Political and institutional loyalism never operates more than a stone’s throw away from the UK security apparatus. Ever since Carson loaded rifles on the Larne right through to decades of collusion and contemporary spats between narco gangs in East Belfast, […]

The post The UDA’s Antifascist Feud: More than Meets the Eye? appeared first on The Burkean.

25 July 2026

It would be hard to avoid the fact that the six counties are in political flux as of late. From the murky downfall of Jeffrey Donaldson, to nativist rioting in Belfast nevermind the gradual economic cleavage of the region from […]

The post Ceannas House: Transatlantic Funding for a United Ireland? appeared first on The Burkean.

22 July 2026

Like Manna from heaven, Tara Street;s Conor Gallagher has published yet another investigation, this time into the use of Spanish password management company Passwork, its ties to Kremlin intelligence services and the exposure of various state agencies from using their […]

The post “Conor Gallagher Investigates….” How USAID Influenced Irish Times Aughinish Coverage appeared first on The Burkean.

17 July 2026

The Dublin administration has assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. With it comes the usual language of influence, leadership and national prestige. For six months, from July to December, the Free State will chair meetings, host […]

The post The Presidency of What?: Ireland’s €293 Million Brussels Performance appeared first on The Burkean.

13 July 2026

More has been said in private about journalist Aoife-Grace Moore than is ever likely to make it safely into print here at The Burkean. We will leave it at that. The Derry-born scribe has carved out a prominent media profile […]

The post Aoife Moore Risks Her Backside: Derry Journo Takes Up Joe.ie Editorship appeared first on The Burkean.

6 July 2026

A sloppy statement from Labour HQ in defence of party golden girl and new mayor of Galway, Cllr Helen Ogbu, is likely to engender less media attention than it actually should following media questioning of the timeline by which she […]

The post Labour Party Spins Ogbu’s Dodgy Dates? appeared first on The Burkean.

30 June 2026

A political iceberg, arguably so gargantuan that it would sink Northern politics in its entirety if fully vindicated and take a chunk of the post-Brexit UK’s with it, is passing by our very eyes as PSNI/MI5 operatives, respected columnists and […]

The post Jeffrey Donaldson Blackmail Claims Add Dark Reality to United Ireland Push appeared first on The Burkean.

29 June 2026

A growing number of people believe that today, Cork City in Ireland is enough to make a grown man cry. Reminiscent of many of our European cities, the Cork metropolis has morphed into a disfigured multicultural melting pot of immigrants […]

The post Does Irish Politeness Empower Mass Migration?: A Reflection appeared first on The Burkean.

28 June 2026

While the media has been understandably salivating at the revelation of Peter Thiel and Big Tech bigwigs heading to Wicklow as part of the semi-secretive Dialog networking group, the increasing chumminess between the AI giant and the would-be Reform government […]

The post Palantir on the Irish Border? Reform, Thiel, and Brexit After the Windsor Framework appeared first on The Burkean.

26 June 2026

The Springhill families waited more than half a century for what should never have required an inquest to say: that their dead were not lawful targets, not threats, not unfortunate collateral in a “clean” military operation, but civilians killed by […]

The post The Springhill Inquest: Belfast Families Left Wanting Amid Westminster Power Games appeared first on The Burkean.

16 June 2026