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Golf Or Homes?

Caoimhin O’Muraile  ☭ That is a good question at a time when homelessness across the island of Ireland is on the increase. Not that it is a problem for the good folk of the bourgeoisie who will be in attendance at the 153rd Open Championship Golf Tournament at Portrush in the occupied Six-Counties. This is an event when the normally boringly attired middle-classes dress up in

A Morning Thought @ 2718

A Morning Thought @ 2717

Kneecap Act Ⅱ

Muiris Ó Súilleabháin ✍ "People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use” -Soren KierkegaardI must confess, I am somewhat conflicted by the current outcry over Irish language rap band Kneecap. In my last contribution to TPQ on the subject (Kneecap) I suggested that “na buachailli” would gloriously ride on the crest of the publicity wave

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

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 struggle for Palestinian political prisonersSailing to break the siege on GazaStatement from the Communist Party of Ireland on

Palestestinianism 🪶 Valid Descriptor Of Palestinian National Identity Or Crude Conspiracy Theory?

Barry Gilheany ✍ The term “Palestinianism” has entered the mainly online world, especially in the Twitter or X sphere, as a bitterly contested term to describe the evolution and constituent elements of Palestinian identity. For supporters of the Palestinian cause like the celebrated exiled Palestinian scholar Edward Said. it is a statement of the “reassertion of Palestinian multiracial and

A Morning Thought @ 2716

A Morning Thought @ 2715

News From Ukraine 💣 Bulletin 148

A Digest of News ✊ from Ukrainian Sources ⚔ 2-June-2025. In this week’s bulletin⬤ “Try me for treason” – antiwar Russian.⬤ Socialists & Ukrainian national question.⬤ Russification drive in occupied areas. ⬤ More evidence of Russian torture.⬤  Execution of unarmed prisoners.⬤ UN accuses Russia of crimes against humanity.News from the territories occupied by

Israel & Hamas 🪶 Get The Fuck Out Of Gaza

Maryam Namazie ✊ protests what is happening in Gaza.o|o Israel & Hamas get the fuckout of GazaMaryam Namazie is a political activist, campaigner and blogger