#frank ryan

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Meanwhile in Ireland...

An Phoblacht Abú (on Facebook) says: · As Republicans and Anti Fascists bet the ‘klan’ off the streets of Dublin yesterday, their homemade ‘military’ style uniforms were also confiscated as a part of the very successful community response to the fascist propaganda stunt. It should be remembered that ‘klan’ Éireann style themselves as a militant Nazi organisation in the tradition of the Blueshirts. Their leader dresses up as a pint sized hitler, and his foot soldiers put on uniforms for photo stunts. They talk amongst themselves about training and fighting Republicans, Socialists and Anti Fascists, but their fantasies were once again smashed on the streets of Dublin 8 yesterday. On meeting organised and disciplined Republicans and Anti Fascists, instead of fighting, many ran. The remaining ‘Klan’ were left crying and in need of hospital treatment. The ‘militant’ Nazis have now gone into hiding, their loud mouth leader, strangely silent, as the reality of being ambushed by Republicans and genuine Irish Patriots dawns on them. There can be no negotiating with Nazis. Republicans, Socialists and Anti Fascists will never allow a platform for traitors. Whether it is in Enniskillen, Belfast, Dublin or any other part of Ireland, when Republicans decide to engage you there will only ever be one outcome. Learn your lesson. Militant Anti Fascism will always win. Stay home. In the words of the great Socialist Republican and Militant Anti Fascist, Óglach Frank Ryan, ‘ While we have fists, hands and boots to use, and guns if necessary, there will be no free speech for traitors!’ No Pasáran

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Did Frank Ryan also negotiate with the Nazis a little bit? Yeah. Do I want to get into that Right Fucking Now? No, I've got breakfast to cook and stuff to do. But anyhow, I do have thoughts on that. Because it's kind of a clusterfuck of...Well the IRA was at war with the Brits (should they have been at that point, whole different kettle of yeah that's complicated and I've got shit to do that matters more than talking about Ireland in the 1940s) and the enemy of your enemy is your friend or at least a useful idiot since Frank was definitely a committed Antifascist, the idea that he'd actually have done anything to help the Nazis invade or otherwise draw Ireland into the conflict just doesn't track. Did agreeing to work with the Abwehr get him out of a Francoist jail cell and a visit with the firing squad? Yeah. Once out did he provide anything useful to the Nazis? I've done some reading on the issue, and as far as I can tell...no, not really...'

I talked about it and after years I have finally made a YouTube playlist of every episode of ryans hope that andy appears in. There's a lot. There's so many.

The show is extremely important to me. I think the reason why nobody's seen it is because they don't want to sift through the entire internet tracking down over 100 episodes that are not in a direct numerical order. I did it for you.

This show has some of Andy's best acting I've ever seen. Kate Mulgrew is also there and they're siblings and they are best friends. Please watch Ryan's Hope. Thanks.

#OTD in 1893 – Peadar O’Donnell, novelist, editor of the newspaper An Phoblacht (The Republic) and social reformer, is born in Co Donegal.

A school teacher by profession, he taught on Arranmore Island before leaving for Scotland to assist migrant labourers in their strike for improved pay and conditions. Returning to Ireland, he became involved in the Republican Movement and played an active part in the War of Independence. O’Donnell opposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty and in January 1922 he joined the group, led by Irish novelist Liam…