A Weekend to Remember

It’s time to start asking yourself “why not?”

Sunday’s Protest

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The weekend that has just passed, was perhaps the most memorable one of the past few years, for me personally, in terms of this titanic struggle between good and evil we find ourselves in. I say that without exaggeration. At its root, that is essentially what this whole thing boils down to. A battle between those who want to preserve Ireland and those who want to destroy her and change her forever.

We have all relived the wonderful footage of the flags waving (thanks to Andy Quirke once more), the defiant speeches and songs, so all I’m really doing by writing this article is just putting together a little memento for safekeeping, to look back on in years to come. A little nugget for my own personal archive. An account all in one place, to one day show the grandchildren, if I should ever be so blessed to have such a gift given to me in the uncertain future that awaits us.

It’s now time for everyone who as any semblance of Irish pride, to start asking themselves, “Why would I not want to be part of this”. I have been banging on now for almost a year about the importance of bringing our language and culture together and placing it at the forefront of this ever growing movement, to the point of tedium, so I decided the best way to get that message across was to actually just show people it’s power at a live event — what better opportunity than a protest with an estimated 50,000 people present.

I reached out through a friend and Rob Steenson called me. I suggested over the phone that Oró sé do Bheatha ‘Bhaile would act as the perfect vehicle to deliver ar dteanga to the Irish people and demonstrate its power and importance. With a simple phone call all was arranged and the song (rewritten by Padraig Pearse, adapted from the Jacobite original which features references to Bonny Prince Charlie) could be performed in front of an enormous crowd teeming with patriots.

I want to thank the organisers of the event for allowing me to showcase a very unique and important part of our culture. This song is really ‘The’ song, when it comes to Irish nationalism and republicanism. It’s an element that was previously absent from what we are trying to do. There are so many protests and points of resistance now all across the nation (thank God), that this can no longer be ignored — although they will continue to try. The stigma attached to attendees no longer applies, nor does it work because nobody cares anymore.

The opinions of proven demonstrable liars, should be of no relevance to any honest, decent Irish man or woman anyway. There is a growing impatience with a lot of people regarding us simply marching through the streets of Dublin and though I agree there must be an action plan put in place, I don’t view these events in this light. Even the use of the word ‘protest’ going forward could possibly be replaced by ‘rally’. I view these marches as a celebration of Irishness. A Gaelic carnival in essence. An opportunity to showcase to the world why we deserve to survive as a people.

There is an almost unanimous consensus out there among all of us, that these events change little in terms of government policy, so let’s accept that and use it for a different purpose. The real planning can go on in the background, at a national strategic level, but also and perhaps more importantly, at a local community level too. There’s nothing stopping us from just holding these events regularly simply to fire the public imagination and restore a sense of Gaelic pride. The flags have helped this considerably.

The fact that these meetings continue to play out peacefully and without incident with so many people involved, is also demonstrating to the public that this is just a collective of people just like them. It is — and will continue to — bring more people on board. This march felt different to even the last one which was also an enormous success.

It was better organised, with a big screen and sound system and this certainly contributed to the emotionally charged day. There was a real sense of tribe and family that was just beautiful. The importance of professionalism is vital and a proper sound set up made all the difference. The shot I was sent from across the river (thanks Daithí) of Óró was just an epic piece of footage. The Gaelic war cry sent out into the Dublin sky and across the city was probably heard throughout many parts of the city.

The reason Irish people find ourselves in this mess in the first place, is due to the fact that we have forgotten who we are. Reminding people in the most direct way possible, with simple symbols (like the flag) and gestures, is what will make them remember and realise, that they are part of an age old story. Our new found (false) prosperity is not the default or norm for this land. We are a product of struggle, a mere thirty years of relative prosperity has had a devastating impact on the Gaelic warrior spirit and its poetic soul, to the point where many of us place more importance in our jobs than our country. We have that dynamic completely backwards.

All this being said, there are signs of that pride returning, but we need to show people the way. Politics is needed and there will be compromise on all sides necessary, in order to build a political machine capable of beating or even laying a glove the established order. Which is why we must build culturally and showcase our rich heritage to the world. This will not only dissolve the partisan left and right divide, but it will also create something so interesting and exciting, that people will be desperate to be part of it.

Socialists, like Peter Dooley are now attending our marches, using almost identical language to us, with a slight left leaning slant, which is absolutely fine in my opinion. This spectrum will always exist so in order to bring more people together, we must be mature enough to allow this thing to horseshoe slightly. Dooley’s recent videos on this stuff have been immaculate of late and his views on this for me, represent the position we would have expected true socialists to adopt. Any left leaning young people who may be reading this, you should listening the likes of Dooley, or Diarmaid O’Cadhla instead of the Paul Murphy’s of this world, who will only lead you to misery.

Myself personally, I’ve always maintained I’m a nationalist first and foremost. My politics is changeable depending on what is best to move Ireland forward. Right now we need to stop globalism and mass migration, so we will need all the help we can get in this regard. This has been a predominantly conservative movement for the past few years and the people who are more comfortable on the political right, have been true heroes of Ireland in this time. Bearing the brunt of all the abuse, disgustingly branded ‘far right’ and many other names and left politically homeless in their own country.

This will need to be addressed and amended by any socialist looking to join our ranks. There will need to be a reconciliation of sorts and an admission that citizen journalists like Philip Dwyer, Stephen Kerr and Susanne Delaney, activists like Ferg Power, Gavin Pepper and Malachy Steenson (who were so successful they became elected councillors) are far from the devils they are made out to be. They have taken all the abuse and done the hard work and it needs to be acknowledged. But there also needs to be a willingness to accept ideas from across the political divide in order for this to grow even further.

When we talk about putting Ireland first, we need to mean it. Anyone looking to promote nationalism above globalism needs to be heard. There are even some hardcore republicans like Nathan Hastings for example, speaking up about the migration catastrophe. At times going even beyond the remigration position of the National Party, by restoring the republic to resemble something so ambitiously laid out in the Proclamation, a document not only never fully realised, but twisted and warped to serve Neo-Marxist and globalist ends.

This is all great stuff what is happening within the body politic. It’s also a reason why people on our side should not be ambivalent or dismissive regarding the possibility of a 32 county republic, simply on the grounds of hating Sinn Féin. Although it’s unlikely these people will all sit down together and hold hands, some communication across the divide can encourage those espousing widely varying viewpoints to fight this thing their own way.

This chatter and disquiet across alternate political circles is no doubt giving the regime night terrors. Because they are all pointing in the one direction and coming to the same conclusion — however they arrive there. That is, mass migration must not only end but be reversed and that the current EU puppet regime must go. So to those of you demanding immediate action, I get your concern and sense of urgency and frustration, we have been at this together for a few years now but things are really starting to happen now. I know it’s difficult but we must allow this thing to build organically too while we plan.

The leaders we have right now are leaders out of necessity. Many have found themselves accidentally pushed into the role as no one else was willing or capable. They have been pulled out of their own lives they were enjoying and living peacefully, before the government beat them over the head forcing them to act. The criticism has at times been pretty unfair considering they are essentially the first draft who are learning on the job like the rest of us. The leaders who will eventually emerge, who will bring us to where we really need to be, have not even emerged yet. If we continue to put our culture at the forefront of everything we do, we will inspire the very types of leaders we desire. But we all must continue to be our own leaders also.

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Monday’s Book Signing

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After a hugely high charged and emotional Sunday, I was delighted and honoured to be asked to play a few songs and conduct a Q & A at John Waters’ book signing on the Hill of Tara. My friend Tracy (check out her Substack https://substack.com/@tracydawn?r=1m13wr&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile) helped organise this event with the help of the man John often refers to as ‘Cliff the Magician’. It was a lovely low key event that was recorded by the guys at the Inner Harp, who will likely have the footage released soon.

I want to thank John for this beautiful signed hard copy. Reading his articles is always a commitment. You are pulled in and need to just make yourself a cup of tea and dig in for the long haul. His long form style has really retrained so many people’s brains in this era of instant gratification and reading his words over the past few years has been a major factor in me becoming a writer myself. He’s been a relentless force for Ireland during this period and not only a true patriot, but also a gentleman who has no end to time for everyone.

This book I’m sure will be an extremely valuable and important account of this period and I’m glad to be able to say that on both Sunday and Monday I was part of two magical and special events, that will live long in my memory. While this article is put out in public and I’m happy people will read it, this one is more for my own record and a little memento to look back upon, for when we one day free ourselves from this insanity.