Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Sláinte! I have compiled a list of ways that we can all celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without the traditional venues of pubs and parades. Please feel free to add to this list in the comments. Dye the water green before you wash your hands. Watch Read more…
The New York Times reported today that the morons in charge of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Staten Island are continuing to ban LGBTQ+ groups from marching in the parade and celebrating their identity as queer and Irish-American (or just Irish). Or queer and Catholic. According to the Times, Read more…
On Saturday, February 8th, the people of the Republic of Ireland went to the polls to decide which party or parties will guide the country’s future for the next chunk of time—up to 5 years. The votes are still being counted as I write this, however it seems clear at Read more…
If you’re one of my regular readers, a quick update: Since November 2019: 1. I’ve herniated two disks in my neck, spent weeks in pain on my couch taking muscle relaxers, and then landed in physical therapy 2-3 times per week. That’s on-going. 2. My never-ending knee injury reared its Read more…
From my other blog, where I write about stuff not related to Ireland: Private Schools are F*cked
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has taken the bizarre decision to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP). Charlie Flanagan, the Minister for Justice, has stated specifically that the commemoration will not honor the Black and Tans nor the Auxiliaries. The latter two organizations were particularly notorious for Read more…
Sometimes I research things other than Ireland. Here are some thoughts on a new law in Kentucky that legalizes rape by a foreign object. –or, rather, institutionalizes rape by a foreign object. —- By declining to review a Kentucky law mandating that pregnant women undergo vaginal ultrasounds before they can have an Read more…
If you look around, you might notice that the Irish seem to be everywhere today. As someone who has spent her entire adult life studying the history and politics of this small island in the north Atlantic, I can’t help noticing the ads on Netflix for the popular series Derry Read more…
The Fingal by-election is happening this Friday, 29 November. Even though this is only one small slice of Ireland, this election is important because it has consequences that could be significant for the Alt-Shite movement. If the constituency elects another Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Green Party, or Sinn Féin TD, Read more…