Tag: Republicanism
Which Irish Groups Made it Onto Facebook Danger List?
A month of outages and embarrassing revelations was made slightly worse for Facebook last week thanks to work done by The Intercept, airing internal documents outlining its deplatforming protocols when dealing with extremists. An anti-war publication made famous for their...
Facebook Clamps Down on Irish Republican Groups
Irish Republican groups have seen their Facebook and Instagram pages removed and supporters’ personal accounts locked in the latest move by tech companies against dissenters. As reported in the Irish News, the 32 County Sovereignty Movement saw its national page...
For All his Faults, Higgins is right on Northern Centenary
Michael D. Higgins has caused consternation amongst the John Brutons of this world by his non-attendance at a religious ceremony in Armagh that was to "mark the centenaries of the partition of Ireland and the formation of Northern Ireland." The...
Four Generations into the Struggle: An Interview with Malachy Steenson
Image: Steenson addresses the crowd as an independent speaker at an IFP rally (source) The Burkean sat down recently with Malachy Steenson, a veteran of the Republican Movement with a long and storied career. We discussed Malachy’s personal and familial...
After Refugee Pledge and Anne McCloskey, Can Aontú be Trusted?
Pro-life republican party Aontú has found itself in quite a bit of hot water this week after a number of scandals causing a rift between the party and its grassroot supporters. The latest of these scandals, which involves Derry GP...
British Intelligence is Still Up To Dirty Tricks in Ireland
Britain’s intelligence services have always acted in the shadows, unscrupulously. Turning people tout, or planting their own in target groups, have been the lighter side of their activities. Running public-facing organisations to coach the media and massage a narrative on...
Exit Edwin: What the Poots Resignation Means for Unionism
A new First Minister has been crowned, and fast falls the Sword of Damocles on Edwin Poots for his temerity. Less than a month after a bitter and public backstabbing that saw Arlene Foster toppled, her successor has suffered the...
Irexit: Does the Visegrad Option Suit Ireland?
There are two differing poles of thought as to what Ireland’s relationship with the European Union should be amongst the right-wing; one is that of the aptly named and self-explanatory “Irexit” and the other is adopting a political stance similar...
Sinn Féin Abandons Northern Nationalists
You would be forgiven for thinking that nothing has happened in the North for the last week, given the myopic nature of the southern media’s coverage of issues in the North. It took the worst night of rioting the North...
The North : Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Republican activist Des Dalton recently drew both praise and ire from active Republicans for his statement regarding the continuing armed campaign by various groups. And while there has been some discussion on the topic of the justification (or lack thereof)...