RTE's Pat Kenny Frontline Audience Attack

Pat Kenny Faces A Frontline Attack! For Pat Kenny, host of the RTE's current affairs programme, 'The Frontline', the latest televised episode definitely lived up to it's name!! Pat found himself at the receiving end of a barrage of personal attacks from a rather irate member of the audience. The central theme running through the 3 minute lambasting focused on Kenny's massive wages he receives as one of RTE's best paid presenters.  Enjoy............ ...

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Dissident Tyrone Sheep Demand Irish Unity

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Sectarian Sheep Painting Northern Ireland

BREAKING N-EWES:   'Norn Iron' Sectarian Ewe Turn! A remote field in Arboe, Co. Tyrone has been the scene of a SHEAR DYE-abolical sectarian attack on innocent sheep as they passively grazed in the Irish Republican heartland.  During the night 6 sheep were unsuspectingly spray painted with the Irish tricolour by presumably DYED IN THE WOOL Traditional Irish Republicans!  Undoubtedly, the RAM-ifications of such a SHEEPISH act will lead to a thorough investigation by the PSNI who will be careful to avoid having the WOOL pulled over their eyes on this 'THORNY' issue.!! Whilst we may find the funny side, the farmer and the local...

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Irish Republicanism, Sinn Fein And Eirigi

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Berlin Witnesses 1970s Style Leftist Violence

Berlin Fears Resurgence of Radical Leftist Violence Berlin has witnessed a spate of arson attacks targeting exclusive cars including Mercedes-Benz, Porsches and BMW’s. The German police have warned that these attacks could signify a potential return to leftist and anarchist violence which ravaged the country during the 1970’s. Berlin have prompted police to warn of a resurgence of the leftist and anarchist violence that terrorised Germany in the 1970s. Head of the German police union, Rainer Wendt, compared the arson attacks to; "a renaissance of the leftist terror of the 1970s, borne by hatred of the state and its system, directed against...

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Human Rights Watch White Flag Report

When A White Flag Becomes A Target! "The Israeli military is stonewalling in the face of evidence that its soldiers killed civilians waving white flags in areas it controlled and where there were no Palestinian fighters. These cases need thorough, independent investigations." ~Joe Stork (Deputy Director) Human Rights Watch (Middle East)~ Human Rights Watch has released the latest in serious damning reports on human rights violations during the 22 Day war in Gaza. Each report has scrutinised various accusations of IDF troops flouting international human rights interventions including White Phosphorous use, Israeli drone attacks, indiscriminate...

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Sinn Féin's Political Dilemma

Sinn Féin's Ideological Cross Roads I am penning this post in response to a recent article addressing the lack of progression on Irish Unity by Sinn Fein’s Declan Kearney in An Phoblacht. The article was a timely rallying cry to the remaining Sinn Fein activists prior to yesterday’s Ard Comhairle, in Navan, Co. Meath. Given Mr Kearney’s esteem within the party hierarchy I thought that his views on Sinn Fein’s political agenda might make interesting reading. Alas, after the first paragraph my hopes of gaining a new political insight were severely dashed! Although eloquently written, it fails miserably to mask the fundamental problem and...

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Indian Police Read Riot Act

Human Rights Watch Read Riot Act To Indian Police Indian Police Service (IPS) has been read the riot act by a freshly published report by Human Rights Watch. The 118 page inculpating report by the human rights watchdog entitled ‘"Broken System: Dysfunction, Abuse and Impunity in the Indian Police," catalogues a host of human rights violations committed by the IPS. Highlighted human rights infringements include the deployment of illegal procedures such as arbitrary arrest and detention, torture and extrajudicial killings.  Successive Indian governments have publicly recognised institutional failings within the Indian Police Service but...

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ETA: 50 Years of Struggle

ETA: 50 Years of Struggle The ‘Basque Country’ straddles the western end of the Pyrenees and comprises of some 20,000 sq km spanning the geo-political boundaries of France and Spain. Basque society contains a rich vein of genetic and ethnic-cultural constitution, boasting one of Europe’s oldest pre Indo-European unique tongues still spoken today, Euskara. Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna, ETA, (Basque Homeland and Freedom) have been waging a war of parity of esteem against their Spanish colonists since the 1960’s. Their over-riding goal has been the formation of a separate Basque sovereign state. ETA was founded in 1953 as a student discussion...

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Aidan McAnespie Murder: No Apology!

Aidan McAnespie Murder: No Apology! “Deep regret” was the official line from Northern Ireland Secretary of State Shaun Woodward regarding the murder of Aidan McAnespie by a British soldier serving in the occupied six counties 21 years ago. Mr McAnespie, a Roman Catholic man was shot dead 300 yards from a permanent British Army/RUC Checkpoint, at as he crossed the border at Aughnacloy, Co. Tyrone en route to his local GAA ground. It has taken almost 21 years for the British government to utter their acknowledgement and recognition of the “pain and suffering” inflicted upon the McAnespie family. However, both Mr. Woodward and the Defence Secretary,...

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Breaking the Silence on 22 Day War [Pt.2]

Breaking the Silence on 22 Day War [Pt.2] “Breaking the Silence” publication of Israeli ‘Front Line’ troops testimonies further echoes and corroborates concerns posed by all humans rights organisations working in the war torn enclave of the Gaza Strip. However, despite pro-Israeli counter arguments against the validity and authenticity of some of the testimonies provided, the authors of the report are extremely well respected on the international press and diplomatic circuits. The revelations contained in their report, along with those compiled by Amnesty International, International Red Cross and Human Rights Watch, put further pressure...

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'Breaking the Silence' on 22-Day War [Pt. 1]

'Breaking the Silence' on 22-Day War In the face of mounting International pressure, Israel continues to denounce allegations of human rights violations during its 22-Day War against Hamas in Gaza launched in December ‘08. A series of hard-hitting reports in the last month from independent International human rights organisations clearly reveal incidents of blatant disregard for the human rights of the Palestinian community in Gaza during 'Operation: Cast Lead'.  These three reports, carried out byThe Red Cross, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch respectively, are believed to be precursors for a UN Report due in September...

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Frank McCourt: Author of ‘Angela’s Ashes’ Dies

Frank McCourt: Author of ‘Angela’s Ashes’ Frank McCourt was an Irish-American raconteur and memoirist whose abilities gained a world-wide audience only after entering retirement. Prior to springing to international acclaim, Frank had been a public school teacher for 30 years and was fondly regarded as a jovial and well renowned New Yorker. The Pulitzer Prize-winning, "Angela's Ashes", catapulted him to prominence within the literary fraternity, and earned Frank McCourt a global audience. Mr. McCourt, was being treated at a Manhattan hospice and was seriously ill with meningitis having been recently treated for melanoma (form of Skin Cancer)...

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