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Scotland’s 2026 Election and the Cracking of the Yookay - An Irish Nationalist Perspective
An article examining Scotland’s 2026 election from an Irish nationalist perspective, considering what the SNP, Labour, Reform and the wider independence movement reveal about the growing instability of the British constitutional order.
Halal or Kosher? Religious Animal Slaughter in Ireland
An article examining religious animal slaughter in Ireland, distinguishing between halal and kosher practices while considering animal welfare, religious liberty and the changing role of pre-stunning.
Your Party’s Over
An article examining the rapid internal breakdown of the British political formation “Your Party”, from resignations and factional conflict to regional collapse and electoral retreat.
National Sabotage? Blame Green Mania Not Truckers for Fuel Unrest
An article on the fuel protests, the burden of carbon tax and the growing sense that the political establishment governs over working people rather than for them.
Ireland and Iran: The Price of Pax Americana?
An article examining the economic consequences of the war on Iran for Ireland, focusing mostly so on global oil markets, energy dependence, rising costs and the failure to prioritise national economic interests.
His Grace’s Hills: Lismore and the Scandal of Absentee Ownership
An article examining Lismore and the legacy of absentee ownership, highlighting how historic patterns of land control and elite power remain embedded in modern Ireland.
Lismore and the Question of the Land
An article arguing that debates over rent levels fail to address the deeper issue of land ownership and the continued presence of landlordism in Ireland.
The Cromwell Club Cometh? What Restore Britain Means for Ireland
An article examining the emergence of the British political movement Restore Britain and its implications for political debate across these islands. It argues that while the movement may shift the boundaries of discussion in Britain, Ireland’s response should be rooted in its own political traditions and sovereignty rather than imitation of British trends.
Mr Tóibín Goes to Washington: Inside Aontú’s American Pivot
An article analysing Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín’s visit to the United States, examining the party’s meetings with American political figures and Irish-American organisations. It argues that the trip appeared to prioritise establishment recognition over grassroots diaspora mobilisation or the development of deeper ideological alliances abroad.
Why the Bourgeois Press Still Smears Us
An article examining the long-standing hostility of establishment media toward Irish Republican and labour movements. It argues that from the revolutionary period to the present day, the bourgeois press has consistently acted to defend existing power structures by marginalising and discrediting movements that challenge imperialism, capitalism and social inequality.
Did Brexit Break Belfast? Mass Migration and the Six Counties
An article examining migration trends in Belfast before and after the Brexit referendum, using census and official statistics to argue that immigration into the city and the wider Six Counties increased rather than declined in the years following Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union.
Social Conservatives Should Embrace Anti-Imperialism
An article arguing that social conservatives should reconsider their relationship to anti-imperialist politics. Drawing on examples from Latin America and the Middle East, it contends that movements resisting external domination often operate within socially traditional societies and that imperial wars themselves produce many of the political and migration pressures debated in Europe today.
Moy Park, Meat Processing, Migration, and an Irish Republican Response
An article examining the labour model within the meat and poultry industry in Tyrone and Armagh, arguing that high production speeds, agency labour and large-scale migrant recruitment form part of a system that prioritises output over worker security and community stability. It contends that the structure of the industry reflects a wider economic model in which sovereignty, labour dignity and democratic control at the point of production are increasingly weakened.
Digital Identity and the War on Sovereignty: Britain, the North and the European Project
An article examining proposed digital identity systems in Britain and the European Union, arguing that such schemes risk expanding technocratic control while eroding national sovereignty. It contends that the debate over digital identity ultimately raises a deeper question for Ireland regarding who governs identity and on whose authority.
The Empire Acquits Itself: The Political Meaning of Soldier F’s Acquittal
An article reflecting on the acquittal of “Soldier F” and the enduring legacy of Bloody Sunday, arguing that the failure to secure accountability highlights deeper questions about legitimacy, sovereignty and justice in Ireland.
The SDLP’s Brussels Surrender: Why Eurofederalism Can Never Bring Irish Unity
An article examining the SDLP’s growing alignment with European integration and suggesting that it represents somewhat of a departure from their historical constitutional nationalist stance.