The pontificate of Pope Francis has been many things to many people, but an under-reported litany of allegations against the pontiff appears to be the one area of concern that high-ranking supporters of the Argentine are struggling to contain.
The 2020 Irish general election will be held on Saturday, 8 February 2020. What is the biggest issue for you in this election? #gript
Claim – Minister Regina Doherty personally ensured that tips in our hospitality sector are paid to employees and not withheld. Verdict – Untrue. Background to the Claim Minister Regina Doherty has been distributing leaflets which say that the Minister has personally “ensured that tips in our hospitality sector are paid to employees and not […]
In Dostoyevsky’s great novel The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan Karamazov asserts that if there is no God, then anything is permitted. Reading what is known so far of the details of the horrific murder of the 17 year-old whose body parts were found in different parts of Dublin this week, we must certainly be conscious that […]
This is the kind of thing now that Mary Lou McDonald would be hopping mad about, if it was said by someone in any other party, but because it was a Sinn Fein Councillor, she’ll stay nice and quiet. One rule for the likes of you, another for party members in good standing, like Councillor […]
People with Down Syndrome are showing the world that there should be no limitations to what they can achieve. Karen Gaffney amazed Irish audiences in 2017 when she shared her story of becoming a champion swimmer, TED talker and recipient of an honorary doctorate, shattering many of the stereotypes of people with Down Syndrome – […]
The news headlines this morning are breath-taking in their awfulness. A homeless man maimed for life because Dublin City Council thought his tent was unsightly and removed it with a digger while he was still inside. A teenager killed and chopped up (no word yet on whether he was alive or dead when the latter […]
It’s officially election time, which means that it’s officially time for the airwaves to be filled with people complaining about election posters, and officially time for some candidate who doesn’t need election posters to announce that he or she will not actually use election posters. First out of the blocks in 2020 is a former […]
The European Commission (the executive branch of the EU) for the next five years has recently taken office under the Presidency of Ursula von der Leyen. The 27 members of the Commission (one from each member state – the departing UK has not named a commissioner) form a cabinet government and together they propose legislation, […]
A Bill published by Westminster will, if passed, mean that a poll on a United Ireland would be almost guaranteed to fail. The Referendums Criteria Bill [HL] 2019-20 is currently before the House of Lords and states that 60% or more of those voting in any border poll within Northern Ireland would have to approve of any proposal for Irish unity. A […]
Roger Scruton who died on January 12 was a remarkable person. He grew up in Ancoats, a part of Manchester captured in L.S Lowry’s distinctive paintings. The son of a socialist school teacher Scruton became perhaps the most eloquent of modern thinkers to reject socialism and all its works. Unlike many of the déclassé left […]
FG have chosen to go to the country rather than let a no confidence vote in Simon Harris go ahead. FG have seen off a ridiculous number of no confidence motions since their last election, but they’re now on the verge of calling a general election to avoid facing what should be a pretty routine […]