First we had Golfgate, where a raft of politicians including a Minister and an EU Commissioner joined a Supreme Court judge and various broadcasters and political elites to golf, dine and mingle in the middle of a Coronavirus lockdown. The anger expressed at the flouting of the rules was exacerbated by the fact that some of those […]
A new study in the Journal of Genocide Research, ‘Why Scholars and Activists Increasingly Fear a Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang”, argues that China’s repression of the Uighur people is increasingly being seen by academics and legal professionals as meeting the strict legal definition of genocide. “China can no longer be regarded as an authoritarian country […]
You can imagine my surprise when I received a flyer from someone connected to mywaste.ie informing me that if I do not sign up to some form of paid waste collection process I will be fined. In theory, this is part of a practice of deterring fly-tipping. The fine will not be for illegal dumping […]
If we are to have Christmas this year, according to the World Health Organisation, it should be “risk free”. And they are worried, would you believe, that this might not be possible: THE WORLD HEALTH Organization (WHO) has said that avoiding family gatherings would be “the safest bet” over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk […]
Prominent philosopher Gerard Casey has released a video on the new Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020 and how it will create a new category of “thought crime”. Professor Casey is a former head of the School of Philosophy in UCD and he is the author of several books, including ‘Zap: Free Speech and Tolerance […]
After all, what parent wants their son or daughter sending, seeing or sharing nude pictures and sex videos?
“In a time of deceit”, said George Orwell, “telling the truth is a revolutionary act”. So in that spirit, here’s the truth: Every single person reading this article was born either male, or female, and will be male, or female, until they die. Not one of you chose your gender, any more than you chose […]
As Shannon noted a few days ago, the upcoming Chinese census may spur the Communist Party there to further relax its family planning laws or even to abolish them altogether. This is to be welcomed from a human rights point of view, and is perhaps to be expected from a demographic point of view. The previous […]
The case of Dublin businessman Richard O’Halloran, who is being held against his will in China, raises several serious issues. O’Halloran is a director of a Chinese aircraft leasing company, CALS, and has been refused permission to leave the country since last March due to a court case involving the owner of CALS, Min Jiedong. […]
Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it. For several months now, Gino Kenny TD of People Before Profit has been attempting to rush an assisted suicide bill through the Dáil. Kenny has repeatedly told the public that his bill – dubbed the “Dying with Dignity” bill – is an attempt to […]
Well, this will cause a ruckus: #BREAKING: QANTAS CEO confirms that proof that you've been vaccinated for COVID-19 will be compulsory for international air travel onboard his aircraft. #9ACA pic.twitter.com/dhk3Hsnxn9 — A Current Affair (@ACurrentAffair9) November 23, 2020 QANTAS is just one airline, of course, and there’s no guarantee that others will follow – but […]
On June 11th, 2004, sixteen and a half years ago, the Irish people went to the polls to vote on the 27th amendment to the constitution. The proposal in front of them was to strip from the constitution the automatic right to citizenship conferred on every child born on Irish soil. Instead, prior to the […]