The general rule when we report on polling that shows a result which readers might not like is that we will get a lot of comments saying things like “fake poll” or “didn’t poll me”. So, for context, note that this is the same opinion poll which, over the weekend, showed that 83% of the […]
This is from the United States, not Ireland, it should be noted. Though, of course, there are a small but loud minority of Zero Covid activists who want to make scenes like this mandatory in Ireland as well: https://twitter.com/JamesHeartfield/status/1439329262738284546 “Child abuse”, many heartfelt people on social media declared. And, true, it is unpleasant viewing. Though, […]
Harris has now denied this accusation on the record of the Dáil. The burden is on Carthy to prove him guilty. And that burden has not, as yet, been met: Simon Harris says he is considering a complaint to the Dáil procedures committee over Matt Carthy’s “misuse of Dáil privilege” — Hugh O'Connell (@oconnellhugh) September […]
Joe Finnegan has been a fixture on the airwaves of the border and midland counties for several decades now, and his morning show on Shannonside Northern Sound FM is one of the most-listened to current affairs programmes in the country, even if it regularly escapes the attention of the national media. And so, many people […]
Honestly, you should all watch this video, a leftover from yesterday, if you haven’t already. It really makes you wonder: Where would Ireland be, without Simon Coveney? ICYMI:Simon Coveney is an asset to Ireland and his record is clear. Housing, health and the vaccine roll-out, education, climate action, quality of life. These are the areas […]
One of the few things that growing up in Monaghan fails to instill in a person, sadly, is any great affinity for boats, or the sea. My own experience on the Ocean extends no further than once having been permitted by my wife to captain a pedal boat on an overseas holiday. It ended, alas, […]
There are a couple of interesting things about this story, and what they might tell us about Ireland. By far the most interesting thing, though, is how the numbers break down. Traditionally, in American polling, it is easy enough to understand where support and opposition to a President’s policies come from: His own party backs […]
This, make no mistake, is very good news: The number of people in hospital with Covid 19 has fallen below 300 for the first time in a very long time: https://twitter.com/MountainAsh2020/status/1437558992969076740 Good news, though, should also prompt some soul-searching. After all, it was not supposed to be like this: In a letter sent by the […]
The real question here is not, in truth, “could he win”, so much as “why on earth would he want to run for the job in the first place?”. Nonetheless, he told the Irish Independent at the weekend, he is not ruling it out: “I’ll see what state I’m in in 2025. At the moment, […]
How fortuitous for Micheál Martin that on Sunday, the Mail on Sunday should publish a highly ill-advised and mean-spirited column by somebody called Niamh Walsh, which took aim at the clothing choices made by the female members of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party at their think-in last week. Make no mistake, the article in question […]
A few months ago, there was some talk in the more excitable corners of the internet that vaccine passports were the precursor to all sorts of nefarious globalist plans to register and monitor and track people for all eternity. The first step, you might say, towards a new world order. If you are somebody who […]
Photo Credit: www.chrisboland.com Had Rooney made these comments about Muslims, or Jews, she would be denounced by consensus as a far-right extremist. As it is, all she has done is to articulate the acceptable, and accepted, bigotry of her own caste. Say whatever you like about catholics, and the most people will do is maintain […]