NGO: The National Women’s Council of Ireland Purpose: Self-appointed spokespersons for every woman in Ireland, including women who were born male. Funding: Almost €1,000,000 (in 2018) per year from the taxpayer, another €90,000 or so from the EU and foreign groups. Just €15,000 in voluntary donations. Expenditure: Some €700,000 on 14 employees, and another €100,000 […]
Ireland has an “astonishing” 32,841 NGOs and, with many being taxpayer-funded to the collective tune of €5.9 billion annually, an Offaly TD has called for a “critical examination” of the sector. Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has called on the government to initiate an immediate review into the necessity of non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) […]
“They have nothing good to contribute” – Carol Nolan TD blasts some of the NGO sector on their significant taxpayer funding. #gript
The Rural Independent Group has declared war on NGO An Taisce, calling for the group to be defunded and arguing that they have shown an “utter lack of consideration to the rural economy” by challenging planning permission for a Kilkenny cheese plant. “We call for an end to the annual €3.5 million of taxpayer’s money […]
Note: The ILGA has now released a statement which states that “ILGA World categorically, and in no uncertain terms, does not advocate to eliminate or lower the general age of consent, nor supports paedophilia in any way, shape or form – and never has.” We have requested clarification from the ILGA as to why they […]
The banjoist with the British folk rock band, Mumford and Sons, has provoked a wearily-familiar Twitter storm by having the temerity to read a book by American journalist Andy Ngo which exposes the worst behavior of Antifa. Ngo’s book, Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy has become an Amazon bestseller. It’s a well-researched account […]
Umbrella NGO Le Cheile has retweeted a Twitter post calling to “gather forces now” and sweep anti-lockdown protesters “off the streets when the time comes.” Le Chéile, an umbrella organisation for a range of taxpayer funded NGOs and leftwing political movements, which describes itself as “a cross-sectoral alliance working together to challenge the far right […]
In the five years from 2014 to 2018, a total of 4,821 Deportation Orders were imposed on non-EU nationals found to be illegally residing within the state. Of course, this does not mean that anything like that number then went on to leave the state. Because while Deportation Orders do create a legal obligation […]
Taxpayer-funded organisations are meant to be transparent and accountable. Proper order, given that so many millions in our taxes are granted each year to entities which often seem to be a favourite of the politically powerful rather than the public. One of the ways in which transparency is achieved is in inviting various parties to […]
A recent report conducted by the Social Policy Department at UCD for the Dublin Regional Housing Executive contains some interesting insights into the response to homelessness in the city. Among the groups who took part were Merchants Quay, Crosscare, Focus, and the Capuchin Day Centre. Seemingly, no homeless persons nor any of the smaller voluntary […]
The author, John Hamill, is Co-Host of The Free Thought Prophet Podcast Last week, the Seanad debated the Electoral (Civil Society Freedom) (Amendment) Bill 2019, which proposed to remove several restrictions on the influence of money within our political process. Currently, the Electoral Act places limits on the value of individual donations made for political purposes. This new […]
Even with the current Covid panic, the issue of homelessness continues to exercise many. The current estimate stands at around 10,000 people homeless in Ireland, of whom almost half are in Dublin. The exact criteria for such a determination is somewhat vague, but even so, many people are finding it difficult to get a home […]