Israel has made its third attempt in 8 months to destroy Iran. This time it has got what it always wanted—the full power of the United States as its instrument. In previous pieces the present writer has asked the question of Trump: Is it America First or Israel First? That question was answered on Saturday 28th February! On … Continue reading Israel First!
Politics
Iran: Prime Minister Starmer’s Words of Wisdom!
Iran: Prime Minister Starmer's Words of Wisdom! The British Prime Minister, in the afternoon of February 2nd, made a statement about the attack on Iran by the Leader of the Free World and the Leader of the Jewish State that is aggressively colonising what remains of the territory allocated by the UN for a Palestinian … Continue reading Iran: Prime Minister Starmer’s Words of Wisdom!
Ideology And State
Fascism is the political system by means of which the Versailles states—set up by Britain and France, but chiefly by Britain—at the end of the First World War, without regard for viability—established unchallengeable authority for themselves. Those states were not the product of a struggle for national freedom. Many of them had no national history. … Continue reading Ideology And State
Victor Grossman RIP
The late Manus O'Riordan often liked to quote analysis by the German Socialist, Victor Grossman—a supporter of Die Linke—who has just died, aged 95! We reproduce the following tribute to him—thereby remembering both him and Manus! Lives worth living Obituary, Victor Grossman 11 March, 1928 – 17 December, 2025 Phil Butland20/12/2025 Victor Grossman died on … Continue reading Victor Grossman RIP
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 25 On his return to Dublin, Childers immediately visited the Sinn Fein propaganda staff and showed them a letter written by Robert Barton about his prison experience. Although Brennan wished to … Continue reading The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
Paying Homage to Cambridge University !
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 !
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
Irish Political Review 