Tag: Nationalism
Newbridge Says No: Massive Turnout on Wednesday Evening
Wednesday 27th of September at 7pm there was a sizeable protest outside The Gables Guest House and Leisure Centre in Newbridge. Locals were voicing their concerns after a busload of foreign men were spotted taking up residence in the building....
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...
Ireland and the Spanish Civil War: Debunking Leftist Myths
Central among the myths that motivate leftist Irish republicans is that of Ireland’s engagement in the Spanish Civil War. Heralding Frank Ryan as an anti-fascist hero, singing songs about the Connolly Column like Christy Moore’s Viva la Quinta Brigada and...
The legacy of Berkeley’s Querist in Irish Protectionist thought (Part 2)
This second article on Berkeley's protectionism is to highlight his influence on the country's contribution to economic writing. This is a syndicated piece with permission from the writer Aistí Ó Chraobh, following the previous article on the subject. ‘Mr. de...
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...
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...
The Hibernian Archive: Irish Nationalist Magazine Now Online
Running from May 2006 to September 2008 The Hibernian was a small but powerful outlet for the Irish nationalist Right during the late 00s with a stridently Catholic and Republican editorial line. Under the editorship of Irish Republican volunteer and...
Now or Never: Dublin Protests Against Bogus Asylum Centres Escalates
The past few days have seen a significant reinvigoration and escalation in the mass protests against the government's bogus asylum industry. This has centred around Ballybrack and East Wall in Dublin. Ballybrack On Thursday evening, in Ballybrack on Dublin’s southside,...
The East Wall Effect: Independents Posed to Capitalise off Ireland’s Rightward Shift
Irish politics is lamentably glacier-paced, but are the green shoots of right-wing populism beginning to show in opinion polls? The Irish media has had the right-wing spectre on the brain since the outbreak of citizen protests against the asylum industry...
The Burkean Reviews: Faith of Our Fathers
Ignore the Barbie/Oppenheimer nonsense; transcend this foreign false dichotomy with Lanklet Dev's review of Faith of Our Fathers… Forget Barbie and Oppenheimer! Faith of our Fathers premiered on Thursday night and it was kino. And I could be wrong however,...