Anthony McIntyre's Blog, page 54

My Life In Loyalism

Caoimhin O’Muraile ☭ Loyalism as a political concept to me has always being a mystery unlike unionism which is perhaps more economic than political.I say this because unionism tends to represent the interests of business and landowning classes, a point which Billy touches on early in the book. Loyalism, though a form of unionism, tends to be more embedded in the working-class as opposed

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Eighteen

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 CuriousDemocratic mayoral primary election in New York City - Zoran Mamdani’s win: can it catalyse a new wave of struggles?Kneecap -

A Morning Thought @ 2732

A Morning Thought @ 2731

Hunger Strike Commemoration

Independent Dublin Republicans 🏴 are to commemorate the twelve hunger strikers who died in British run jails while resisting British state terrorism.Date: 23-August-2025Time: 1400.Venue: Garden of Remembrance, Dublin.Guest Speaker: Thomas Dixie Elliot. 

The Padre

The Fenian Way 🔖 There’s a great line in David Lean’s movie Ryan’s Daughter wherein the priest, played by Trevor Howard, intervenes when a local woman is being falsely accused of informing. One of the assailants berates the priest for “taking advantage of your cloth” to which the priest replied succinctly “that’s what it’s there for”. Some grandiose claims in the Prologue however

Lynx By Ten To The Power Of One Thousand Seven Hundred And Seventeen

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 cost of criticizing the Trump administration's most notorious member'It’s supposed to be America First': Trump backers revolt

A Morning Thought @ 2730

A Morning Thought @ 2729

Mid Term Report For The First NI Executive Led By The Minister For All And The Party Of Change (© Sinn Fein)

Muiris Ó Súilleabháin ✍ Standardised testing was carried out during the period, 3rd February 2024- June 30th June 2025. The level of achievement was measured using the three domains of:Election ManifestoProgramme for Government Public Commitments The Student's performance has been assessed by comparing how they progressed their stated agenda against an average ability group (Stormont 1922 –