As the Irish Left roar and shout about the travesty that is the cost of living crisis, never forget that they, with the government, advocated for policies which directly contributed to it. @Ben_Scallan comments.
It’s no secret that Ireland, like many countries, is experiencing a serious cost of living crisis, fueled by inflation and a European energy crunch. Average families are facing a projected €1,300 increase in energy costs this year alone, and according to the CSO, inflation in Ireland rose 3.7% last year – the sharpest rise since […]
20 months on, and we’re now reduced to having politicians urging citizens to root out a fifth column that threatens the national struggle.
TDs have sternly hit out at the “totalitarian” ban on protests under the covid-19 restrictions, where taxi drivers who planned to protest inside their cars have been prohibited from demonstrating by Gardaí. “In the last couple of hours, I have been informed by the four national representative taxi groups that the Garda has banned their […]
Yesterday in the Dáil the Taoiseach was questioned by a number of TD’s on his dialogue and meetings with the various churches, faith groups and non-confessional bodies. These meetings are part of what is termed the Church State Structured Dialogue Process, which was established in 2005 and forms part of what the Government calls […]
In the midst of terrible unemployment news, and rising death tolls, and a shortage of testing, and a shortage of protective equipment, and general awfulness, it’s actually a relief to know that some things are as stupid as they normally are. Here’s the latest row, courtesy of Virgin Media’s Gav Reilly, who really does an […]
If you were the kind of person who bets, and if you had the chance to lay odds on which political party would produce the single dumbest policy of the General Election, you’d never go far wrong betting on Solidarity/People Before Profit. And if you’d made that bet, then today you would have won. A […]