Brexit day is a hugely important day for Fine Gael in the context of this general election campaign, because in many ways it’s a day of genuine triumph for the Government. Whether the fears of societal collapse and economic catastrophe on foot of Brexit were ever based in fact, or whether they were exaggerated, the […]
In some ways, you have to feel very sorry for Fianna Fáil’s MEP Billy Kelleher. When he voted, as a TD, to abolish the offence of blasphemy, he probably thought he was increasing his own freedom of speech. What he didn’t realise was that the offence of blasphemy in Ireland was only abolished for mocking […]
The reaction to the Brexit vote in Ireland is born of pure ignorance in all things
EU, ignorance existing within the highest echelons of politics and the media
right down to the ordinary Joe-citizen.
Brexit could spell the breakup of the United Kingdom if a new YouGov poll conducted in Scotland proves accurate.
Boris Johnson’s government has been warned that failure to deliver special systems for the border processing of goods on the island of Ireland will likely result in legal action being taken by the European commission.
Airbus SE has given the UK’s economy a significant vote of confidence ahead of Britain’s official departure from the EU.
Nationalism is certainly proving popular, but the question of whether it is a short term outlier or in fact will continue growing beyond Trump and Brexit is yet to be decided.
Since 2016, the Irish political and media establishment has clung to a single, unifying, and unshakeable theory about Brexit: It was a fluke result, fuelled by the confluence of several unique factors. A poor remain campaign. Lies by Brexiteers. A surge in anti-immigrant sentiment, or when they’re not being diplomatic, “racist bigotry”. Poor turnout by […]
Voters in the Derry constituency of Foyle are preparing to choose, on Thursday, their new MP. A solidly nationalist seat, the winner is predicted to come from one of the two large nationalist parties, incumbent MP Elisha McCallion for Sinn Fein, and the leader of the SDLP, Colum Eastwood. Peadar Toibin’s Aontu is running councillor […]
Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, has been slammed for hypocrisy after she said Brexit was being foisted on the north while her party works to enable Westminster in forcing abortion on the region. Yesterday, Deputy McDonald said: “There is no such thing as a good Brexit. Brexit is being foisted on the north of […]
One of the things that Brexit has done has been to create, amongst supporters of the European Union, an almost fanatical mythology about its strength and its iron will. “There will not be a re-opening of the withdrawal agreement” was the refrain for months, nay years, leading up to this morning’s breakthrough. “There will be […]
Lady Hale QC, the president of the Supreme Court, said the suspension of Parliament was unlawful as it “had the effect of frustrating or preventing Parliament from carrying out its constitutional functions”.