Irish nationalism

Rejecting the Politics of Nostalgia

Is Nationalism Nostalgic? The accusation is made that nationalism is nostalgic; that it is merely a reactionary longing for an idealised past. But this misrepresents both nationalism and nostalgia. The…

Lockdown

Not Free Merely: Reflections on Liberty in a Year of Lockdown

It is natural in the midst of chaotic lockdown restrictions that people consider the nature of freedom. And it is understandable that they choose in some cases to make their…

Irish nationalism Michael Collins

Fine Gael have no claim to Michael Collins, says Justin Barrett

The following is from a press release issued by the National Party on 23 August, 2020: Fine Gael have no claim to Michael Collins, says Justin Barrett The National Party…

Law and Order

Why the State Should Execute Paedophiles: Capital Punishment and the Moral Order

Particularly Heinous Crimes There is no doubt that Ireland would be in a far healthier state today, and for that matter the Catholic Church would be in a far healthier…

Irish nationalism Monuments

Irish History Is Targeted for Demolition

The recent American fad for toppling statues has finally reached Ireland. Among the targets for demolition are a monument to Christopher Columbus in Galway City and a plaque to Richard…

Covid-19

The Global Virus

The coronavirus did not originate in Ireland. What did not originate here could only have been imported from abroad, through a weak and flabby non-defence of our national borders. As…

General Election

Statement on the General Election

Introduction Sufficient time has now passed to comment on February’s general election and its implications for the country and for the National Party. It would be tedious to analyse that…

Nationalism Party Update

New Year Message 2020

The newspapers these days are filled with it, so it must be true. We are living in the darkened age of the “Rise of the Far-Right”. The Irish Times says…

Mass-Immigration

Mary McAleese and the New Plantation of Ireland

In Ireland “today, 17 per cent of our population comes from somewhere else. The last time that happened was probably the Plantation [of Ulster]. But this has been a different…

Ard Fheis

National Party Ard Fheis 2019

On the 16th of November, the National Party held its 2019 Ard Fheis in Co. Westmeath. The event was well attended and ran smoothly. It featured speeches from cumann leaders,…