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?
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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!
Some Thoughts On Events In Venezuela
“You can check in any time you want but you may never leave.” (The Eagles, Hotel California) That might be said of the Petrodollar system that sustains US power and influence in the world and largely explains the gunboat diplomacy employed by Washington against Venezuela. In his press conference explaining why the US launched a … Continue reading Some Thoughts On Events In Venezuela
ORGANISED LABOUR
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% ALMOST 100,000 households will pay more Tax this year following the Government’s decision in Budget 2026 not to increase tax credits or bands. According to calculations by Revenue, 23,000 taxpayer units—individuals or couples—who did not have a tax liability last year will have one in 2026. An additional 76,400 taxpayer units will be pushed … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
Labour Comment
The Northern Standard ceases publication! THE Northern Standard, a regional weekly newspaper in Monaghan, ceased publication on 18th December 2025, after 186 years. THE weekly publication struggled to sustain its long-term viability in the face of what it called the "steady decline in readership and advertising in recent years", the publisher stated. Adding that, as … Continue reading Labour Comment
National Rights . . . And Duties!
The establishment of a sovereign and independent State, the free association or integration with an independent State or the emergence into any other political status freely determined by a people constitute modes of implementing the right of self-determination by that people. Every State has the duty to refrain from any forcible action which deprives peoples … Continue reading National Rights . . . And Duties!
What the War in Ukraine is Really About?
Pat Walsh The current Western propaganda suggests that an intransigent Russia is refusing to accept a reasonable Western proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine. Russia, moving slowly across Ukraine, is bent on conquering Europe and is a threat to us all. We must rearm and conscript our youth to meet this threat— before it’s too late. Meanwhile … Continue reading What the War in Ukraine is Really About?
The ghost of Roger Casement – another contrived war.
Jack Lane “The ghost of Roger Casement is beating on the door.”(Yeats). Casement was hanged for his writings and actions in the first World War. The one published book in his lifetime was “The Crime against Europe” where his views were spelt out before the War was launched by the UK in August 1914. … Continue reading The ghost of Roger Casement – another contrived war.
Herzog In The Spotlight!
Brendan Clifford Oliver Sears, who is a spokesman for the segment of the Jewish nation located in Ireland, takes issue with the popular demand for the renaming of Herzog Park in Dublin: "Seven councillors accused Israel, its security services and/or its agents of pressurising the Irish Government to intervene in the process to cancel the … Continue reading Herzog In The Spotlight!
The Evolution of British Policy and the Emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department
IThe 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 23 Irish Bulletin—The Municipal Elections and Crime Statistics Valuable as these actions of the Irish Bulletin were [in highlighting actions of the … Continue reading The Evolution of British Policy and the Emergence of a Sinn Fein Publicity Department
Irish Political Review 