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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

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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

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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

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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: 

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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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The Black Diary Forgeries

For over one hundred years the British State has claimed that the so-called Black Diaries (consisting of:  a Cash Ledger;  an Army notebook;  and three other diaries) were written by Roger Casement.  The modus operandi of the Black Diaries is to include pieces of information that are factually correct along with dubious sexual elements designed to discredit Casement.  The reader is … Continue reading The Black Diary Forgeries

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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 21 English Response:  December 1919  Remarkably, the reference by Childers to racial superiority was substantiated, even as he wrote, by Lord French, … Continue reading The evolution of British policy and the emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department