Footage of a sulky race being held in the early hours of last weekend on the N7 near Citywest in Dublin has brought the issue back into the public spotlight. For those unfamiliar with the practice, here is a link to the N7 video which will give you some idea of what is involved. It […]
Following the recent UK general election all 650 MPs were asked to sign a declaration agreeing to adhere to the following International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism: “a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals […]
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Deputy Noel Grealish’ remarks on remittances, significant political capital was invested in highlighting the importance of basing policy and political commentary on accurate statistics. In fact, the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohue, took what may be the unprecedented step of writing publicly to Deputy Grealish to say how […]
Most people who use public transport with any degree of regularity will at one point or another have witnessed or even experienced some degree of anti-social behaviour. Whether it is straight out violence, aggression, intimidation of drivers or other passengers, there are plenty of stories too tell. Two years ago I experienced the most uncomfortable […]
We all know that the current Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone, has an almost missionary zeal when it comes to spreading the ideology of abortion under the euphemisms of ‘reproductive rights’ and ‘reproductive justice.’ The Minister’s latest jaunt to push this agenda, at the taxpayers’ expense, was her trip to the Nairobi Summit in Kenya […]
The government’s commitment to providing meaningful guidance on alternatives to abortion has been exposed as an utter sham. In fact, the ‘support’ that is being offered through the HSE MyOptions Helpline is even worse than that. For the evidence we now have actually suggests that your local takeaway has more staff than the national Helpline […]
Hate crime in England and Wales is defined as, ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic’. Yes. It is actually that broad and yes, it is actually that vague. The definition was agreed in 2007 […]
At this point most of us are aware of the controversy surrounding the roll-out of the Public Services Card as well as the data protection and legality concerns that have been raised by Commissioner Helen Dixon. The figure of €67 million as the total cost to date of the entire farce has also been in […]
When I was in college I shared a student apartment with four other guys. One of them had a particularly annoying habit of returning to the digs every Sunday evening and clearing out his section of the fridge straight into the bin. Each week entire unopened packets of ham, cheese, or tubs of butter etc […]
The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa is by far the biggest EU trust fund in existence. It emerged from the EU-Africa migration summit in Valletta in November 2015 with the aim of “fostering stability and to contribute to better migration management, including by addressing the root causes of destabilisation, forced displacement and irregular migration.” […]
The 2017-2018 report from Planned Parenthood Federation of America shows that it conducted 332,757 abortions for the year ended June 30, 2018, an increase from 321,384 during the previous year. The Report also shows that its private contributions grew to $630.8 million, compared with $532.7 million the previous year. But did you know that our […]
Toward the end of August, Gript was able to demonstrate that from 2016-2019 the National Women’s Council of Ireland were allocated €270,000 under The Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) administered by Pobal on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development. We also pointed out at the time that this was more than […]