Lord Patten, the last government of Hong Kong, has released an open letter calling on China to move back from its plans to unilaterally introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong. The legislation would give the Chinese Communist Party [CCP] wide-ranging powers to crack down on “treason, secession, sedition, and subversion! whilst also allowing the […]
Growing up as a small boy in County Monaghan, the divide in our school was never between Manchester United and Liverpool, or Manchester United and Chelsea (who were a rank mid-table team in those days), or even Manchester United and Arsenal. No, it was between Manchester United, and Leeds United. Leeds were a big team […]
Yesterday, the hashtag #BeKind was trending on Twitter, closely followed by the name Rónán Mullen. Senator Mullen is a pro-life politician who normally gets pretty nasty abuse from the liberal left on Twitter. Perhaps, I thought, the tragic death of Caroline Flack, who was tormented by vicious trolls on social media and the tabloids before dying […]
New legislation will seek to introduce a common sense approach to accidents in the school yard, addressing concerns that schools are being compelled to introduce a “no-running” policy because of fears of litigation. Independent NUI Senator Rónán Mullen is introducing the bill to give legal reassurance to schools and teachers assisting after schoolyard accidents. The […]
Independent Senator Rónán Mullen says he will introduce legislation to end the payment of excessive salaries to broadcasters in public service organisations by linking the pay of broadcasters, producers and researchers to public service pay scales.