The language of history A Chara, – There’s only one way to read the statement by our Taoiseach that “Embracing Anglo-Irish history will never oblige us to think better of Cromwell” at the creation of the chair of Irish history in Cambridge University (“History ‘too important to leave to authoritarians’”, Home News, February 21st). It … Continue reading Paying Homage to Cambridge University !
ORGANISED LABOUR MARCH 26
CLIMATE LEAVE—The Unite Trade Union is seeking paid 'climate leave', if extreme weather makes it impossible to travel to work. The Unite Trade Union is calling for new laws to protect workers from the effects of extreme weather. Among the measures being sought is a legal obligation on employers to implement graduated alert-based responses, with non-essential outdoor work ceasing … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR MARCH 26
LABOUR COMMENT
Aims of Fianna Fail: Press Statement – April 17, 1926 THE new Republican organisation, Fianna Fail, has for its purpose the re-uniting of the Irish people and the binding of them together for the tenacious pursuit of the following ultimate aims, using at every moment such means as are rightfully available: 1. Securing the political independence … Continue reading LABOUR COMMENT
More Tariffs?
Letter to the Editor From Eamon Dyas Redefining tariffs as a security tool rather than an instrument of commercial relations has been a ploy of the EU Commission since last December (see link below). Ostensibly this new policy was a response to the recent actions of Russia in Ukraine but arguably the Commission had been … Continue reading More Tariffs?
Rogue States!
Brendan Clifford The idea that the United States is a rogue State is being flirted with in England. The reason for this is that President Trump is seen as breaking up the established order of the world put in place in 1945, and is thus endangering the West. Where did this "West" come from in … Continue reading Rogue States!
Trump Retreat From The Brink In Iran
Pat Walsh A second US/Israeli attempt, in 6 months, aimed at regime change in Iran has failed. The last attempt, made during June 2025, involved an Israeli sneak attack followed by a 12 day War on Iran. Iran responded with a defensive war that hurt Israel so much that Trump was forced to intervene on … Continue reading Trump Retreat From The Brink In Iran
Russian Tankers: Some Shadow-Boxing!
According to a report by George Allison in the UK Defence Journal (UKDJ), published on 23rd January 2026, it appears that the Royal Navy “and its NATO allies” were monitoring the Russian tanker, General Skobelev, during a two-day operation as it sailed from the Mediterranean on its way to the North Sea. The UKDJ report also confirms … Continue reading Russian Tankers: Some Shadow-Boxing!
Trump: A Democratic Fallacy?
Jack Lane Politicians and Governments in the West are becoming and more beholden to the ‘markets’ as to how their policies are to be made and judged, particularly by the financial markets. The same politicians are those who have given more power to the financial markets by making central banks independent —which for the … Continue reading Trump: A Democratic Fallacy?
Child Killing In Gaza
Due to the plans by US President Trump to seize the island of Greenland, the international community has been ignoring the ongoing genocide in Gaza. At least 73,000 Palestinians have been reported killed in Gaza since 7th October 2023, but the full death count may exceed 100,000. On 30th July 2025, the Washington Post published … Continue reading Child Killing In Gaza
Casement: Character Assassination—By An Expert!
Review Roger Casement by Brian Inglis, Penguin Books, 2002, first published 1973. It is widely believed that Brian Inglis’s biography of Roger Casement is the standard biography from which other biographies take their cue. Although Inglis did not receive cooperation from the Casement family, the book could also be described as an “authorised” biography. … Continue reading Casement: Character Assassination—By An Expert!
Irish Political Review 