The European Parliament called for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. The opinion, passed in Strasbourg by 321 votes to 122; it carried no legislative weight but provoked a storm of political controversy. It was not the first and wouldn’t be the last time institutions within the European Union would admonish Ireland for it’s pro-life […]
“No apology. God bless the Republic”
On the 5th February 1981, republican prisoners in Long Kesh issued a statement to the British government that unless the prisoners were awarded special category status, there could be further hunger strikes. There had been several smaller strikes in the Maze and Armagh Women’s Prison previously following the tradition of Thomas Ashe, Terence MacSwiney, Frank […]
For fertility to rise, people must change how they think about their families
The Fenian Rising of 1867 nó Éirí Amach na bhFíníní was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The Fenians were a transatlantic association consisting of the IRB, founded in Dublin by James Stephens in 1858, and the Fenian Brotherhood, founded in the United States by John O’Mahony and […]
ON THIS DAY: 4TH MARCH is shared by 3 famous people connected with Irish freedom, whose birthdays occurred on this day. Robert Emmet – 1778 was an Irish Republican and nationalist, patriot, orator and rebel leader. After leading an abortive rebellion against British rule in 1803 he was captured then tried and executed for high treason […]
The noted Victorian author Charles Dickens used his writings to highlight social issues that were of importance to him. One cause he reserved particularly harsh criticism was for individuals who styled themselves as philanthropists but whose charitable motives were more to serve their own vanity. In one of his early journalistic pieces Dickens poked fun at the […]
Anorexia nervosa has the second highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder after opioid use
The resignation of UCD Professor Ben Tonra from a role in UCD over the university’s less than emphatic language in condemning the Russian invasion in Ukraine highlights a growing problem with the world’s ability to discourse. His resignation was prompted by a UCD statement on Twitter: “University College Dublin joins the Irish Government and wider […]
Tithe Wars nó as Gaeilge Cogadh na nDeachúna. People were obliged by law to pay Tithes for the upkeep of the Church of Ireland, which was the official state sanctioned Church. What was ‘owed’ could be taken in the form of money, land, rent, produce or livestock. Struggling farmers did not want to be forced […]
Texas could prosecute parents who allow their children to change their gender as child abusers, says its governor, Greg Abbott. In a letter sent this week to the Department of Family and Protective Services, Abbott said the agency “is responsible for protecting children from abuse.” He warned that teachers, doctors, nurses, and others who don’t report […]
“We can now only avoid Socialism by a change as vast as Socialism”