🏆 It’s coming Rome!!! #Euro2020

gathered some thoughts for Tribune on why the recent amnesty for 'the troubles', among other culture war battles, should never be removed from the context of british colonialism tribunemag.co.uk/2021/08/airbru…

as part of huck's say their names series on deaths that have occurred following contact with police, i revisited the tragic 1999 shooting of harry stanley, a glaswegian who was shot dead after being mistaken for an irish gunman carrying a shotgun

for Tribune, i wrote about the desperate genesis and tragic fallout of a long-buried, unsavoury period of british history — nuclear testing in australia tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/the-lo…

for Tribune, my thoughts on the tory amnesty bill, a blatant attempt to shield veterans from prosecution that sets a precedent of impunity for future war crimes + distorts the image of a colonial past + the reality of a neo-imperial present tribunemag.co.uk/2022/05/troubl…

Why are Ireland’s anti-refugee protests erupting now? Look across the Irish Sea | Colin Gannon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great long read on the history of the Irish housing crisis by Colin Gannon. Much like the UK, strong policy preference for home ownership plus liberalisation of financial sector have led to disaster. jacobin.com/2023/05/irelan…

Ireland’s neutrality policy has a complex history, but it has blocked participation in disastrous wars and enabled some positive interventions in world affairs. We should resist pressure to scrap neutrality, whether or not it means formally joining NATO. jacobin.com/2023/07/irelan…

Ireland has an image as Europe’s most pro-Palestinian country, but its government hasn’t been representing popular solidarity with the people of Gaza. They can change that by supporting South Africa’s International Court of Justice case against Israel. jacobin.com/2024/01/irelan…

A united Ireland is closer than ever. Let’s make it a paradise for all of us, not just corporate tax-dodgers | Colin Gannon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

EU officials have moved to dramatically increase European arms spending and beef up the EU’s military capacities. This turn is coming at the expense of action to address the climate crisis or the defense of social programs. jacobin.com/2024/03/europe…