On Thursday 24th October 2019, the Government launched a public consultation (the “Consultation”) on hate speech laws in Ireland. As part of this Consultation the Government confirmed their intention to consult with members of the public, academics and groups who have experienced hate speech either “personally or seen, read or heard” what they consider to […]
What we used to all have in common was that (1) we were human, and (2) we all would eventually leave this earth. There will soon be a third common denominator for humanity: all of us, unintentionally, intentionally or even just by merely by existing, will have offended what Dave Chapelle refers to as ‘the […]
If you had a good weekend, and headed off somewhere, then it is very likely that you did not see the news over the weekend that the Sunday Business Post published a new opinion poll on the state of the parties, with probably less than six months to go until a general election. If you […]
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 […]
It’s often been said that climate alarmism has all the trappings of a conspiracy theory. It’s an idea that is held with such cult-like devotion, that no amount of contrary evidence will ever persuade its devotees that they might be wrong. It doesn’t matter if their predictions fail constantly; they are so wedded to their […]
Yesterday, two thugs attacked and robbed a woman at gunpoint in broad daylight in the centre of Dublin. It’s a far too regular occurrence. You go online or read the paper and there’s an article about yet another random act of violence where someone was stabbed or beaten up on a night out, at a […]
The government’s policy of choosing to rehouse migrants and asylum seekers in small Irish towns without consulting local communities has backfired badly. Ballinamore is the latest town to begin round-the-clock protests to stop what they described as the “resettlement” of refugees and migrants being foisted on the town without consultation. As reported on this platform, last week […]
On 9 October 2019, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris announced the introduction of a new working definition for hate crime in Ireland. He stated that this new definition was partly motivated by a concern that hate crime was under reported in Ireland. There are a number of points that are worth noting regarding hate crime in […]
Leo Varadkar quoted the newly canonised John Henry Newman in the Dáil this week during a debate about future relations between Church and State. He was responding to Brendan Howlin, leader of the Labour party, and the Taoiseach quoted the famous line from Newman that he would drink to his conscience first, and the Pope […]
For many nationalists, Sinn Féin’s craven entreaty for a return to direct rule feels like an act of treason. People fought and died for Irish freedom. Now Sinn Féin are happy to sign that freedom away in order to see abortion legalised.
There is an emerging pattern in the way the Irish Government attempts to deal with its migrant accommodation crisis, and the way the policy plays out for everybody concerned. A small town, usually one hit hard by emigration and de-industrialisation, learns very late in the process – often only days or weeks before the migrants […]
You won’t see much criticism of this proposal from Sinn Fein in the rest of the Irish media, but it’s the height of hypocrisy, not to mention a very bad idea: “A NEW BILL to prevent broadcasters from banning journalists from appearing on their airwaves because of their employer will be brought forward in Dáil […]