Here are a collection of clips that you will not see, under any circumstances, on RTE, or in the Irish Times, or in the Independent, or on the Journal, where the only story of the American protests is that it’s a peaceful demonstration by black Americans against police brutality. It’s not. Rioters smashed up cars […]
The coronavirus in Ireland has claimed the lives of 1,650 people, a large majority of whom were those confined in nursing homes and unceremoniously left to meet their fate. For the rest of us, the last several months have been about making unprecedented personal and collective sacrifices in order to save as many lives as […]
A bid by the Democratic Unionist Party in the north to outlaw abortions on the grounds of disability has gained support and put pressure on Sinn Féin to support a change in the law to protect some people with disabilities. Abortion legislation, imposed on the region by the British Parliament in Westminster has remained enormously controversial ever since […]
People of faith have been reacting to a tweet by Shrewsbury Cathedral in Britain which spelled out what many practising Christians feel is unfair about the continued lockdown of churches even as most restrictions are lifted. “We can have an abortion, but not a baptism We can buy a car, but not a candle We […]
Earlier this year we addressed the role of the ‘Care Bears‘ the so-called Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and their symbiotic relationship with the state. It might be interesting then to see how they have survived the fraught first five months of 2020, especially in their self-advertised claim to have played a role in combating coronavirus. The […]
In recent nights, long-standing tensions between America’s black community and America’s police force have finally erupted into a full blown conflict across the United States. The death of George Floyd, a 46 year old black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police last week, was the spark that ignited the flames. Though the background to […]
The tiny but fiercely distinctive and geo-politically strategic nation of Armenia is facing a demographic crisis. Its population is about 2.9 million, its fertility rate is about 1.6, far below replacement level, and the population is slowly shrinking. The government is alarmed and launched some initiatives in March to reverse the trend — including testing the […]
Leo Varadkar was pictured having a picnic with friends in Phoenix Park with his shirt off last weekend. Did his actions send a signal to people that the lockdown was effectively over? VOTE in our Poll below and leave us your comments on our social pages and on our website
This week an article attacked Irish doctors who offer medical assistance to women who have taken abortion pills and then changed their minds before the effects were final. The article contains a number of claims that need to be challenged. A chemical abortion consists of two separate pills: the first, called mifepristone, blocks the effects of progesterone, […]
Last weekend’s interview with Mary Lou McDonald by Hugh O’Connell attracted a lot of attention because McDonald had told him that she might well have joined the IRA. Of course she did not, choosing instead to join Fianna Fáil while in college, and only joining Sinn Féin in 2002. She was elected to the European […]
Should schools re-open fully in September even if there has been no vaccine or cure for Coronavirus found? VOTE in our Poll below and leave us your comments on our social pages and on our website
US President Trump has just signed an executive order to reign in social media companies like Twitter from censoring their political opponents. The level of censorship against conservative and pro-life people on social media in the last few years has been clear to everyone with eyes. Most people by now have at least heard stories […]