Anthony McIntyre's Blog, page 45

Occupied Territories Bill 🪶Too Little, Too Late, If Ever

Gearóid Ó Loingsigh ☭ writing in Substack on 18-July-2025.Photo: Trócaire, internet.The saga of the Occupied Territories Bill (OTB) has been dragging on for years now. It was first put forward by Senator Frances Black in 2018 and was approved by both houses of the Oireachtas (parliament) but never enacted. The Irish capitalist class that is resolutely on the side of the

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousThe BBC has alienated everyone with its Gaza coverage. After this latest failure, who will be left to defend it?This column does

Ozzy Osbourne

Christopher Owens 🏴 “Wikipedia is heaven when you don’t want to remember anymore.” - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.October 2002. I had started doing my AS Levels in Malone College. I had just made friends with a new arrival called Chris McCormick, who had come from CBS. With long hair, a Westie attitude and a love of metal, he helped to shape my tastes. Although I had been aware of

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousNash feels he now has Cork City group that are 'all-in' for 12-game survival mission‘It’s a huge incentive’ – Stephen Kenny and St

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Two Heads Of The Same Beast

Drogheda 4 All. ✊ For too long neighbours have been othered, ignored, and excluded, despite being a sizeable section of our local population. This exclusion has allowed a narrative of “our own” to seep in, as if our neighbours, family, friends, and co-workers do not belong to us. The broad daylight attack on West Street, the ridiculous social media campaign against the sculptures

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Ten links to a diverse range of opinion that might be of interest to TPQ readers. They are selected not to invite agreement but curiosity. Readers can submit links to pieces they find thought provoking.Before We Conform, Or Condemn, Let Us At Least Be CuriousThese trees exist in only one place on Earth. Now climate change and goats threaten their survival'Dangerous Precedent' as SCOTUS

NORAID – Irish America And The IRA

Caoimhin O’Muraile  ☭ I watched a two-part mini-series on RTÉ 1 Wednesday 9th July concluding on Wednesday 16th July focusing on the aid received by the Irish Republican Movement (Provisional) from the United States chiefly from ‘Irish Northern Aid’ – NORAID. RTÉ Though the movement generally denies sending funds to arm the ‘Irish Republican Army’ NORAID was the largest

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