On the one hand, you have to feel a little sorry for Greta Thunberg. She doesn’t seem to realise that she’s not at Davos because the kinds of people who go to Davos are very eager to tackle climate change. She’s there because the kinds of people who go to Davos are very eager to […]
The most extraordinary thing about this story is not that the Abortion Rights Campaign has produced a booklet telling journalists how they must talk about stories about abortion; it’s that they apparently feel that there’s a problem for their side in the media that requires correction. Is there? The decision to produce a whole booklet […]
It’s probably not a well-known fact that bulletproof vests have a use-by date, and that after that date passes, they cannot be trusted to stop a bullet. But it’s the absolute truth. This is because most bulletproof vests are made using Kevlar, which is a chemical compound like any other, and can degrade: “Like any […]
Good news for President Trump today as he receives praise from a well-known Irish sports star, who obviously recognises greatness when he sees it: Phenomenal President. Quite possibly the USA 🐐. Most certainly one of them anyway, as he sits atop the shoulders of many amazing giants that came before him. No easy feet.Early stages […]
In what has become an annual tradition, Oxfam has released its yearly “Time to Care” report. And in what is becoming another annual tradition, the report is meaningless garbage. You probably haven’t heard of the “Time to Care” report, but you’ve almost certainly seen its headline finding: “The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than […]
This Wednesday night, Pat Kenny will moderate a debate between two men who agree with each other on almost everything. Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin have, for all intents and purposes, been in Government together for the past four years. Nothing that Mr. Varadkar’s Government has done has been done without Mr. Martin’s approval. Anything […]
It’s been a busy week, with the election, so readers may have missed an important tale in the middle of all the political noise. This is the story about the cancellation of Jason Evert, after an outcry that amounted to Mr. Evert’s desire to teach Catholicism to Catholics in Catholic schools and church halls. To […]
In some ways it’s not surprising that the Immigrant Council of Ireland (2018 income: €1m, most of it from Government and EU grants) would be taking an active part in the general election campaign, trying to make the case for policies that favour immigrants and asylum seekers. That is, after all, their job, and the […]
Horrifyingly, but almost predictably, there are apparently videos circulating on some social media platforms showing the last, terrible, moments of Keane Mulready-Woods, as monsters take away his life. And horrifyingly, but almost predictably, people are watching these videos, and sending them on for other people to watch. In a way, it’s hard to condemn. Plenty […]
This is the kind of thing now that Mary Lou McDonald would be hopping mad about, if it was said by someone in any other party, but because it was a Sinn Fein Councillor, she’ll stay nice and quiet. One rule for the likes of you, another for party members in good standing, like Councillor […]
The news headlines this morning are breath-taking in their awfulness. A homeless man maimed for life because Dublin City Council thought his tent was unsightly and removed it with a digger while he was still inside. A teenager killed and chopped up (no word yet on whether he was alive or dead when the latter […]
Let’s be absolutely clear about one thing, folks: “Terminator” is not a fictional film. It’s just a documentary about a future that hasn’t happened yet. But it’s happening now: “Researchers in the US have created the first living machines by assembling cells from African clawed frogs into tiny robots that move around under their own […]