A woman was heckled out of a feminist rally in Dublin because she held a sign which is reported to have said “biology is not bigotry.” The event took place outside the Dáil at the National Women’s Council of Ireland’s Women’s Day event, which was widely promoted by various NGOs and political parties. The event […]
According to AA Ireland, petrol and diesel costs are at record highs as Applegreen warns of massive increases in fuel costs for consumers. The comments come as fuel prices soar across Europe due to a variety of factors. These include inflation, supply chain issues from the Covid lockdown, government charges like Carbon Tax, and overreliance […]
ISIS have celebrated Russia’s war in Ukraine, calling it “divine punishment” and expressing hope that the conflict will spread to other European countries. According to an editorial in ISIS magazine Al Naba (“The News”), the Russian invasion of Ukraine is “divine punishment” sent upon the European “infidels” by Allah. They say that the conflict “will […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the heavy Western sanctions leveled against his country are “akin to a declaration of war” amid his ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have been severe, with certain Russian banks being kicked off the SWIFT financial system, and Western countries […]
Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the push to end Irish neutrality is now in full swing, with the government dragging the public kicking and screaming towards yet another woefully unpopular policy change. They did it with raising our corporate tax rate (which the public opposed). They did it with carbon tax (which the public opposed). And […]
According to the UN, over a million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded, as Ireland prepares to accept an undefined amount. According to the United Nation’s refugee agency, over a million Ukrainians have fled to date, and they believe that number could rise to 4 million in the coming weeks. Asked this week how […]
Numerous government politicians have called for Ireland to ditch its historic policy of neutrality, with one going so far as to say “neutrality is outdated.” The comments come amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, with both Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Defence Minister Simon Coveney saying that Ireland “is not neutral” on the issue. Additionally, […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Kerry is “not the right investment” for the site. The remarks were made in the Dáil last week, as energy prices continue to surge across Europe. “There is a planning application for an LNG terminal in Tarbert in north Kerry,” said Varadkar, […]
Make no mistake about it: the war in Ukraine is, quite clearly, awful, and the ordinary citizens of Ukraine are undoubtedly victims in it. Right now there is heated debate in the West over the origins of this mess and which geopolitical factions are to blame. Is Russia mainly responsible, or NATO? Did Zelensky provoke […]
EU president Ursula Von Der Leyen has said that she wants Ukraine to join the European Union, claiming that “they belong to us.” The remarks were made this week amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We have a process with Ukraine that is, for example, integrating the Ukrainian market into the Single Market. We […]
At the end of the year, whoever leads Fine Gael is set to take over as Taoiseach from Micheál Martin as a condition of the government coalition. Some would naturally assume that this means we’ll see a return of Tánaiste Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach, as he is obviously the current leader of Fine Gael. Varadkar […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s deterrence forces – military units in control of nuclear arms – on high alert. Putin’s given justification for the move was both sanctions against Russia, and what he sees as aggressive statements from NATO. “As you can see, not only do Western countries take unfriendly measures against our […]