And counting.
A bribe that does not change behaviour is worth no more than three coins in a fountain
Latest figures.
Almost €300m estimated for 2023.
“Vital support.”
ODA recipient countries have military forces/equipment our Defence Forces don’t have!
“It’s a red line issue for Ireland.”
A few weeks ago, most of us hadn’t even heard of ‘de-banking’ — until Brexit architect Nigel Farage felt the petty wrath of Coutts & Co. Cancel culture moves quickly because now an entire nation is being de-banked. That’s right: as reported by Reuters, “The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to the […]
“Those who are most vulnerable in our society.”
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 […]
As part of its Pre-Budget Submission, the overseas development agency Trócaire has called on the government to continue to grow Ireland’s aid budget from €868 million to €2.5 billion by 2030. Such a striking increase would mean that the proportion of Ireland’s national income that was being set aside for foreign aid would rise […]
On Wednesday, the Dáil is due to hear Statements on ‘Supporting Inclusion and Combatting Racism in Ireland.’ There can be little doubt that much of the scheduled 105 minute debate will be taken up by TD’s seeking to outdo each other as they breathlessly scale the peaks of The High Moral Ground and hurl vitriol […]