Category: Reflections

“Notions” Are Good, Actually.

There are few things worse for an Irish person than being called out for having “notions”. The accused is thought to be prideful, self-obsessed, narcissistic, and possibly delusional.  In reality, “having notions” means having ideas above your station. The Irish,...

/ 22/02/2024

‘An Geimhreadh Thiar?’: Máirtín Ó Direáin as a Spenglerian Prophet of Ireland’s Decline

Influenced by the anti-modernism of Oswald Spengler, the Gaelic poetry of Ó Direáin rebukes modern Ireland's urban winter in favour of a return to the consciousness of our rural springtime. The following article is syndicated with permission from Aistí ó...

/ 20/02/2024

Rajputana and Decadence: a Warning to European Civilisation

This article has been syndicated with the permission of the Swedish publication Konservativ debatt. It has been translated into English from the original Swedish.  Rajputana, Land of the Rajputs, in the early 12th century, was a kingdom filled with majestic...

/ 08/02/2024

FACT-CHECK: Is obesity a disease, as Leo claims?

 "Obesity is a disease, and we should not forget that.” - Leo Varadkar  Sinn Féin TD for Louth, Ruairí Ó Murchú, brought up the shortage of ozempic in Ireland, a drug being touted as a sufficient weight-loss remedy, with Leo...

/ 01/02/2024

Banter Policing in England: A Slippery Slope?

Is banter being banned in Anglostan? What about here? What are the limits of banter? Lanklet Dev muddles his way through the issue with plenty of nauseating Britspeak dropped along the way... https://twitter.com/PangurBn10/status/1681632790876418048 "Enjoyable banter" that "went too far" -...

/ 10/10/2023

The Good, the Bad, and the Cringey: Post-mortem of the Dáil Protest

“I hate little wars,” said Wellington. So do we; and we hate still more a petty mob meeting without purpose, and dispersing without success. Perfect order, silence, obedience, alacrity, and courage make an assemblage formidable and respectable.” Thomas Davis: “Scolding...

/ 21/09/2023

Burkean Campus Insider: Dublin Nightlife Guide

Continuing our Fresher's Week student guide, we take a look at the vibrant, fragrant, vagrant world of Dublin nightlife... Students escaping from their restrictive and domineering family homes, where their bitchy mammies refuse to use vegan plant-based alternative foods, will...

/ 20/09/2023

Burkean Campus Insider: Dublin Freshers Guide

As freshers week kicks off in earnest, and a new influx of students enter Dublin colleges, The Burkean provides a sampling of the ecstatic college antics which they can expect to see during their college life.  Providing general campus lore...

/ 18/09/2023

Fair City Propaganda: The NGO-RTÉ Disinformation Cartel

A new character on RTÉ's Fair City is intended to be a punching bag of "far right" clichés, but a look at the rest of the soap opera's cast and their links with astroturfed "antiracist" NGOs exposes the rot that...

/ 30/08/2023

Let the Dissidents Sing: Rebel Anthems which need to be reclaimed

Our traditional folk music is rife with themes and tales which profoundly contradict the ethos of Neoliberal Ireland. This article is syndicated with permission from author Aistí ó Chraobh. The Rebel Songs debate There is continued discussion about whether rebel...

/ 28/08/2023