In 1913, some of Ireland’s founding fathers as it were, The O’Rahilly, Pádraig Pearse & Eoin MacNeill amongst others, came together to predicate the Irish Volunteers. The impetus for this founding was due to the militarisation of Unionism, in the form of the 100,000 strong Ulster Volunteer Force. Sadly, the Irish Defence Forces are in […]
There is a disparate standard of accountability here, between London and Dublin
Our apathy and subservience is our downfall
As draconian restrictions on people’s capacity to live their lives persist, as Ireland is now segregated according to your private healthcare choices, as Lockdowns haunt every day like a spectre and as the silver lining of freedom after vaccination is turning out to be more of a mirage in the dessert, I grow increasingly concerned […]
The rule of thumb in politics in the European continent is that domestic failure politically bodes well for promotion to the upper echelons of power in Brussels. After the last election for example, the government very seriously considered spiriting (since left) Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to Europe to remove him as a political liability at […]
It is quite incredible to read that sentence back, that the government of a developed country like Ireland kept dossiers on children with autism. It reads like something you would have expected to hear coming out of East Germany. RTÉ Investigates reported that the ‘secret dossiers’ were for use in legal cases. Shane Corr is […]
At the eleventh hour, the British negotiating team pulled a rabbit from the hat in their negotiations with the European Union. A key victory long desired by Brexiteers and Eurosceptics: a concession on fisheries. The EU would agree that EU Fishing boats would give Britain back 25% of fish caught in its waters over the […]
Many of us living in rural Ireland feel the Green party is openly hostile to anything beyond the Pale. From telling their canvassers to use “simple language” on the doors of country folk, to the demonization of farmers over climate change, the Greens seem to have very little comprehension, understanding or empathy for the people […]
Mickey Harte is one of those larger than life characters who will go down in GAA folklore alongside the likes of Mick O’Dywer, Sean Boylan and Brian Cody – men who lived for those All-Ireland Sundays in the summer. Clones, Croker, Thurles, or even just an empty field, was where these master tacticians and leaders […]
A democracy’s fortitude and constitutional structures can only be judged by their performance through times of strain – times such as when there is no government in place or where a pandemic rages. We are in such a time now, and the rot within the democratic processes and the institutions of this country are plain […]
“The court — we are one vote away from losing our fundamental constitutional liberties, and I believe that the president should next week nominate a successor to the court, and I think it is critical that the Senate takes up and confirms that successor before Election Day.” Senator Ted Cruz As the United Supreme […]
This month, the latest Hollywood star to fall from grace is Ellen DeGeneres – the chat show host who has long been defined by her ‘Be Kind’ mantra. It has emerged that there are a few employees who certainly feel she practices very differently to what she preaches. The pile on has been huge, with […]