#Irish Republicanism

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

[kropotkindersurprise]

July 11, 2024 - Republican youth in Northern Ireland’s city of Derry clashed with police, hurling Molotovs, fireworks, and stones at the security forces. Police accompanied by a phalanx of armored vehicles entered the Republican community of Creggan to conduct multiple raids following the discovery of a “suspicious device,” which the police declared to be an “elaborate hoax” designed to cause unrest. Residents of the Republican stronghold however dismissed the claim that an “elaborate hoax” was behind the police incursion given the frequency at which police raid the community. They accuse the police of provoking trouble in Creggan as local children were visibly goaded into a response, resulting in the clashes. [video]

[norman-couple]

Female IRA fighter during the height of the troubles.

[nocendia]

[borbersk]

I want to try something here, so if you're an american, especially one who values irish culture, read this.

So, for those of you who aren't aware, there's a rap group here in Ireland called kneecap. They're pretty fucking good on their own, but they're probably best known for being easily the most authentic, skilled, and cheeky rappers usung the irish language. You may know them from the time they put stickers up in the British museum

They've done great things for the language and we should thank them as a nation, but that's not what we're here to talk about

Recently, kneecap got their own movie

This is extremely important. Ireland has a cinema industry, but none of our stuff ever competes in American markets, even when it's done undisputably well, and gets critical acclaim

This film is incredibly important to irish culture today, and I'm not just saying that. With all the American media we're force-fed and the erosion of our native language it means so much to have a movie about the irish language without it being a novelty, even one which is mostly in English. If you're an American reading this, I beg you to do whatever you can to spread this movie. Support it for the academy award it's been nominated for, tell your friends about it, watch it legally if you can find it to drive up engagement, watch it illegally if you can't, and perhaps the biggest one of all:

If you're up to it I want you to call your local cinema and ask them to play it. Franchises might not agree, but I know America still has independent cinemas, or even ones with a lot of freedom in local management, so please, if you can get them to show this film it could work wonders for the preservation and representation of irish culture, something that is desperately needed in a time when samboism is one of our biggest industries

Shit, even if you want to rewrite this post, I know I'm not the best communicator, go ahead, just make sure the word gets out. Send to all

Besides, it is genuinely a great film. I saw it the other day with my boyfriend and I already want to rewatch it

[spale-vosver]

would you ever consider sharing your dissertation on irish antisemitism??? i'm irish and i really want to learn more about how to combat it (my dad was . let's say . *resistant* to the notion that zionism was not inherently violent)

Hello! I'm happy to share it -- do bear in mind that this is specifically about Irish Nationalist politics and not Ireland in general, and isn't dissertation length (unfortunately, I wish it were!), but the cited sources can certainly be used as a good jumping off point for further research.

Here you go! Please let me know what you think (it received a USA "A", which is a 90-100 A in Ireland/the UK, and I'm quite proud of it).

[visorforavisor]

presented without comment.

[hersheysmcboom]

This is what your precious Ira did to an innocent women, and her 15 year old daughter had to take care of her other children

[victusinveritas]

[floriart0120]

🍀🇮🇪💚Wee one shot paddy freeman.💚🇮🇪🍀

A doodle that expresses my love for Irish freedom and unity.

To those opposed of wee Paddy, stay salty.

Isn't he cute tho?

[irishnuancefem]

The level of disgust I feel right now is genuinely insane

[k-wame]

HOLY SHIT HE WITNESSED A PARAMILITARY EXECUTION

[sadiowaboy]

"irish" unionists supporting and identifying with israel is just such a freudian slip. goes to show how you think of yourselves and how you think of actual irish ppl

[scarlethyena]

And you dare to call me a terrorist,

while you look down your gun.

When I think of all the deeds that you have done.

You have plundered many nations,

divided many lands,

you have terrorized their peoples

you ruled with an iron hand!

And you brought this reign of terror to my land

-The Wolfe Tones, Joe McDonnell.

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

I just want to write something about the political situation in Northern Ireland- I don’t want to speak for Irish people, but I think it’s important people who live in Britain take an interest and understand what’s going on.

Under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland is meant to have devolution, with it’s own parliament. There’s a strict agreement about powersharing between the parties.

In the last 6 years, Northern Ireland has had a functioning parliament for two of them. This is largely due to the DUP blocking the formation of a cabinet that doesn’t serve their interests. The liberal ideal of “just vote” isn’t working.

One of the more recent and significant events are that in 2022, the DUP first minister resigned due to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal- a Brexit deal which very clearly disregarded the Good Friday Agreement, and Northern Ireland in general. This essentially caused the dissolution of the parliament and led to elections in May 2022.

For the first time, Sinn Fein won the most seats, meaning the first minister would be someone from the party. But the DUP were unhappy, and refused to participate in the election of a speaker, meaning the government could not function. Due to the DUP’s behaviour, just like from 2017-2020, there’s currently no NI assembly. And it seems like the DUP know if they just hold out long enough, they’ll force another election.

And presumably they’ll keep doing this until they get the result they want.

People tell us to “just vote”. Well, the people of Northern Ireland did vote, and the party in power refused to relinquish their interests. Meanwhile, catholic republican communities continue to be discriminated against in all sorts of ways- including by the police. The police, furthermore, are a symbol (and a practical force) of Britain’s colonial occupation of Northern Ireland.

Against this backdrop, what other recourse do young Irish people have but violence?

[antifainternational]

"The record of the successive hosts of foreigners who came amongst us and, finding Ireland a green and pleasant land, chose to abide there...let no Irishman throw a stone at the foreigner; he may hit his own clansman." -James Connolly, 1908