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Lessons in Cute Hoorism: “Graft was accepted, for you were taking from the British…”
I’ve been catching up on some reading, recently. Most pleasantly surprised by John Drennan’s latest opus from Gill and Macmillan, Cute Hoors and Pious Protestors… It’s early days yet, but I was struck by this paragraph, part of a dissection of Fianna Fail near the beginning: One of the more fatal consequences of our colonial [...] read our review »
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Legion of the Rearguard – Dissident Irish Republicanism by Martyn Frampton, Book Review
Are you confused about ‘dissident’ Irish Republicanism? Anxious about its existence and its seemingly increasingly deadly capabilities? Martyn Frampton’s new book, Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism (Irish Academic Press, 2011) serves both as a primer on active dissident groups and a timely analysis of their historic significance and contemporary capabilities. This book clears [...] read our review »
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Is Fianna Fail the new Woolworths of Irish politics?
It’s not published until 3rd March, but one book I recommend you place an advance order for from Slugger’s Bookstore is James Harkin’s Niche. Belfast émigré Harkin examines a number of stories from business, culture and politics and comes to a single insight: everywhere the broad middle is collapsing. He offers Woolworths as an iconic exemplar [...] read our review »
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Comment on 2009/10 “good relations indicators”
on 27 January 2011 at 5:48 pm
“…… attacks on Orange Halls might be regarded as indicators of poor relations.”
In much the same way that being up to your b*lls in snow might be an indicator that it’s winter.
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Comment on After the last laugh, the coda
on 27 January 2011 at 12:57 pm
One of your fellow Jarryistas suggested that Dear Leader wound down the Murder Gang formerly known as PIRA. I simply pointed out that the Murder Gang, now rebranded as Ogglee nar Hairon I believe, continues to deploy the same munitions today.
Am I surprised that you and many others like you will vote again for the Murder Party? Not in the least. Given its body count to date why would you baulk at putting your X beside them now?
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Comment on After the last laugh, the coda
on 27 January 2011 at 12:24 pm
Dear Leader’s “winding down” of the Irish Republican Murder Gang has been a great success. That is if you disregard the Engineering Departments transfer to the rebranded gang. The fruits of which are presently being experienced by the folks in North Belfast.
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Comment on After the last laugh, the coda
on 27 January 2011 at 11:30 am
As a unionist what I found amusing was the Ra’s 1st Internet Batt. rushing to defend Jarry’s Irish Republican credentails in the face of Parliament’s expectation that he could act in a civilised manner. That and, yet again, British politicians providing cover to ease him along.
It came as no surprise that the Dear Leader of the Murder Party couldn’t resist displaying his bigoted nature by his cheap comments on British political culture (parody of esteem perhaps?).
Having said that I also laughed when he tossed in a few words of an old dead language to condemn “archaic” practices.
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Comment on Gerard Adams, Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead – Updated
on 26 January 2011 at 5:22 pm
It must be a fair few years since the Irish peasantry of County Louth has had a feudal vassal of the British crown as their overlord. Good luck to them with Crown Steward Adams after February.
To be serious it is fun to read the visceral hatred of everything British by the 1st Internet Batt of the Ra deployed to defend Jarry’s Irish Republican ‘honour’.
Good to see the Shinner’s ‘parity of esteem’ project is going sooooo well.
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Comment on How do you solve a problem like Gerry, part 2
on 26 January 2011 at 11:23 am
‘the fools. the fools they have left us our sovereign debt, Ireland bankrupt will never be at peace!’
That help any Jarry?
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