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“You can see Newton’s mind at work…”
To add to the open access treasure trove at the Royal Society, Cambridge University Library is putting online some of its collection of books, maps, manuscripts and journals. We have called the first phase of our work on the Cambridge Digital Library the Foundations Project, which runs from mid-2010 to mid-2013 and has been made possible [...] read our review » -
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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A flexible library service for the 21st century?
Following Alan’s piece on libraries, I picked this ‘advertorial’ from Google plus this evening… about how a US county library system is cutting costs and improving flexibility in their free at the point of delivery services by enabling the whole library service act as a functioning unit as opposed to the one discrete library… read our review »
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Comment on Day 2 in the New Republic house #ardfheis – updated with Adams’ closing speech
on 11 September 2011 at 3:16 am
Adams’ named each of the hunger strikers, saying “they are our role models”.
Pity that he had to read their names off from a teleprompter
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Comment on Liofa 2015- what’s to lose?
on 4 September 2011 at 3:25 am
I’m not sure if anyone noticed, but two interviews/statements this week by the Sinn Féin Minister for education, John O’Dowd, are worth noting simply because O’Dowd’s position would appear to mirror that of a British Tory minister rather than of a minister representing a supposedly socialist republican party.
In an interview with the Irish News on Tuesday, O’Dowd indicated that there will be many school closures under his tenure; that new builds will not necessarily be traditional red-brick builds (more portacabins?), and as for the Irish language – well in today’s Belfast Tele, minister O’Dowd, whose party pledged in its election manifesto to promote and facilitate Irish medium education,turned down plans for two new Irish speaking nursery schools. O’Dowd is going to implement wholescale cuts in education. How will SF members and SF Cllrs be able to stand on the picket lines with thise trade ubionists opposing those cuts?
McGuinness when he was minister of education introduced PFI’s against party policy. Clearly O’Dowd is doing a re-run.
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/sinn-feinrsquos-orsquodowd-turns-down-plan-for-irish-nurseries-16044813.html#ixzz1WwjJXakj
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Comment on Sinn Fein and Fine Gael jostle for extra seats in Cavan Monaghan
on 24 February 2011 at 10:53 am
I think the presence of Caroline Forde as an “independent” in Cavan Monaghan might throw up a surprise. Ostensibly, she is standing in relation to the possible effect of the potential job losses in the area with regards to Quinn Insurance and their related firms. Given the massive rallies by Quinn workers and their families, supporters which took place in parts of this constituency not so long ago, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if she fared a lot better than expected – a bit like Paudge Connolly when he stood on the hospital issue in 2002.
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Comment on RNU and Óglaigh Na hÉireann. When deniability starts to look less plausible.
on 20 February 2011 at 4:24 am
I’m loathe to comment but is it any wonder that Republicans are so divided with some of the stuff that I’ve read on here?
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Comment on ‘Football’: With a rifle and a pistol in my hand – fuck Bobby Sands …
on 15 February 2011 at 11:38 pm
Seems UTV are only playing catch-up on this.
The following is from the Herald newspaper in Dublin last week. And clearly involved more than “twenty drunks”!!
By Melanie Finn
Thursday February 10 2011
GARDAI in full riot gear descended on Dublin 4 last night as Union Jack clad loyalists caused mayhem on the streets.
The shocking scenes have sparked increased security for Ireland’s clash with Northern Ireland on May 23.
Thousands of hardline Unionists forced pubs and businesses to close early and had residents running for their homes as they stirred up a tense atmosphere in D4.
Some fans were involved in a stand-off with riot gardai, who managed to contain the group, as they spat anti-Irish chants and yelled obscenities at passers-by.
The scenes, reminiscent of the 1995 mayhem when English fans forced the abandonment of an Ireland-England match, took place before last night’s Carling Home Nations Cup match between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
From early, boozed-up soccer fans caused mayhem in the heart of the leafy suburb as they took to the streets for a lengthy, out-of-control drinking session.
Hours before the game, thousands of fans began streaming into Dublin from the North, by car, train and bus.
Labour councillor Kevin Humphreys told the Herald residents he spoke to afterwards were “very upset and distressed” by the experience.
Aggression
“There was a proportion of the fans who really had an excess of alcohol,” said Cllr Humphreys. “It made it very uncomfortable for local residents. There was an air of aggression in some places.
Wrapped in Union Jack and Red Hand of Ulster flags, the supporters spent more than four hours downing alcohol on the streets singing the provocative ‘Sash’ and ‘God Save The Queen’, ahead of the game against Scotland.
Locals trying to make their way home from work watched in horror as rowdy louts spiralled out of control, almost sparking full scale riots.
At one point, they were heard chanting: “Stick your f**king tricolour up your h*le,” as well as ‘God Saves the Queen’ and the Dambusters March.
Vanloads of gardai wearing riot gear were called to Bath Avenue after dozens of complaints from concerned residents trapped in their homes.
Pubs along the leafy road were forced to close up early as dozens of gardai patrolled the area in a bid to keep the supporters in check.
Hundreds converged outside Murray’s pub, beating Lambeg drums and ripping down election posters. A garda member at the scene told the Herald how they were “monitoring the situation.” A spokesman for the Garda said today no arrests were made but the “whole idea is to have a presence there with a view to curtailing (public order) activity”.
Mr Humphreys questioned whether another game involving Northern Ireland should be staged at the Aviva until there is an assessment of the security situation.
Terrified mums pushing prams and elderly residents trying to get into their houses were forced to make their way through the melee.
They were seen openly urinating in the gardens of people’s homes and downing cans ofbeer and bottles of Buckfast.
Bath Avenue resident Eamon Russell slammed their behaviour as a disgrace and said they had been gathered outside the pub since 4pm.
“This is getting totally out of hand, the gardai are here but they’re not arresting anyone.
“This is just the scum of Northern Ireland, it’s not the decent supporters. I’ve been living here 14 years and I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s awful for local residents, trying to walk through gangs of lads hanging around with glass bottles in their hands..”
Earlier in the day, gardai had to be called to another disturbance after fans started heckling passerbys and motorists at approximately 4pm.
“At one point a motorist beeped at them to get out of her way and they started jeering her and surrounded her car,” said an onlooker. “It was very intimidating and hard to believe it was happening in broad daylight as people were making their way home from work.
hnews @herald.ie
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Comment on “his colleague Gerry Kelly engaged in a British-Irish Council meeting through such a mechanism…”
on 13 April 2010 at 5:13 am
A case of the seemingly left hand not knowing what the right was doing
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Comment on Sinn Féin’s sole Banbridge District councillor resigns from party
on 30 March 2010 at 10:12 pm
Perhaps his total failure to secure any support for nomination for as the SF candidate in Upper Bann in the forthcoming Westminster election is the real reason he scarpered.
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Comment on House of cowards? *Caution spooks may be at work*
on 14 March 2010 at 8:40 am
Mark
It would be interesting to know exactly why people are refused full membership in Éirigí, I doubt it has much to do with touting, otherwise they would not have become provisional members or what ever they call it these days. Would they?
By the way, such a system of recruitment makes a total nonsense of Éirigí claim to be a rank and file up, open, and democratic organization, when they operate along the lines of the old Leninist party’s. (provisional, or two tier membership, full time cadre of revolutionaries, etc) Some Republicans are more equal than others. If history teaches one thing, such methodology rarely produces a decent omelette, simply stacks and stacks of broken egg shells
If someone wished to set up a front organisation, what better way to channel the most active comrades into a blind alley. I am not suggesting Éirigí is a front organization, but, as far as this is concerned, once again SF’s interest and the British State is running in tandem.
As the last thing either party want is for experienced Irish republicans, along with young comrades, who have rejected the armed struggle as a viable avenue for struggle, coming together to look at how they can move forward.
Posted by Mickhall on Mar 13, 2010 @ 07:35 PM”
I believe that the eirigi constitution, like their membership process, is available online – unlike that of many other republican groups, including the Shinners – so what could not be more open? Indeed,and I might be wrong, but FF; FG; Labour, WP; SWP; SP; SDLP; might not do that
I don’t know, but I doubt, if any group or organisation which publishes such details, would operate a two tier membership.
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Comment on Prime(time) focus for SF is south
on 5 March 2010 at 3:33 pm
OK, who else spotted the subliminal message ten seconds in??? Or was it a little faux pas?
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Comment on Pat Doherty: unionist outreach and profile raising
on 21 February 2010 at 12:00 pm
“There was a time when people thought apartheid wouldn’t end or Mandela would never be free or there would always be a divided Germany or that there would never be peace in Ireland.
In recent weeks many thought that a deal between Sinn Fein and the DUP was impossible.
Well, apartheid has ended.
Mandela was President of a free South Africa.
Germany is united.”
Neither the mass of people in a ‘free South Africa’ or those from the old GDR in the new united Germany would say that either new dispensation (to coin a phrase)has brought about real improvements to their lives. Indeed, in Germany openly state their preference for the social stability of the old GDR.
Both countries simply exchanged old political masters for new ones. Did it make a difference to the ordinary five-eights? NO.
Pat should have had more sense
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