Saturday 14 December 2019

Monday 9 December 2019

Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check

Palestinian Arab Volunteers in the British Army in WWII: A Reality Check: A recent study recounts the purportedly unknown story of Palestinian Arab volunteers fighting the Nazis during WWII. Haaretz used this finding as an opportunity to mock PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who has pointed out that the Mufti of Jerusalem was a close ally of Hitler. Yet the Mufti’s position as “the most important Arab Quisling” is indisputable, while most of the study’s conclusions are dubious and inconsistent with historical facts.

Wednesday 27 November 2019

Gerard Howlin: Across Europe, there is a real chill setting in in Jewish communities

Gerard Howlin: Across Europe, there is a real chill setting in in Jewish communities: Rereading George Orwell’s 1945 essay Antisemitism in Britain is chilling, in the context of this week’s article in The Times by the orthodox chief rabbi of Britain and Northern Ireland Ephraim Mirvis. Comparing it with the British Labour Party’s new policy, launched today, on race and faith is black comedy.

Tuesday 26 November 2019

Samantha Power on how being Irish made her

Samantha Power on how being Irish made her: Samantha Power's new book 'The Education of an Idealist' shares the strong lessons she's lived throughout her career.

Tuesday 19 November 2019

Saturday Live presented by Rhonda Paisley

The Meaning of Life with Gay Byrne Ian Paisley October 2010

Niall Tóibín on The Late Late Show 1999

The only Home Rule Club in Ireland celebrates 125 years today in Kilkenny

The only Home Rule Club in Ireland celebrates 125 years today in Kilkenny: The enduring links between the people of Kilkenny and Ireland's last surviving Home Rule Club situated on John's Quay, Kilkenny were reinforced this afternoon as a large crowd turned up for the 125th year celebrations of the club which is more popular than ever. The anniversary was marked by the&nbs...

Wednesday 13 November 2019

We Protestants fear Gaelic, and we were raised to mock it

We Protestants fear Gaelic, and we were raised to mock it: Ulster Protestantism associates Gaelic with republicanism, which we oppose, and our cultural insecurity has informed the DUP’s rejection of an Irish Language Act, says Richard Irvine

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Ute Lemper - Ich Wandre durch Theresienstadt & Yiddishe Lieder (Live)

UTE LEMPER ~ An Angel Weeps ( sung in Yiddish live 2006)

UTE LEMPER ~ Ghosts Of Berlin

Irish Celtic Music - Carrickfergus - Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

Luke Kelly Monto

Luke Kelly Paddy On The Railway ( 1979/80 )

Luke Kelly-The Unquiet Grave-Lyrics HD

VAN AND THE CHIEFTAINS at the Ulster Hall 1988

Eric Bogle - The Green Fields of France

Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

Pete Seeger - This Land is Your Land

Marlene Dietrich - Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind - with English Subtitles

Ute Lemper - Der Abend (Live 2015)

Ute Lemper - Lili Marleen (Live - October 2013)

UTE LEMPER ~ "La Vie En Rose" & "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" (1992 live)

UTE LEMPER ~ Moritat von mecky Messer (Mack The Knife - Sung In German)

UTE LEMPER ~ Moritat von mecky Messer (Mack The Knife - Sung In German)

Bertol Brecht - 'Mack the Knife'

Sunday 10 November 2019

Stash seized from ‘safe house’ key to Quinn probe

Stash seized from ‘safe house’ key to Quinn probe: Police believe computers, phones and documentation seized from a “safe house” used by the suspected orchestrator of the abduction of Kevin Lunney could have “significant potential” in unearthing evidence.

Wednesday 30 October 2019

Former Irish President says Vatican tried to block documents on Irish sex abuse

Former Irish President says Vatican tried to block documents on Irish sex abuse: Former Irish President Mary McAleese has revealed an old bid by the Vatican to prevent Ireland accessing Catholic Church documents.

Saturday 19 October 2019

Sunday 13 October 2019

Distorting Ben-Gurion

Distorting Ben-Gurion: It is only recently that David Ben-Gurion ceased to be, for the sake of the official record books, Israel's longest-serving prime minister. That honor now belongs to Benjamin Netanyahu, even as his political future becomes ever more uncertain.

Co-founder of Extinction Rebellion Dr Gail Bradbrook reportedly shared social media posts dismissing Labour antisemitism and defending Ken Livingstone

Co-founder of Extinction Rebellion reportedly shared social media posts dismissing Labour antisemitism and defending Ken Livingstone

Monday 7 October 2019

The American plot against Ireland

The American plot against Ireland: Next Tuesday marks the origins of an American conspiracy to depict Éamon de Valera and his government as morally indifferent to the outcome of the Second World War. Historian and author Ryle Dwyer argues that false claims about neutrality have produced possibly the greatest distortion of Irish history since independence.

V. David-Martin: 75e anniversaire du Débarquement // 75th anniversa...

V. David-Martin: 75e anniversaire du Débarquement // 75th anniversa...: Le Débarquement de juin 44, n'oublions jamais // The D-Day landings, lest we forget; Hier, une cérémonie commémorative du Débarque...

Thursday 3 October 2019

100 years on: The SS Kenmare sunk by the Germans in WWI

100 years on: The SS Kenmare sunk by the Germans in WWI: A hundred years ago this month, the SS Kenmare was torpedoed, one of dozens of Irish civilian ships sunk by the Germans in WWI, says Jean Prendergast.

Last Orders At The Dockside | Audience Reaction

Monday 30 September 2019

Quinn family and Anglo settle bitter legal battle

Quinn family and Anglo settle bitter legal battle: A conditional judgment for €445m is part of the settlement of the long and bitter litigation between the Quinn family and State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation.

Tuesday 24 September 2019

What next for Brexit? Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson's parliament sus...

Road between Gowna and Ballinagh reopens but search continues as part of investigation into brutal attack on Kevin Lunney

Road between Gowna and Ballinagh reopens but search continues as part of investigation into brutal attack on Kevin Lunney: The road between Ballinagh and Gowna, just off the N55 in Cavan, has reopened today as Gardaí continue to carry out a search of an area of land including a scrapyard as part of the investigation into the assault of Kevin Lunney. A large number of Gardai spent most of the day yesterday searchi...

Wednesday 18 September 2019

Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence is Vice-Adm Joe Maguire, respected Special Operations veteran

Trump's pick for intelligence director is a respected Special Operations veteran: The task of leading Trump's intelligence team now falls to retired Adm. Joseph Maguire, a decorated Navy SEAL who until last year had been running a nonprofit foundation that pays for the education of surviving children of Special Operations troops.

Monday 16 September 2019

Bibiland in all its vile poison: 2016 incoming IDF Chief Rabbi Sais Soldiers Can Rape Arab Women To Boost Morale

New IDF Chief Rabbi Says Soldiers Can Rape Arab Women To Boost Morale: Col. Karim’s ruling on permitting raping non-Jewish women is similar to the fatwa of a murderous organization that’s not so far from Israel’s borders.

Wednesday 11 September 2019

Thursday 15 August 2019

Wednesday 17 July 2019

Sunday 7 July 2019

Saturday 6 July 2019

Berlin: Traces of the Former Wall | Discover Germany

The life and times of Carlton Kirby

The life and times of Carlton Kirby: Carlton Kirby is one of the most familiar voices in cycling. Ahead of this year’s Tour de France, the Eurosport commentator tells Fiona Adams how his career took him from Sheffield to Teddington via Norwich and the South Seas

Friday 5 July 2019

The Battle of Waterloo and the Irish | IrishCentral.com

The Battle of Waterloo and the Irish | IrishCentral.com: For almost a millennium the Irish have contributed men and military expertise to the English and British Crown. The 18th June marks over two hundred years since probably the most significant battle in the history of the western world took place - The Battle of Waterloo.

'Inglorious Bastard,' Frederick Mayer, has died

'Inglorious Bastard,' Frederick Mayer, has died: Frederick Mayer was 94.

World: Eastern Germany in Decline - NYTimes.com/Video

Ann Widdecombe compares EU to slave owners

This demented old bat  -  who also wants to bring back HANGING - has the brass neck to talk about COLONIES  - 

Saturday 22 June 2019

First European in space meets first European Space Station commander / ESTEC / About Us / ESA

First European in space meets first European Space Station commander / ESTEC / About Us / ESA: Europe’s first cosmonaut, Vladimir Remek of the Czech Republic, was accompanied by ESA astronaut Frank De Winne during a meeting for Members of the European Parliament hosted at ESTEC on 11 October.

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Intelligence During the Six-Day War (1967)

Intelligence During the Six-Day War (1967): Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

Kate Adie Returns to Tiananmen Square Part 6

Tuesday 4 June 2019

Gregory grandson reads ‘An Irish Airman’ at RAF centenary celebration

Gregory grandson reads ‘An Irish Airman’ at RAF centenary celebration: A great grandson of Galway's World War I fighter ace Major Robert Gregory, Robin Murray Brown, read WB Yeats' famous poem An Irish Airman Foresees His Death in Belfast last Sunday. St Anne's Cathedral was filled to capacity for a service to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Air Force (RAF ), which succeeded the Royal Flying Corps in which Major Gregory flew. Major Gregory joined the war effort in 1916 and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. He was also awarded the Legion d’Honneur — France’s highest honour.

Tuesday 23 April 2019

Lest we forget: Galling hypocrisy

Lest we forget: Galling hypocrisy: The determination to transcend the horrors and sectarian divisions of our past, recent and not so recent, is one

Saturday 20 April 2019

Tragic tale of 3 Cork brothers, Sheehans from Fermoy killed in WW II in Royal Canadian Air Force Bomber Ops - 2 more brothers survived, 1 each in Army & RC Navy

Tragic tale of three Cork brothers killed in WWII: Three Cork brothers were killed during the Second World War fighting for the Royal Canadian Air Force, according to never-before-seen records unearthed by a noted author and historian.

Friday 19 April 2019

Thursday 18 April 2019

Sunday 14 April 2019

Friday 5 April 2019

Saturday 30 March 2019

*GREAT* Britain ? Toilet roll and painkiller sales surge in sign of UK shopper stockpiling

Toilet roll and painkiller sales surge in sign of UK shopper stockpiling: Morrisons said consumers were beginning to stock up ahead of Brexit, while the supermarket is also buying in extra ‘cupboard fillers’

Thursday 21 March 2019

Blasts from the past: The Soviet ape-man scandal

Blasts from the past: The Soviet ape-man scandal: Why did Russian zoologist Ilia Ivanov try so hard to create babies that were half-human, half-ape?

Sunday 3 March 2019

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture"

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture": It's known as "rich Jew antisemitism", the vile stereotype that all Jews are rich, that all Jews covet money. It'...

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture"

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture": It's known as "rich Jew antisemitism", the vile stereotype that all Jews are rich, that all Jews covet money. It'...

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture"

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture": It's known as "rich Jew antisemitism", the vile stereotype that all Jews are rich, that all Jews covet money. It'...

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture"

Daphne Anson: The Corbynistas' "Toxic Culture": It's known as "rich Jew antisemitism", the vile stereotype that all Jews are rich, that all Jews covet money. It'...

New poll: Netanyahu cannot form a right-wing government, 68% want resignation

New poll: Netanyahu cannot form a right-wing government, 68% want resignation: Following an announcement regarding pending indictments, and Netanyahu's response to that development, Israeli media reports the sitting prime minister is faltering in the polls.

Monday 11 February 2019

Interview with Count Henrik Holstein of Denmark - Thanks To Scandinavia

Interview with Count Henrik Holstein of Denmark - Thanks To Scandinavia: Mr. Holstein is a historian, author and lecturer, and occasionally a public affairs advisor for embassies, companies and private individuals.  He is writing on his second book, No-One Thanks Secret Heroes, a collection of surprising…

Saturday 9 February 2019

Dying Kerry-born Irish priest at 82, writes COMPULSORY Clergy Celibacy is a sin against God and nature

Dying Irish priest writes celibacy is a sin against God and nature: Fr Daniel O’Leary wrote he wanted to be “free of fear and bitterness, and full of love and desire, as I step up for the final inspection” before his death.

Tuesday 29 January 2019

The Back Road Home - Ireland in Memory and Transition: Old Belfast - The Spirits Of York Street

The Back Road Home - Ireland in Memory and Transition: Old Belfast - The Spirits Of York Street: The Devil he came up from hell, he had a look around, Hoping he could find some toughs, to take back underground, He got them from the...

Friday 18 January 2019

Navy Identifies Sailor Killed in Manbij, Syria

Navy Identifies Sailor Killed in Manbij, Syria: A Sailor assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66 (CWA 66), based at Ft. George G. Meade, Md., was killed while deployed in Manbij, Syria.

Forgetful Remembrance

Forgetful Remembrance: Forgetful Remembrance examines the paradoxes of what actually happens when communities persistently endeavour to forget inconvenient events.

Thursday 10 January 2019

Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world

Revealed – the capitalist network that runs the world: As anti-capitalist protesters take to the streets, mathematics has teased apart the global economic network to show who's really pulling the strings

Earth will be vaporized - give it 7.6 Bn years. Hope dims that Earth will survive Sun’s death

Hope dims that Earth will survive Sun’s death: The most detailed model to date of the Sun's transition to a red giant reveals the Earth will be dragged to a fiery death in 7 billion years

End the system of forced rescue and institutionalisation in India | openDemocracy

End the system of forced rescue and institutionalisation in India | openDemocracy: India’s new Trafficking in Persons Bill, 2018 repeats the mistakes of its predecessor.