Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha was born near Dingle, Co. Kerry in 1883, one of nine children to Patrick Sugrue and Ellen Cleary. He attended the local CBS until he was 16 where he was educated under English, and learned to read and write Irish from a local school master with the assistance of the Irish grammer […]
Unbiased journalism, and critical inquiry is absent in reporting of lockdown protests ‘When a fallacy is left unchallenged, it becomes strengthened in the average mind as the absolute truth’. This is something the mainstream media in Ireland know only too well. Following the anti-lockdown protests in Stephen’s Green and the ensuing scramble to denounce the […]
The dying process is an under-examined aspect of euthanasia and assisted suicide. Most people assume that it is swift and painless, but this is not always the case. In Oregon, for instance, which publishes very informative statistics about its “Death with Dignity Act”, the longest reported time to die was 104 hours – 4 days […]
On 24th February 2021, after five years of what the family described as being ‘through hell’ the HSE and St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, finally admitted liability in the death of Tracey Campbell-Fitzpatrick after the birth of her second child in 2016. Her family said that she suffered a severe haemorrhage after the birth of her […]
At the anti-lockdown assembly in Cork City Centre 6th March 2021 Photo credits: John Tangney
Alice! A childish story take And with a gentle hand Lay it where Childhood’s dreams are twined In Memory’s mystic band, Like pilgrim’s withered wreath of flowers Plucked in a far-off land. What is it that draws us back to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Alice for short), both individually and collectively? What is it that makes Alice, in the words of literary […]
The polyamory world is abuzz with excitement. Next Tuesday sees the release ofThree Dads and a Baby, a memoir about three gay guys in San Diego decided to begin a family. Dr Ian Jenkins, a doctor and the author, Jeremy Hodges, a zoo-keeper, and Dr Alan Mayfield, a psychiatrist, regard themselves as just your average, […]
Catherine Gallagher is a 23-year-old student with a disability from Achill Island who was offered a scholarship to pursue a PhD in DCU. Incredibly, due to regulations and red tape she is being forced to decline the award in order to keep her disability supports. When her case was raised in the Dail, Tánaiste Leo […]
If you don’t agree with the protestors in Dublin city centre on Saturday, that’s fine. I am not sure I do myself. Or I haven’t really engaged with what they are protesting about to understand what aspects of ‘lockdown’ are being protested. However, I understand why many felt the need to protest and the right […]
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” Thomas Sowell There is a twitter account named Thomas Sowell Quotes, and its popular because a quote from Thomas […]
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 […]
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 […]