J.F Lalor - The Rights of Ireland

 "Ireland her own, and all therein, from the sod to the sky. The soil of Ireland for the people of Ireland"  THE RIGHTS OF IRELAND.  (From the first number of the Irish Felon, June 24th, 1848).  To found a paper like the Irish Felon for the mere purpose, in whole or in part, of making a fortune or making a farthing, would be a felon's crime indeed, deserving no hero's doom, lamented death or honoured...

The First Great Robbery of the Irish People - and Today's Sequel

One would be forgiven for thinking that the current situation Ireland finds herself in is unprecedented, that the Great Robbery she is currently experiencing, the Irish people being forced to pay debts which are NOT THEIRS, is an entirely new phenomenon. It’s not. Irish history is littered with traitors and betrayals. If we look at what has been, more oft than not, a disgusting creature, (honourable exceptions of course) the Irish politician,...