Ireland
Irish unification back on agenda after election, but it won’t be simple
February 14, 2020If unification is the goal, supporters in the Republic and Ulster will have to be patient and show that they can deliver a better life for the entire community.
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Left-wing “Sinn Féin” wins historic victory in Ireland
February 10, 2020Sinn Féin, the left-wing republican party founded in 1905 and famed for its affiliation with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), has seen its popularity steamroll across the island in this weekend’s national elections.
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Possible Brexit concessions in the works on Northern Ireland
October 9, 2019European governments are prepared to accept a unilateral revocation of the withdrawal treaty as long as both communities—unionists and Irish nationalists—agree to it.
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All honor to the San Patricios, the St. Patrick’s Battalion
September 12, 2019Official U.S. history paints the Mexican War (1846-48) as a story of “heroic” American settlers fighting for “freedom” from Mexico. The Irish immigrants who gave their all saw that fight far differently.
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Trump’s clown? Britain’s likely next prime minister, Boris Johnson
July 9, 2019The slavish and uncritical support given by Britain to the foreign policy of what Boris Johnson calls “our number 1 ally, the USA,” should come as no surprise.
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