ON THIS DAY: 22 January 1925: Birth of Raymond Crotty, Economist, writer, academic, political activist and farmer who advocated against Ireland’s membership of the EU Raymond Crotty was born in Kilkenny into a family of 5 brothers and 5 sisters. While a student in St. Kieran’s College he began breeding pigs in his spare time, […]
The most popular newborn baby name in the Belgian capital of Brussels is now the Islamic name “Muhammad” according to the country’s national statistics agency, Stratbel. Two variations of the name – “Mohamed” and “Mohammed” – were two of the top three most common boys’ names in Brussels last year, with a total of 18,430 […]
A new major poll has found that only 27% of French people believe that the EU is advantageous to France overall. The poll was conducted by France’s oldest and most respected daily financial newspaper, Les Echos, which is 114 years old. According to the poll, which asked about the advantages and disadvantages of the EU, […]
Western researchers stand accused of channeling their inner Dr. Frankenstein or mad scientist, after it appears that they’ve been playing God with artificial viruses. Experts say it could have “irreversible consequences” for the human race. Not only are scientists apparently creating viruses that are more infectious by design, spreading between hosts more easily, but they […]
The vice-president of the European Central Bank has said that the record levels of inflation that the Euro is currently experiencing are “not as temporary” as previously believed. Luis de Guindos, who was previously Spain’s economy Minister, has said that the inflation Europe’s currency is feeling may last longer than the ECB had expected. Eurozone […]
The Irish government allowed it to. We all deserve better.
Nolan: ‘Like Waiting for Godot.’
The German government is openly calling for a United States of Europe, and it remains to be seen how Irish politicians will react. @Ben_Scallan comments.
Irish MMA two-weight world champion Conor McGregor has dubbed the Irish government “lapdogs” of the EU, adding that Ireland has “stockholm syndrome” to the bloc and that “economic partnership should not mean political surrender.” Last week, McGregor tweeted that it was “time to talk about Ireland leaving the European Union.” This prompted Fine Gael TD […]
EU Commission back-tracked
Will expire after 9 months
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has offered to send migrants on its border to Western Europe, saying “[You] think migration is good…if it’s good for you, take them.” The comments were made while speaking to Hungarian public broadcaster Kossuth Radio last week. “Our argument with Brussels is not because they don’t see the numbers that […]