorial
The Irish economy continues to be buoyant, notwithstanding the uncertain global economic environment. GDP growth rates are expected to be 10%, 1% and 4% for 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively. (The large growth rate in 2025 and low rate in 2026 reflects multi-nationals bringing forward production and sales in 2025 to avoid Trump’s tariffs.) There … Continue reading Budget 2026—Editorial
Connolly In The Park A Wise Choice:
Anatomy & Post-Mortem of a Landslide Election What a difference a year makes. In December 2024, Pat Leahy of the Irish Times proclaimed Micheal Martin as a Resurrection Man (at the time, I begged to differ describing him as not the Messiah but a very lucky boy). Leahy described him as “starting another chapter in a long political odyssey that has seen … Continue reading Connolly In The Park A Wise Choice:
Blessed Are The Deal Makers (for they shall inherit the Kingdom of Gaza)
President Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan originated as an Israeli/US collaboration—as is the War on the Palestinians—with Israel leading the United States. Israel/US is a double act. The US supports Israel unconditionally—just more openly under Trump than previous administrations, which maintained some discreet distance. Trump—who is an unusually open amoral politician—has little concern with issues like ethnic cleansing … Continue reading Blessed Are The Deal Makers (for they shall inherit the Kingdom of Gaza)
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