This is a nice little message of solidarity for the people of Palestine. May the friendship between the good people of Ireland and the good people of Palestine last forever, and may both eventually be free. (for daily news stories on Palestine, check out PÁIS (Palestinian and Irish Solidarity)
The Rhythm Of Time – Bobby Sands
This poem was written by the Irish Republican martyr, Bobby Sands, who died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks prison in 1981. The poem was, like all of Sands’ communications with the outside, written in tiny lettering on pieces of toilet paper or torn pages of a bible, and then smuggled past the vulturesque […]
A Savage Hunger
A Savage Hunger by Claire McGowan I won’t spend too much time on this book as it’s not worth it. It’s cac (that’s Gaelic for shit). Claire McGowan is really Eva Woods. She was born in the Occupied Six Counties of Ireland but currently resides in London. I watched a video clip of the author, […]
Wolfe Tones – Joe McDonnell
This song is about one of the 10 Irish martyrs who died on hunger strike in 1981, fighting colonial rule and oppression. The lyrics tell a very emotive story and will be found to be relevant to those who fight injustice across the globe.
Hate the Uniform, Not the Man
Recently, I had cause to recall an incident from my youth (not today or yesterday) when I encountered a member of the British Army who was stationed at that time in my home region of the Occupied Six Counties (OSC) of Ireland. It was a summer weekend and I was in Cookstown, a small, politically-mixed […]