Europe appears to be dividing on pre-EU lines, and even on pre-World War I lines. It was conceived to be a melting pot by the dominant Power, Britain, in 1919, and new shapes were drawn from it to be states in the League of Nations. Those shapes did not hold against the pressure from underlying … Continue reading The Metamorphosis Of Europe!
The End Of The Empire?
There are two views about the Trump Presidency. The majority view appears to be that Trump is deranged, erratic and irrational. A minority view is that there is a coherence about the State’s policy. However, the two views are not incompatible. Trump is erratic, but the State is coherent. In his Presidential campaign he advocated … Continue reading The End Of The Empire?
Pie In The Sky: EU Ambitions In Armenia And Ukraine
The Guardian reported on May 4th that: “The EU is sending a team of experts specialised in combating Russian propaganda and interference to Armenia, as it increases its support to the former Soviet republic in a tense political period. In a highly symbolic sequence of events, EU leaders will hold their first summit with Armenia, after … Continue reading Pie In The Sky: EU Ambitions In Armenia And Ukraine
Dublin Central And Galway West – A Tale Of Two By-Elections
By-elections in Dublin Central and Galway West were held on 22nd May 2026. In Dublin Central, the By-Election was to elect a successor to Fine Gael’s (FG) Paschal Donohoe, the former Minister of Finance who had moved westwards to Washington DC on appointment as the Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer at the World Bank in November … Continue reading Dublin Central And Galway West – A Tale Of Two By-Elections
The Phenomenon Of Anti-Semitism!
A spectacular rise in Anti-Semitism is recorded by those who monitor it. There is widespread agreement that it should be stamped out. It can be stamped out only by removing the cause of it. In order to remove the cause of it, the cause must be known. There is no disagreement with that assessment as … Continue reading The Phenomenon Of Anti-Semitism!
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 28 The Propaganda Battle Over The Death Of Thomas MacCurtain Following MacCurtain's funeral, nb date, which was marked by a united display of sympathy that crossed the divide of republicans and … Continue reading The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
The Moriarty Tribunal’s Star Witness
Convicted fraudster Kevin Phelan, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, has been sentenced to seven years by the Crown Court in Leeds. Between late 2013 and late 2014, 74 victims were persuaded to transfer £3.7 million of their pensions, in full or in part, into bank accounts controlled by Phelan and others. In many cases the elderly … Continue reading The Moriarty Tribunal’s Star Witness
Letters to the Editor re Casement
Dear Editor, I wrote in May’s Irish Political Review: "Ruling out official documentation as evidence means accepting that at least 30 named individuals were privy to the research and writing of extensive forgeries and the linked faking of memos,and that the deceit went unrecorded or unmentioned for decades by any of them. This is not … Continue reading Letters to the Editor re Casement
The Real Roger Casement!
Book Review: Casement by Angus Mitchell, Haus Publishing, 2026 The publication of this book is a timely antidote to the distorted image of Casement that has been presented in recent books, which portray him as a fragile person who was desperate to latch onto any cause to escape his mental frailties. An example of the … Continue reading The Real Roger Casement!
Basil Thomson And Maundy Gregory
In previous articles in this series I sketched the personality of Sir Basil Thomson, who was head of Scotland Yard in 1916 and the main interrogator of Roger Casement. He was a man of remarkably wide professional experience and much intellectual curiosity. He was also a gifted writer. Intellectually, Thomson was committed to defending the global power … Continue reading Basil Thomson And Maundy Gregory
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