On Tuesday the Irish Times published an opinion piece by Professor Chris Fitzpatrick of the School of Medicine in UCD decrying the commemoration of the execution of Kevin Barry who was a medical student in UCD at the time of his death. Barry was hanged in Mountjoy Prison on November 1, 1920 having been captured […]
“Government ban household visits”, blared the Irish Examiner, last night, as the latest round of futile covid restrictions were announced: Government ban household visits – except for compassionate or essential reasons https://t.co/WSRGeVB06R — Irish Examiner (@irishexaminer) October 14, 2020 Futile is a good word, here. The “restrictions” announced last night are not really restrictions at […]
The New York Post is the third largest domestic newspaper in the United States by circulation. It’s a tabloid, founded in 1801, and could best be described as sort of an American equivalent to The Sun. A tabloid, but a real newspaper – not comedy publication like, say, the National Enquirer. Yesterday it ran a […]
The sacrifice of the Irish fishery by incompetent negotiators prior to the state’s entry to what is now the EU in 1973, has long been regarded as one of the great betrayals of Irish sovereignty. Curiously, Ireland along with Norway in 1971 refused to accept the fishing proposals in which Irish, British and Norwegian waters […]
Chinese police have reportedly used a drone to record and intercept an alleged drug deal in the southern city of Guilin. The video, which police shared with the Chinese State broadcaster CCTV (China Central Television), shows the suspects being pursued by the unmanned aerial drone until they are finally cornered and arrested by human officers […]
A fairly extraordinary statement for any politician to make, this, but worth reading, in the context of the ongoing mud-flinging match that is the US Presidential election: My thoughts on the current state of our politics: pic.twitter.com/oYY4zlX6ZP — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) October 13, 2020 He’s right, of course – it is terrible. Whether one is […]
An interesting aspect of the Budget was that it once again illustrated the minimal differences that exist across the entire range of political parties in Leinster House. Apart from the outlier of the People Before Profit demand for a wealth tax which they claim would deliver €3.5 billion, all of the arguing was over different […]
The Irish Times seems cognizant of this reality, giving protracted coverage to an institution it has long celebrated being free of, a lot like a divorced spouse who still obsesses about their former partner, closely monitoring their movements, their relationships, hoping dearly for their continued decline.
Despite extreme social liberalisation across the West in recent years, assisted suicide remains illegal in most of the world, including much of Europe. According to euthanasiadebate.org, assisted suicide and euthanasia are illegal in 92% of voting jurisdictions around the world to date. In fact, Assisted Suicide and euthanasia bills have been defeated around the world […]
For those of us who consider ourselves political junkies, every 4 years the US election brings a new level of excitement and pageantry to the world of politics. The two-party system in America gives the election a feeling of sports, where people across the world pick a side and cheer for who they want to […]
What’s the point of giving every student in the country €250 in the budget? The pubs are closed, after all. But nonetheless, that’s what the Government is doing, apparently: NEW: In budget third level students to be given €250 each to help meet the cost of this year. Total cost €50m. Details to be worked […]
An inquest into the death of Denis McKennedy, a labourer working on a relief scheme at Caheragh near Skibbereen, found that he had ‘died of starvation due to the gross negligence of the Board of Works” He had been owed three weeks wages when he died at the side of the Road and the results […]