Unionists and an Irish language act
Unionists and an Irish language act This week the negotiations to re-establish an Executive between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party failed. The reas...
German perceptions of Ireland
Germany and Ireland The Irish Times published a letter of mine regarding German-Irish relations. A chara, – Derek Scally opines that Ireland is on Germany’s min...
Ireland should not leave the European Union
Irexit – it sounds awful Recently, the economist Ray Kinsella wrote an article in the Irish Times about why Ireland should seriously consider leaving the ...
Unionists know they have to reach out to find new friends
Unionists know their days are numbered In an article in the Newsletter, there is a perceptible fear arising amongst unionists in Ireland. They know they are bei...
If I was a member of Fine Gael…
If I was a member of Fine Gael… Who would I vote as leader – Leo or Simon? Fine Gael, the right-wing, conservative, Christian Democratic party that ...
Fatal Path by Ronan Fanning
FATAL PATH British Government and Irish Revolution 1910 – 1922 Pages: 423 As lover of history, I was very interested in reading this book. I started readi...
When did Martin McGuinness become a patriot?
When did Martin McGuinness become a patriot? Martin McGuinness died last month and his life and actions have been widely discussed. There is much that can be s...
Things that Ireland needs to do post-Brexit
Things that Ireland needs to do post-Brexit My 6 Point Plan for Ireland Now that Brexit is imminent, there are three choices facing Ireland. Firstly, we can con...
Irish unity and a disintegrating UK
Irish unity and a disintegrating UK? Letter in the Irish Times The Irish Times kindly published the following letter from me: A chara, Thank you for publishing ...
“11 Minutes” – a film review
11 Minutes A strange but captivating film Cineast – the Central and Eastern European Film Festival – is taking place at present in Luxembourg. Tonig...