"Mura bhfuil a fhios aige céard é an Gaelstát, bhuel, tóg na focail "Gael" agus "Stát" agus cuir iad le chéile."
Filib Ó Sandair offers a response to points raised by Edmund Spenser in his recent letter to the editor.
https://meonjournal.com/read/freagra-ar-amonn-de-spinsear
Filib Ó Sandair offers a response to points raised by Edmund Spenser in his recent letter to the editor.
https://meonjournal.com/read/freagra-ar-amonn-de-spinsear
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Letter to the Editor - Freagra ar Éamonn de Spinsear — MEON
Mura bhfuil a fhios aige céard é an Gaelstát, bhuel, tóg na focail "Gael" agus "Stát" agus cuir iad le chéile.
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"This brash framing of Irish identity formation mostly ignores the four centuries of ethnic strife"
From tackling calls for a 'Year of the Normans' to questioning the authenticity of Laudabiliter, Culture Crusade examines the Norman role in Irish history
https://meonjournal.com/read/norman-question
From tackling calls for a 'Year of the Normans' to questioning the authenticity of Laudabiliter, Culture Crusade examines the Norman role in Irish history
https://meonjournal.com/read/norman-question
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The Norman Question: Conflict, Identity, and Nation-Building in Irish History — MEON
Using and abusing Norman history to illustrate an inclusive Irish identity is not only a severe distortion of reality, but the glossing over of the blood-soaked path to the emergence of Irish Catholic nationhood will ultimately undermine it.
"The Platonists themselves called it anamnesis - the great work of piercing through the mental fog that surrounds us and stepping out again into the fullness of being."
John Fitzgerald on Platonist themes in C. S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia'
https://meonjournal.com/read/a-deep-and-healing-platonism
John Fitzgerald on Platonist themes in C. S. Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia'
https://meonjournal.com/read/a-deep-and-healing-platonism
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A Deep and Healing Platonism — MEON
There is a deep and healing Platonism at work here. The Platonists themselves called it anamnesis - the great work of piercing through the mental fog that surrounds us and stepping out again into the fullness of being.
"Without poetry fighting to keep Ireland's soul, we would have been subsumed by the English."
“National poetry is the very flowering of the soul"
In the tradition of Davis and Yeats, Brúsgar de rígheacht calls for a revival of Irish poetry.
https://meonjournal.com/read/genus-irritabile-vatum
“National poetry is the very flowering of the soul"
In the tradition of Davis and Yeats, Brúsgar de rígheacht calls for a revival of Irish poetry.
https://meonjournal.com/read/genus-irritabile-vatum
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Genus Irritabile Vatum: Why You Should Write Cathartic Poetry — MEON
Without poetry fighting to keep Ireland's soul, we would have been subsumed by the English.
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"In the modern age, the concept of beauty has become entirely meaningless – leaving a spiritual void in an increasingly unappealing world."
From classical perceptions of art to Dadaism, Red Rose traces the degeneration of the concept of beauty.
https://meonjournal.com/read/how-the-world-turned-ugly-the-historical-demise-of-beauty-as-a-value
From classical perceptions of art to Dadaism, Red Rose traces the degeneration of the concept of beauty.
https://meonjournal.com/read/how-the-world-turned-ugly-the-historical-demise-of-beauty-as-a-value
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How the World Turned Ugly: the Historical Demise of Beauty as a Value — MEON
In the modern age, the concept of beauty has become entirely meaningless – leaving a spiritual void in an increasingly unappealing world.
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"[O]ne can see the inherent tension between cultural traditionalism, and the revolutionary depravity of Capital, which requires constant expansion, gigantism and growth"
Creeve Rua on Dáibhí Ó Bruadair's lament of Capitalism.
https://meonjournal.com/read/-bruadairs-17th-century-critique-of-capitalist-globalism-and-rootlessness
Creeve Rua on Dáibhí Ó Bruadair's lament of Capitalism.
https://meonjournal.com/read/-bruadairs-17th-century-critique-of-capitalist-globalism-and-rootlessness
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Ó Bruadair's 17th Century Critique of Capitalist Globalism and Rootlessness — MEON
[O]ne can see the inherent tension between cultural traditionalism, and the revolutionary depravity of Capital, which requires constant expansion, gigantism and growth — regardless of ecological and cultural deficit:
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"If Sinn Féin hold out until a left alliance is possible with them in the lead, their solidification as Ireland’s premier party will be secure"
Cennétig: Ireland's duopoly was threatened by Clann na Poblachta - will Sinn Féin succeed where they failed?
https://meonjournal.com/read/clann-na-poblachta
Cennétig: Ireland's duopoly was threatened by Clann na Poblachta - will Sinn Féin succeed where they failed?
https://meonjournal.com/read/clann-na-poblachta
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Governing Without FG or FF: Clann na Poblachta as a Case Study — MEON
If Sinn Féin hold out until a left alliance is possible with them in the lead, their solidification as Ireland’s premier party will be secure.
"The most controversial thing though was my statement that John Mitchel was not part of the Irish nation. A masculine man, a man who suffered for Ireland, but not Irish"
Contra Republicanism, An Deoraí makes the case for a Gaelic conception of Irishness.
https://meonjournal.com/read/an-ghaelstat-a-defence-of-gaelic-nationalism
Contra Republicanism, An Deoraí makes the case for a Gaelic conception of Irishness.
https://meonjournal.com/read/an-ghaelstat-a-defence-of-gaelic-nationalism
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An Ghaelstát — A Defence of Gaelic Nationalism — MEON
The most controversial thing though was my statement that John Mitchel was not part of the Irish nation. A masculine man, a man who suffered for Ireland, but not Irish.
"They did not go out on that April morning hoping to return, they knew that was not their fate."
In his debut for MEON, Pádraig examines the parallels between the sacrifices of the men of 1916 and Japanese Kamikaze pilots during WW2.
https://meonjournal.com/read/1916-kamikaze
In his debut for MEON, Pádraig examines the parallels between the sacrifices of the men of 1916 and Japanese Kamikaze pilots during WW2.
https://meonjournal.com/read/1916-kamikaze
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An Ghaoithe Dhiaga de 1916 — the Spiritual Parallels of the Kamikaze and the Easter Rising — MEON
They did not go out on that April morning hoping to return, they knew that was not their fate.
"Politically correct slander is a weapon of suppression, a method of stifling dissent... narrative control becomes especially central when what is taking place is clearly deranged.
Denying reality has costs - Ciarán O'Regan on the effects of liberalism
https://meonjournal.com/read/an-irish-girls-plea-for-a-safer-hometown
Denying reality has costs - Ciarán O'Regan on the effects of liberalism
https://meonjournal.com/read/an-irish-girls-plea-for-a-safer-hometown
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An Irish Girl’s Plea for a Safer Hometown — MEON
Politically correct slander is a weapon of suppression, a method of stifling dissent. Such narrative control becomes especially central when what is taking place is clearly deranged.
"Trump Obsession Disorder is not just a mental disorder that can be contracted by those that hate Trump it can also be contracted by those that love him."
Cennétig on Irish people's obsession with Trump - symptomatic of an East-Yank mindset?
https://meonjournal.com/read/trump-obsession-disorder
Cennétig on Irish people's obsession with Trump - symptomatic of an East-Yank mindset?
https://meonjournal.com/read/trump-obsession-disorder
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Trump Obsession Disorder — MEON
Trump Obsession Disorder is not just a mental disorder that can be contracted by those that hate Trump—although this is the majority of cases—it can also be contracted by those that love him.
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"Slovakia is less a sovereign nation than a clientelist machine, wrapped in flags and icons."
Right wing constitutional reform in Slovakia?
Pierce Ferriter argues that Slovakia’s culture war masks oligarchy, crisis, and a nation in slow decline.
Interested in the revival of Irish intellectual life?
Write for MEON: meonjournal@mailfence.com
https://meonjournal.com/read/oligarchs-culture-war
Right wing constitutional reform in Slovakia?
Pierce Ferriter argues that Slovakia’s culture war masks oligarchy, crisis, and a nation in slow decline.
Interested in the revival of Irish intellectual life?
Write for MEON: meonjournal@mailfence.com
https://meonjournal.com/read/oligarchs-culture-war
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The Oligarchs’ Culture War: Why Slovakia’s Gender Law Is Not What It Seems — MEON
Slovakia is less a sovereign nation than a clientelist machine, wrapped in flags and icons.
"Perhaps we could all take from his example, and embark on our own journeys of discovery, in rewilding our minds in favour of that which is most rooted, embedded and authentic to our own being-in-the-world."
Creeve Rua on the legacy of Manchán Magan.
https://meonjournal.com/read/in-ms-a-brief-guide-to-the-work-of-manchn-magan
Creeve Rua on the legacy of Manchán Magan.
https://meonjournal.com/read/in-ms-a-brief-guide-to-the-work-of-manchn-magan
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In ómós: A brief guide to the work of Manchán Magan — MEON
Perhaps we could all take from his example, and embark on our own journeys of discovery, in rewilding our minds in favour of that which is most rooted, embedded and authentic to our own being-in-the-world.
"[H]ordes of hoop stars, Hollywood has-beens, Hollywood should-never-have-beens, and political poseurs"
A culture whose reality is more surreal than its fantasy.
Jack Napes' rendition of Hansel and Gretel takes aim at consumerism.
https://meonjournal.com/read/handout-and-griddlecakes
A culture whose reality is more surreal than its fantasy.
Jack Napes' rendition of Hansel and Gretel takes aim at consumerism.
https://meonjournal.com/read/handout-and-griddlecakes
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Handout and Griddlecakes: The Paramountcy of Placement — MEON
Handout tried to comply, struggling to recall the names of the hordes of hoop stars, Hollywood has-beens, Hollywood should-never-have-beens, and political poseurs, whose primary function is to divert the masses from information with the potential to provide…
"Shall thy martyred priests' and patriots' blood make fertile fields for thee?
Keep thy memories fair and fragrant.
And thy valour’s ancient glory,
Folded now in song and story
Long will bloom in liberty."
A poem of peace and patriotism by Canon Sheehan.
https://meonjournal.com/read/ode-triumphal-canon-sheeh
Keep thy memories fair and fragrant.
And thy valour’s ancient glory,
Folded now in song and story
Long will bloom in liberty."
A poem of peace and patriotism by Canon Sheehan.
https://meonjournal.com/read/ode-triumphal-canon-sheeh
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‘Ode Triumphal’ by Canon Sheehan — MEON
Shall thy martyred priests' and patriots' blood make fertile fields for thee?
"By Connolly’s definition, we are under siege — mass migration serves the capitalist and political classes."
"National and Labour movements are nothing without each other."
Dawning on Connolly, Stephen J. Delaney makes the case for Proletarian Nativism.
https://meonjournal.com/read/a-case-for-proletarian-nativism
"National and Labour movements are nothing without each other."
Dawning on Connolly, Stephen J. Delaney makes the case for Proletarian Nativism.
https://meonjournal.com/read/a-case-for-proletarian-nativism
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A Case For Proletarian Nativism — MEON
By Connolly’s definition, we are under siege — mass migration serves the capitalist and political classes.
"Rooney spoke as a prophet. He prepared the way and foresaw the victory, and he helped his nation to rise and, by developing its soul, to get ready for victory."
He longed for an Ireland equal among the nations.
Arthur Griffith on William Rooney.
https://meonjournal.com/read/arthur-griffith-on-the-significance-and-vision-of-william-rooney
He longed for an Ireland equal among the nations.
Arthur Griffith on William Rooney.
https://meonjournal.com/read/arthur-griffith-on-the-significance-and-vision-of-william-rooney
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Arthur Griffith on the Significance and Vision of William Rooney — MEON
Rooney spoke as a prophet. He prepared the way and foresaw the victory, and he helped his nation to rise and, by developing its soul, to get ready for victory.
"Has the introduction of the television into Irish society done more harm than good?"
ATOMISATION, IRRELIGION, AND CRIME.
Drawing on Robert Putnam's seminal book Bowling Alone, Cennétig explores the deleterious effects of television on the 20th century.
https://meonjournal.com/read/the-damaging-effect-that-the-television-has-had-on-social-life
ATOMISATION, IRRELIGION, AND CRIME.
Drawing on Robert Putnam's seminal book Bowling Alone, Cennétig explores the deleterious effects of television on the 20th century.
https://meonjournal.com/read/the-damaging-effect-that-the-television-has-had-on-social-life
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The Damaging Effect that the Television has had on Social Life — MEON
Has the introduction of the television into Irish society done more harm than good?
"Be careful lest you devote yourself to a movement that is, in actuality, a psychologist’s scheme."
Howard Woods takes aim at the subject of populist politics, the masses, arguing that it represents a false hope with a history of being manipulated.
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https://meonjournal.com/read/the-death-of-charlie-kirk-and-its-political-implications
Howard Woods takes aim at the subject of populist politics, the masses, arguing that it represents a false hope with a history of being manipulated.
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https://meonjournal.com/read/the-death-of-charlie-kirk-and-its-political-implications
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Slopulism and Psychology — MEON
Be careful lest you devote yourself to a movement that is, in actuality, a psychologist’s scheme.
"And think of the day that’s coming fast,
When we shall all be lobotomized,
Tongues clipped, arms chipped, and sanitized,
And the end of this nation realized."
Jack Napes latest is an updated version of Peadar Kearney's "God Bless England" for the modern age.
https://meonjournal.com/read/god-bless-england
When we shall all be lobotomized,
Tongues clipped, arms chipped, and sanitized,
And the end of this nation realized."
Jack Napes latest is an updated version of Peadar Kearney's "God Bless England" for the modern age.
https://meonjournal.com/read/god-bless-england
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“God Bless England” — MEON
Now Irishmen forget the past, (that’s why they joined the EU), And think of the day that’s coming fast, When we shall all be lobotomized, Tongues clipped, arms chipped, and sanitized, And the end of this nation realized. So we say, “Go away” to cows…
"Home Secretary Herbert Samuel described the violence as unacceptable and 'weaponising.. by people who wish to sow dissent in our society'"
FINGLAS BUGLE - Finglas' Paper Of Record - on recent unrest and disarray on the streets of Dublin.
https://meonjournal.com/read/finglas-bugle-1
FINGLAS BUGLE - Finglas' Paper Of Record - on recent unrest and disarray on the streets of Dublin.
https://meonjournal.com/read/finglas-bugle-1
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FINGLAS BUGLE: 3,509 Arrested After Violence at Armed Insurrection in Dublin — MEON
Home Secretary Herbert Samuel described the violence as unacceptable and "weaponising.. by people who wish to sow dissent in our society".