Is Europe a collection of nations with divergent interests and values or is it a coherent entity with common interests and values? If European leaders such as Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas are to be believed it is the latter. But, if Europe does have common values, it is not easy to state what those … Continue reading What Is Europe?—Editorial
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Immigration Policy—Editorial
What began as a genuine outbreak of resistance in local communities to the results of EU immigration policies has become synonymous with the right. There was always an inevitability about all of this as the left, with its ideological affinity to an abstract internationalism, was never capable of transcending that perspective in a way which … Continue reading Immigration Policy—Editorial
The Lesson of NAMA
(National Asset Management Agency) John Martin If there is one thing that can be learned from recent Irish political history, it is that when there is a crisis the State must intervene. But, as last month's editorial pointed out, the resources of the State must be organised so that they are applied in a concentrated … Continue reading The Lesson of NAMA
Jewry A Nation ?
The off-beat Peace News book shop in King's Cross, now called Housmans, is a place we have always had a soft spot for because of its association with General Crozier—who was appointed Commander of the Auxiliaries by Lloyd George, but resigned the command in disgust when he saw how the War on the Irish was being conducted, and … Continue reading Jewry A Nation ?
The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive
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 18 Foundation of Irish Bulletin Childers was in Dublin for the publication of the first issue of the Irish Bulletin on 11th November 1919. … Continue reading The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive
WW1—War Responsibility—Britain’s War—Belgium
Annex to Casement Talk by Jack Lane Great War Factsheets By Pat Walsh No. 1: War Responsibility There were 3 wars that combined to make up the Great War but they were distinct and did not need to develop from one to the other. War number 1 was the only unavoidable and justifiable one - … Continue reading WW1—War Responsibility—Britain’s War—Belgium
Casement—First World War—Further reading
SOME PUBLICATIONS Casement—First World War—Further reading Blockading The Germans! With an overview of 19th century maritime law The evolution of Britain’s strategy during the First World War, Volume 1 This is the first volume of a Trilogy examining overlooked aspects of the First World War and its aftermath from a European perspective. Comprehensively sourced with scholarly … Continue reading Casement—First World War—Further reading
I C T U Biennial Delegate Conference 2025
ORGANISED LABOUR AUGUST 25 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I C T U Biennial Delegate Conference 2025 THE Irish Congress Of Trade Unions (ICTU) held its Biennial Delegate Conference in Belfast from July 1st to July 3rd, 2025. The Conference drew over 600 Union representatives from across Ireland, as well as international speakers. The event saw the launch of ICTU's "New Economic Model". … Continue reading I C T U Biennial Delegate Conference 2025
LABOUR COMMENT AUGUST 25
That 1921 'Treaty'? LLOYD GEORGE / DE VALERA correspondence, September1921. Dail Eireann, Official correspondence relating to the peace negotiations, June-September, 1921 (Dublin, October 1921) Lloyd George to De Valera, 29 September . . . The proposals we have already made have been taken by the whole world as proof that our endeavours for reconciliation and settlement are no … Continue reading LABOUR COMMENT AUGUST 25
Irish Political Review 