Yesterday the Dáil spent two hours debating a Private Members Bill brought forward by the Independent TD from Donegal, Thomas Pringle. The Bill was the Thirty-Seventh Amendment Of The Constitution (Economic, Social And Cultural Rights) Bill 2018. If it is passed it will set in train one of the most radical revisions to the Irish […]
No doubt Bruce Springsteen the great union man is busy as we speak penning a ballad of outrage at the closing down of the Keystone XL pipeline that would have taken oil from Alberta in Canada to the Texas Gulf. It was one of those things Biden had been nailed on during his TV debates […]
When a snail is threatened, it has one response, and one response only. It cannot run, because it is a snail. It has no weapons, because it is a snail. Unlike some tropical animals that can change colour, or confuse or dazzle a predator, a snail has no ability to use subtlety or disguise or […]
Yesterday, Dr. Anthony O’Connor, a consultant gastroenterologist (the speciality dealing with ailments of the stomach and digestive system and not, notably, dealing with respiratory diseases like Covid 19) announced that he would no longer continue to tweet about the Covid 19 crisis – or indeed tweet at all – after “somebody close to Stephen Donnelly” […]
So who’s buying them? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A couple would need to earn an annual income of at least €97,500 – on top of a hefty 10% deposit and other costs – to buy even the cheapest […]
During the covid lockdown, which could be the worst economic crisis in living memory, the geniuses over at Bord Na Mona have forged ahead with shutting down all peat harvesting and production, hanging even more Irish workers out to dry. All to appease a radical green lobby who wouldn’t know common sense if it jumped […]
As reported here a week ago, not only were work permits being issued to people coming from outside of the EU, but a large number had arrived in the first weeks of January from Brazil. Yes, from the country with the “deadly new strain” of the Covid virus. And as sure as night follows day, […]
Three full years of training, it takes, to become a member of An Garda Siochána, and prepare to defend the country from the ongoing threat of criminality. Gardai go through courses in law and procedures, crime and incident policing, and professional competence, to name but a few of the courses required before passing out at […]
If true, this is extraordinarily brutal, bad, and damaging news, not only in terms of the Coronavirus pandemic, and our ability to functionally protect the oldest and most vulnerable citizens – but also for public confidence in the vaccines themselves. Here’s Gavin Reilly with the headline: https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/1353828630972026882 But….. is there politics involved? The Daily Mail, […]
It sometimes takes a group of brave men and women, willing to pay a heavy price, to provide society with hope of a better future.
Around this time last year, the streets surrounding Leinster House and Merrion Square were brought to a complete standstill by furious beef farmers. This followed years of having their produce and their work undervalued. They were fed up to the back teeth. They demanded change. Beef prices were on the floor. Morale was at all […]
Amid the political ads with which we are bombarded during every election, one theme emphasised by progressive candidates concerns the evils of business. Corporate America is especially singled out for allegedly not paying enough taxes, underpaying employees, under-serving customers, and exploiting ordinary Americans. Yet the same political candidates are among the biggest recipients of financial […]