The European Parliament called for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. The opinion, passed in Strasbourg by 321 votes to 122; it carried no legislative weight but provoked a storm of political controversy. It was not the first and wouldn’t be the last time institutions within the European Union would admonish Ireland for it’s pro-life […]
ISIS have celebrated Russia’s war in Ukraine, calling it “divine punishment” and expressing hope that the conflict will spread to other European countries. According to an editorial in ISIS magazine Al Naba (“The News”), the Russian invasion of Ukraine is “divine punishment” sent upon the European “infidels” by Allah. They say that the conflict “will […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the heavy Western sanctions leveled against his country are “akin to a declaration of war” amid his ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have been severe, with certain Russian banks being kicked off the SWIFT financial system, and Western countries […]
Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the push to end Irish neutrality is now in full swing, with the government dragging the public kicking and screaming towards yet another woefully unpopular policy change. They did it with raising our corporate tax rate (which the public opposed). They did it with carbon tax (which the public opposed). And […]
Make no mistake about it: the war in Ukraine is, quite clearly, awful, and the ordinary citizens of Ukraine are undoubtedly victims in it. Right now there is heated debate in the West over the origins of this mess and which geopolitical factions are to blame. Is Russia mainly responsible, or NATO? Did Zelensky provoke […]
EU president Ursula Von Der Leyen has said that she wants Ukraine to join the European Union, claiming that “they belong to us.” The remarks were made this week amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We have a process with Ukraine that is, for example, integrating the Ukrainian market into the Single Market. We […]
The EU has announced plans to invest €15bn towards returning microchip manufacturing to Europe, to make the continent less reliant on foreign powers like China. The announcement was made by the European Commission this week, which said that the move was necessary to prevent future supply chain disruptions. “The European Chips Act will be a […]
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, […]
‘Increased opportunities for the language’
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 […]
A new political party in Ireland is calling for the EU to be made into a superstate, complete with its own government, army and constitution, and plans to run in the next election. VoltEuropa, which was established in Hamburg, Germany in 2018, is a pan-European party with factions and chapters across numerous EU member states […]