This short piece on old Ireland is interesting in a number of ways. It does give us an insight into some life back in the day. The scenery is stunning, of course, although the narration is simplistic. But remember it was aimed at audiences that knew nothing of real Ireland. Look out for Dick, who […]
It is one of the greatest tragedies of Irish history that the momentum of the United Irishmen, who fought for freedom, was lost. In 1798, men and women of all religious persuasions set aside their long-held differences to stand together and fight for a free and independent Irish Republic. The leaders of the 1798 Rising […]
Graham Norton’s best work (maybe his only good work…) – If you care, give it a share –
Bernadette McAliskey (nee Devlin) is a socialist stalwart who has given decades of her life to the cause of Irish socialist republicanism. She has suffered for her beliefs, as have her family and friends. Yet Bernadette has never been daunted and has pushed forward on her path. She is an example of the great but […]
Unfortunately, John and Mary are a parody of an all-too-real occurrence across Ireland. Still, they do give us a good laugh when they tear strips off one another on Father Ted. Rebel Voice wonders just how many of you know a John and Mary, or (and we hope not) are a John and Mary? There’s […]
This clip from the fantastic Ken Loach movie, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, highlights the debates and arguments that took place towards the end of the Tan War in Ireland in 1921. Although it may seem that the topics have been stylized, it should be accepted that such heated arguments did in fact occur. […]
Rebel Voice likes to avoid watching Father Ted for as long as possible and then sit down and indulge. It’s a timeless classic. – If you care, give it a share –
Women have always played an important role in Irish rebellion. Whether they were active militants, such as Lady Markievicz, or were providing logistical support such as Mary Ann McCracken, or were writing literature, such as our focus today, Ellen O’Leary, the womanhood of Ireland have been to the fore in an ofttimes male-dominated world. […]
This TG4 documentary looks back on the 1954 IRA raid upon the British Army Base of Gough Barracks, in Armagh City. During this raid, the IRA team commandeered all weapons in the base without firing a shot. Some of those who took part in that daring raid speak of their experiences in this insightful piece […]
Bobby Sands was an Irish revolutionary, Gaeilgeoir, song writer and poet who died on 5th May, 1981 after 66 days on hunger strike. He was 27 years old. It was estimated that more than 100,000 people turned out to pay their respects to their fallen hero. Sands’ poetry was written in gaol in the most […]
Ernie O’Malley was an outstanding Irish revolutionary who fought for the Republican cause in both the Tan War and the following Civil War. Rebel Voice is of the opinion that his account of the War for Irish Freedom, titled On Another Man’s Wound, is probably the best account of that heroic conflict. Like all Republicans, […]
In the Occupied Six Counties (OSC) of Ireland, there is an alphabet soup of Unionist paramilitary organisations that have existed since the foundation of that particular sectarian gerrymander. Many have been listed in the Rebel Voice Book Review section when the book, UVF, was dealt with. One of those mentioned was the shadowy and little […]
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