Forwarded from Archiving Irish Diversity Stuff (AIDS)
I made a series of posts regarding Irish historical revisionism that sprung in late 60s and has now captured mainstream thought and academia in the decades since.
A fine example of reasons why the Irish State began encouraging historical revisionism occurred on this day in 1976. On the 60th anniversary of the Rising, the Free State and the republican paramilitaries – particularly the Provisional IRA were in frank confrontation.
The Irish government banned that year’s proposed Easter parade by republicans under the Offences Against the State Act – its anti-terrorist legislation. Just ten years after the state’s own bombastic commemoration of the Rising in 1966, it was an offence to even attend an Easter parade on O’Connell Street.
There was nevertheless a rally by Provisional IRA supporters, resulting in some disturbances. The Irish Times reported that some 10,000 people attended the banned rally, which marched from Stephen’s Green to O’Connell Street with some scuffles with the Garda.
A fine example of reasons why the Irish State began encouraging historical revisionism occurred on this day in 1976. On the 60th anniversary of the Rising, the Free State and the republican paramilitaries – particularly the Provisional IRA were in frank confrontation.
The Irish government banned that year’s proposed Easter parade by republicans under the Offences Against the State Act – its anti-terrorist legislation. Just ten years after the state’s own bombastic commemoration of the Rising in 1966, it was an offence to even attend an Easter parade on O’Connell Street.
There was nevertheless a rally by Provisional IRA supporters, resulting in some disturbances. The Irish Times reported that some 10,000 people attended the banned rally, which marched from Stephen’s Green to O’Connell Street with some scuffles with the Garda.
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Forwarded from Irish Farmer
Ireland circa 1870.
A child hauling turf,
People hauling seaweed,
Children gathering hay,
A battering ram being used to evict people,
and a worn out woman.
A child hauling turf,
People hauling seaweed,
Children gathering hay,
A battering ram being used to evict people,
and a worn out woman.
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Seven early or original versions of Irish flags:
The Green Harp.
The Fenian 32.
The Irish Republic.
The Maid of Erin.
The Starry Plough.
The Sunburst.
The Tricolour.
The Green Harp.
The Fenian 32.
The Irish Republic.
The Maid of Erin.
The Starry Plough.
The Sunburst.
The Tricolour.
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If the decision had been yours to choose Ireland's flag, which would you have picked?
Anonymous Poll
52%
The Green Harp
3%
The Fenian 32
5%
The Irish Republic
14%
The Maid of Erin
4%
The Starry Plough
12%
The Sunburst
10%
The Tricolour
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>It is rare that any official or allegedly “non governmental” voice whispers about the elephant in the corner at the centre of the housing crisis. The Central Bank is an exception and it has several times referred to immigration as one of the key drivers of the housing market. Indeed, just this week in a webinar on mortgages, the bank referred to both immigration in general and the current influx of Ukrainian refuges as one of the factors pushing up house prices.
🔗 CENTRAL BANK IDENTIFIES IMMIGRATION AS KEY DRIVER IN HOUSING MARKET from Matt Treacy
🔗 CENTRAL BANK IDENTIFIES IMMIGRATION AS KEY DRIVER IN HOUSING MARKET from Matt Treacy
Gript
Central Bank identifies immigration as key driver in housing market - Gript
Let’s be honest then and face the fact that there is little chance that the expected demand for new housing is going to be met.
Teresa Buczkowska
Late Stage Ireland
This is Teresa Buczkowska from the Immigrant Council NGO being allowed to blame racial bias in the Justice system for the claim that "foreign nationals & people with non-white ethnic backgrounds are receiving significantly longer prison sentences than their white Irish peers for sexual offences and drug offences".
She received no pushback on Newstalk.
What the study actually stated was that "without data on mitigating and aggravating factors etc., it is impossible to definitively state that ethnic bias is occurring in sentencing."
It also revealed of the 13 categories of offences considered, Irish nationals received longer sentences than foreign nationals in eight of them. Irish nationals who were imprisoned for ‘dangerous or negligent acts,’ received sentences which were nearly double those given to foreign nationals.
Buczkowska is also a member of the Arts Council which she is proud of for denying grants to artists who aren't committed to globohomo.
She received no pushback on Newstalk.
What the study actually stated was that "without data on mitigating and aggravating factors etc., it is impossible to definitively state that ethnic bias is occurring in sentencing."
It also revealed of the 13 categories of offences considered, Irish nationals received longer sentences than foreign nationals in eight of them. Irish nationals who were imprisoned for ‘dangerous or negligent acts,’ received sentences which were nearly double those given to foreign nationals.
Buczkowska is also a member of the Arts Council which she is proud of for denying grants to artists who aren't committed to globohomo.
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€91m worth of direct provision contracts have been awarded to accommodation providers which breached public expenditure law.
Private companies are supposed to use an E-tenders portal to bid for public contracts. 151 separate contracts didn't.
I've previously explained the hustle involved in how direct provision contracts have been awarded.
Now people are sniffing around about it twenty years too late.
Apparently since the Department of Justice handed responsibility for direct provision services in 2020 to Roderic O'Gorman's Department of Children & Equality etc., they've washed their hands of any culpability.
Oonagh McPhillips, the secretary general of the DoJ has said:
“I simply don’t have any information” as the direct provision brief “has moved bag and baggage”.
“We’re not placing those contracts anymore, we don’t have the responsibility anymore”.
“When we had the responsibility, we dealt with it the way we dealt with it”.
Very convenient.
🔗 irishexaminer.com
Private companies are supposed to use an E-tenders portal to bid for public contracts. 151 separate contracts didn't.
I've previously explained the hustle involved in how direct provision contracts have been awarded.
Now people are sniffing around about it twenty years too late.
Apparently since the Department of Justice handed responsibility for direct provision services in 2020 to Roderic O'Gorman's Department of Children & Equality etc., they've washed their hands of any culpability.
Oonagh McPhillips, the secretary general of the DoJ has said:
“I simply don’t have any information” as the direct provision brief “has moved bag and baggage”.
“We’re not placing those contracts anymore, we don’t have the responsibility anymore”.
“When we had the responsibility, we dealt with it the way we dealt with it”.
Very convenient.
🔗 irishexaminer.com
Irish Examiner
‘No information’ on €91m direct provision payout, says secretary general
“When we had the responsibility, we dealt with it the way we dealt with it,” Department of Justice secretary general Oonagh McPhillips told the Public Accounts Committee.
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Forwarded from Celtic Europe
Roman silver ingots and fragmentary hack-silver discovered at Balline, in County Limerick, Ireland. 🇮🇪 The metal dates to the late 4th century and parallels have been found in Kent, England. At the Roman fort of Richborough, an ingot has also been found stamped with the seal of a Roman official named Isatis, and one of the Balline ingots bears that same name.
There are theories as to how this Roman silver ended up at such a remote location along the Shannon estuary of Ireland. One is that the silver was brought back by Irishmen who’d been serving as auxiliaries in the Roman military. Another is that it might represent bribes or payments of tribute to purchase alliances or peace with Irish tribal groups. At that time, Irish raiders had begun to pose a threat to Roman interests in Britain, and possibly even in Gaul.
Source:
Raftery, Barry. “Pagan Celtic Ireland: The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age”. Thames and Hudson, 1998. p. 216
Celtic Europe - channel link (please share!): https://t.me/rjOekyqBmgxiZjcx
There are theories as to how this Roman silver ended up at such a remote location along the Shannon estuary of Ireland. One is that the silver was brought back by Irishmen who’d been serving as auxiliaries in the Roman military. Another is that it might represent bribes or payments of tribute to purchase alliances or peace with Irish tribal groups. At that time, Irish raiders had begun to pose a threat to Roman interests in Britain, and possibly even in Gaul.
Source:
Raftery, Barry. “Pagan Celtic Ireland: The Enigma of the Irish Iron Age”. Thames and Hudson, 1998. p. 216
Celtic Europe - channel link (please share!): https://t.me/rjOekyqBmgxiZjcx
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