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When Civic Buildings Take Sides
An article arguing that shared civic buildings should not be used to promote one side of deeply contested moral questions, using the illumination of Dublin’s Mansion House and the proposed lighting of Belfast City Hall for International Safe Abortion Day as examples.
The Orange Order Does Not Speak for Protestants
An article arguing that the Orange Order should not be treated as representative of Protestant opinion, using survey evidence and the Garvaghy Road dispute to distinguish Protestant identity from support for contested Orange processions.
Statement on the Proposed Garvaghy Road March
A statement opposing the proposed Orange Order procession along the Garvaghy Road, arguing that the wishes of local residents should be respected and that neither the Parades Commission nor the courts can substitute for local consent.
Why Doesn’t Ireland’s PC Culture Need a Party?
An article examining political correctness as the point where political acceptability begins to matter more than truth, while distinguishing ordinary courtesy from ideological conformity and considering how the phenomenon operates in modern Irish public life.
Abstentionism Is Not Absenteeism
An article responding to Colum Eastwood’s recent criticism of Westminster abstentionism, tracing the principle back to the 1918 mandate and arguing that an abstentionist deliberately rejects participation in an authority whose jurisdiction over Ireland they contest.
Thus Does Carthage Reason
A reflection on centuries of British rule in Ireland, from conquest and landlordism to famine, coercion and constitutional reform, arguing that the real question has always been by what right one nation governs another.
The Border Poll Was Always in Britain’s Hands
An article arguing that the Good Friday Agreement’s border poll mechanism leaves the timing of any referendum in British hands, examining the Secretary of State’s discretion, current opinion polling and the limits of constitutional nationalism as a route to Irish sovereignty.
RSF Backs Campaign to Lift Historic Excommunications of Irish Republicans
An article concerning Republican Sinn Féin’s support for 90-year-old Operation Harvest veteran Séamus Ó Líonacháin’s campaign to have historic ecclesiastical penalties against Irish Republicans lifted and to secure a formal apology from Rome for their treatment.
Seán Russell: Why I Believe He Should Be Uncritically Revered
An article responding to criticism of Seán Russell, arguing that while his military judgement and strategy were open to serious criticism, the courage, constancy, sacrifice and Republican commitment that defined his character deserve uncritical reverence.
Alternative Alternative Protestants: The Different Strands of Contemporary Protestant Irish Nationalism
An article examining the different strands of contemporary Protestant Irish nationalism, from pragmatic support for unity to cultural nationalism and explicitly Republican opposition to partition.
Ireland’s False Left-Right Dichotomy
An article arguing that Ireland’s politics cannot be meaningfully reduced to a single left-right spectrum, examining how economic, social, cultural and constitutional divisions frequently cut across conventional ideological labels.
Britain’s IRGC Designation Comes Into Force After Passing Westminster Without a Recorded Vote
An article reporting on and examining Britain’s new designation of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the substantial criminal penalties created by the measure and the lack of a recorded Westminster vote showing where individual representatives stood.
You Will Own No Games
An article arguing that the disappearance of physical games could be part of a wider economic model that turns owners into subscribers and products into services.
The Presidency of What?: Ireland’s €293 Million Brussels Performance
An article examining the 26 Counties’ 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, arguing that the €293 million Brussels performance reveals the difference between administrative recognition and genuine national sovereignty.
What Is Sovereignty?
An article examining sovereignty as the highest political authority of a nation, arguing that Irish self-determination cannot be reduced to administration, consent within limits or permission granted by British constitutional structures.
El Money, ‘Rent Boys’ and the Starmer Arson Mystery
An article examining George Galloway’s coverage of the Starmer arson case, the mysterious “El Money” figure and the unanswered questions surrounding a strange story of Telegram handlers, eastern European defendants, alleged Russian interference and media incuriosity.
The Springhill Inquest: Belfast Families Left Wanting Amid Westminster Power Games
An article examining West Belfast, the recent Springhill inquest findings and the continuing struggle of local families for truth, justice and accountability in the face of British state violence and Westminster power games.
Statement on the Belfast Knife Attack and Public Safety
A statement on the North Belfast knife attack, public safety and the political consequences of open-border policies, with an author’s note correcting early reports on the suspect’s nationality.
Lough Neagh and the Treason of Bad Stewardship
An article examining the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh, arguing that pollution, privatised ownership and failed stewardship have turned Ireland’s largest lake into a symbol of political negligence and national irresponsibility.
Dublin City and the Cost of Not Planning
An article examining Dublin City’s housing pressures, homelessness figures and demographic change, arguing that the central issue is whether the Leinster House Government planned for the consequences of rapid population movement.