On June 11th, 2004, sixteen and a half years ago, the Irish people went to the polls to vote on the 27th amendment to the constitution. The proposal in front of them was to strip from the constitution the automatic right to citizenship conferred on every child born on Irish soil. Instead, prior to the […]
Fianna Fáil senator Malcolm Byrne has told the Seanad that “unqualified people” should not be allowed to spread anti-vaccination information online.
Twenty TDs and Senators have signed a letter to an Taoiseach, an Tánaiste and to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney expressing serious concern about the mistreatment of the Uighur Muslim people by the Chinese authorities. The letter, addessed to Mícheál Martin and Leo Varadkar as well as the Foreign Affairs Minister says that the […]
The government is coming under fire after appointing former TD for Meath Regina Doherty as leader of the Seanad, although she had previously led Fine Gael’s campaign to abolish the lower house. “Politicians often wonder what makes people cynical about politics…it’s strokes like the appointment of Regina Doherty,” wrote Irish Catholic Editor, Michael Kelly. […]
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 […]
Ireland’s newest political party, Aontú will contest the Seanad elections for the first time at the end of the month, after Paul Lawless secured a nomination on behalf of Aontú. Lawless, a native of Mayo, secured more than 3000 first preference votes in Election 2020 on February 9th. Leader of Aontú Peadar Tóibín said Paul […]