Niall Stokes

Niall Stokes

Articles by niall

Partners in genocide: Israel, the US, and the "spinelessness" of European and UK leaders
  • Opinion
  • 15 Aug 25

Partners in genocide: Israel, the US, and the "spinelessness" of European and UK leaders

50 years ago today: Remembering The Miami Showband Massacre
  • Opinion
  • 31 Jul 25

50 years ago today: Remembering The Miami Showband Massacre

Remembering Sinead O'Connor: "She was one of a kind. Troubled. Vulnerable. But unmistakably always who she was"
  • Music
  • 26 Jul 25

Remembering Sinead O'Connor: "She was one of a kind. Troubled. Vulnerable. But unmistakably always who she was"

Who is the most reprehensible political figure on earth?
  • Opinion
  • 18 Jul 25

Who is the most reprehensible political figure on earth?

On this day in 1982: Elvis Costello & The Attractions released <i>Imperial Bedroom</i>
  • Music
  • 02 Jul 25

On this day in 1982: Elvis Costello & The Attractions released Imperial Bedroom

Celebrating the genius of Rory Gallagher: "He blazed a trail out of Ireland, showing us all that it could be done"
  • Music
  • 21 Jun 25

Celebrating the genius of Rory Gallagher: "He blazed a trail out of Ireland, showing us all that it could be done"

Remembering Rory Gallagher on the 30th anniversary of his death: "Rory stayed on the side of the underdog, the outsider, the dispossessed. He stayed true to the music"
  • Music
  • 14 Jun 25

Remembering Rory Gallagher on the 30th anniversary of his death: "Rory stayed on the side of the underdog, the outsider, the dispossessed. He stayed true to the music"

Rory Gallagher: Revisiting a classic 1978 interview - "I just want to get back to the bare brass knuckles of the sound"
  • Music
  • 13 Jun 25

Rory Gallagher: Revisiting a classic 1978 interview - "I just want to get back to the bare brass knuckles of the sound"

10 years ago today: Ireland voted Yes to Marriage Equality
  • Opinion
  • 22 May 25

10 years ago today: Ireland voted Yes to Marriage Equality

Popes, skorts and women's voices: "Unlike the Conclave in the Vatican, The Camogie Association should make a point of listening to the women involved"
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 17 May 25

Popes, skorts and women's voices: "Unlike the Conclave in the Vatican, The Camogie Association should make a point of listening to the women involved"

Remembering Bob Marley: Read his 1978 interview with <i>Hot Press</i>
  • Music
  • 11 May 25

Remembering Bob Marley: Read his 1978 interview with Hot Press

The Masters and The Cheaters: Rory McIlroy, Donald Trump, and The Game Of Golf
  • Lifestyle & Sports
  • 19 Apr 25

The Masters and The Cheaters: Rory McIlroy, Donald Trump, and The Game Of Golf

60 years ago today: Bob Dylan 'went electric' with <i>Bringing It All Back Home</i>
  • Music
  • 22 Mar 25

60 years ago today: Bob Dylan 'went electric' with Bringing It All Back Home

Trump, Mafia Tactics and Totalitarianism: "He sees the world as a place that can be carved up between what he imagines are the great powers: the USA, Russia and maybe China"
  • Opinion
  • 21 Mar 25

Trump, Mafia Tactics and Totalitarianism: "He sees the world as a place that can be carved up between what he imagines are the great powers: the USA, Russia and maybe China"

Donald Trump has far more in common with Vladimir Putin than with any European leader
  • Opinion
  • 21 Feb 25

Donald Trump has far more in common with Vladimir Putin than with any European leader

Bob Marley at 80: Revisit his classic <i>Hot Press</i> interview
  • Music
  • 06 Feb 25

Bob Marley at 80: Revisit his classic Hot Press interview

Trump and Musk usher in The Age of Disinformation
  • Opinion
  • 24 Jan 25

Trump and Musk usher in The Age of Disinformation

Rory Gallagher statue unveiling: A memorial not just to Rory but to his love of Belfast
  • Music
  • 07 Jan 25

Rory Gallagher statue unveiling: A memorial not just to Rory but to his love of Belfast

Looking back at 2024: There's No One Left With Moral Authority
  • Opinion
  • 13 Dec 24

Looking back at 2024: There's No One Left With Moral Authority

Donald Trump's election victory: "Democracy is fighting a losing battle"
  • Opinion
  • 25 Nov 24

Donald Trump's election victory: "Democracy is fighting a losing battle"

Trump v Harris: November Could Be The Cruellest Month
  • Opinion
  • 29 Oct 24

Trump v Harris: November Could Be The Cruellest Month

On this day in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden
  • Music
  • 16 Oct 24

On this day in 1992: Sinéad O'Connor, in the aftermath of the SNL controversy, defiantly sang 'War' to a hostile crowd at Madison Square Garden

The World Watches As Israel Extends Its Campaign Of Genocide
  • Opinion
  • 30 Sep 24

The World Watches As Israel Extends Its Campaign Of Genocide

The Script Announce Open-Air Show for Thomond Park in July 2025
  • Music
  • 23 Sep 24

The Script Announce Open-Air Show for Thomond Park in July 2025

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