Ireland After Multilateralism: Why Irish Foreign Policy Is Doomed to Fail
Ireland’s stained image as an unreliable partner incapable of sustaining bilateral diplomatic relationships is a direct threat to Ireland’s apparent desirability as a location for foreign investment.
The Populist Case for the Assisted Dying Bill
I instead suggest helping to develop a fast-paced, readily accessible on-demand (consensual) euthanasia service, particularly for that generation who are the most ardent supporters of the government and their new plans.
Youth Not in Revolt? Post-Politics and the Slow Cancellation of the Future
As a nation we personify what Mark Fisher called reflexive impotence, where we see the problems we face but assume ‘it is what it is’ — the ennui we subject ourselves to is partly political, partly personal, but ultimately there is no party or political movement that offers real change, nor will there be one if ideological hobbyism is not abandoned in favour of real politics.
The Closure of the NDRC Exposes Ireland’s Inability to Navigate Multipolarity
In a country where metros are a rarer sight than banshees, the NDRC’s efficacy is anomalous.
The Devil Wears Brooks Brothers: Reflections on Roy Cohn in ‘The Apprentice’
Cohn’s tears are those of a man who has gained the world at the expense of dignity, progeny, morality, ethnos, parentage, and salvation.
The Berlaymont Schism: How Ireland Ended Up on the Wrong Side of EU Fragmentation
“With the waning of left-liberal hegemony in the EU, Ireland, having embraced progressivism, may find itself on the wrong side of a more fragmented, less liberal EU”
Letter to the Editor: Regarding the Deleterious Effects of Your Publication on Public Order
In recent weeks I have become aware of and extremely perturbed by the toxicity and parochial character of your publication’s writings.
‘Dark Rosaleen’ by James Clarence Mangan
For there was lightning in my blood,
My Dark Rosaleen!
My own Rosaleen!
Oh! there was lightning in my blood,
Red lightning lightened through my blood,
My Dark Rosaleen!
Exploring Post-Industrial Britain: A South Shields Odyssey
For such a brief visit, South Shields has taken me through times, creations and memories that I myself never experienced in person, the essence of which lingers on.
Coming to a Parish Near You: Black Axe, Human Trafficking, and a Lot of Bad Juju
When serious sums of money come into play in the occult-criminal economy, serious magic may be used to steer the forces of fortune.
Meon Gaelach: An Essential Gaeltober Reading List
[N]ot only should all young Gaels embrace reading this and all the other great works of Gaelic literature discussed, but we should be fighting for its expansion into modern Irish culture.
MEON’s Guide to University: Advice for Nationalist Students
As Ireland faces issues on all fronts, it is important that students put their best foot forward - for themselves and for their nation.
Ethnic Exodus: Outward Migration from The Reconquista to World War Two
What did a Soviet Communist, a British Conservative and a US Democrat agree on at the end of WW2? Ending centuries of failed multiculturalism.
‘The Execution of Archbishop Plunkett’ by Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Death to the world, and the world’s idle praise, —
The faithless saw his faith with evil eyes,
They doom’d him without stain, and here he dies.
Nationalist Exegesis: Arthur Griffith’s ‘Founding of the United Irishmen’
"[D]oes Griffith acknowledge the chauvinism of Swift's ilk vis-à-vis the natives of this country"
The Philosophy of Immersion Posting — Part 2
Immersion Posting possesses a Hobbit mentality; its purveyors recede into the comfort blanket of kitsch before the prospect of grandiosity
The Philosophy of Immersion Posting - Part 1
Immersion posting consists of chicken fillet rolls, interjecting “ah shur Jaysus, and immersion induced paranoia amongst menopausal midlands mammies.
Folklore: Parnell's Rhyme
We'll wake the Harp of Tara's Hall
With music streams once more
And the birds shall ring with freedom
Throughout green Erin's shore.
Fragments: Heterodox Aphorisms and Musings - Part 2
An Ulster Unionist in the immemorial Orange tradition of: Desmond Tutu, Conor Cruise O’Brien, and the Falls Road’s finest, Boris Yeltsin.
Technocracy or Degeneration: H.G. Wells’ ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’
With transhumanism, gene editing, and AGI on the horizon, the importance of The Island of Dr Moreau has metastasised.