Blogs about: Provos

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Gerry the Prod15 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 month ago: What is the difference between the backwash of the Ryan report and the conviction of Frank Dunlop? … more →

Tags: Ireland, Catholicism, corruption

Dissidence in the New Dispensation11 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 2 months ago: Wait till I tell you, the Easter commemorations were pretty desperate this year. But weren’t … more →

Tags: norn iron, republicanism

Northern Ireland

Ivor O'Loughlin wrote 4 months ago: In our current economic climate it has taken a fairly massive development to knock the woes of the g … more →

Tags: Northern Ireland, Troubles, Catholic

The Northern Ireland Analogy

eamonnmcdonagh wrote 10 months ago: Yet again, here … more →

Tags: History, Ireland, Israel, Palestinians, Politics, False Analogy, hamas, Northern Ireland

Talk

eamonnmcdonagh wrote 1 year ago: Writing in the Guardian Peter Hain draws a false analogy between present conflicts in the Middle Eas … more →

Tags: Politics, Ireland, Israel, Gaza, Iran, Israeli-Arab Conflict, hamas

Legacies

eamonnmcdonagh wrote 1 year ago: The Bradley-Eames group has concluded that the defeat of the Provos was achieved by methods that did … more →

Tags: Politics, Ireland, Northern Ireland, IRA, Bradley-Eames

Brian Keenan (1942-2008)7 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: And so it’s farewell to veteran Belfast republican Brian Keenan, who has died after a struggl … more →

Tags: Ireland

PROVO'S BICYCLE PLAN6 comments

sam wrote 1 year ago: Amsterdamers! The asphault terror of the motorized bourgeoisie has lasted long enough. Human sacrifi … more →

Tags: space and everyday life, Provo, White bicycle, Velib

Bloody Sunday

eamonnmcdonagh wrote 1 year ago: I already had a word about this article by Gareth Peirce here and I am going to have another one now … more →

Tags: Politics, Ireland, counterinsurgency, Northern Ireland, IRA, Gareth Peirce, Bloody Sunday

Faint murmurings of discontent in Gerry's kingdom2 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: Rum doings at the Andytown News this past little while, as the West Belfast paper has been the site … more →

Tags: norn iron

Where's the beef? Cultural politics in the New Dispensation4 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: I should, I suppose, have covered the PSF Ard Fheis, but I didn’t follow it as closely as I should … more →

Tags: norn iron, Paisleyism, Gaeilge, Culture

Police hunt trucker, monkey6 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: Following on from the discussion on yesterday’s Politics Show – and there is some good discussion o … more →

Tags: Loyalism, norn iron, SDLP

Shocking lack of sweetness and light at the House of Fun

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: Well, it’s all go at Stormont, isn’t it? That was some day yesterday, and while it isn’t by any mea … more →

Tags: Loyalism, norn iron, Paisleyism, Unionism, SDLP, Gaeilge

Why is the UDA like Pete Doherty?8 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: Because the rule of law doesn’t seem to apply to it. Yesterday Mr Doherty was arrested on a drugs c … more →

Tags: Loyalism, norn iron, SDLP

You can't handle the truth!3 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: I must admit, I haven’t been paying been paying much attention to Féile this year, but I have notic … more →

Tags: norn iron

Save Our Barracks!11 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: Well, Shambo couldn’t be saved, but we are fast acquiring our own sacred cow in the unlikely form o … more →

Tags: Far left, norn iron, Property

Pootsie the Gaeilgeoir5 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: If you were watching the news last night, you’ll have seen the PSF delegation, headed by Grizzly hi … more →

Tags: norn iron, Paisleyism, Gaeilge, Economy

National treasure re-elected to useless talking shop3 comments

splinteredsunrise wrote 1 year ago: I haven’t been paying much attention to the Seanad election, for the very good reason that no … more →

Tags: Ireland, Irish Labour

An outbreak of nepotism at the Dome of Delight

splinteredsunrise wrote 2 years ago: I know people often compare the Provos to the Mafia, but this is getting ridiculous. Last Tuesday’s … more →

Tags: norn iron


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