Month: February 2024
“Notions” Are Good, Actually.
There are few things worse for an Irish person than being called out for having “notions”. The accused is thought to be prideful, self-obsessed, narcissistic, and possibly delusional. In reality, “having notions” means having ideas above your station. The Irish,...
[REVEALED] RTÉ AUDIENCE MEMBER TURNS OUT TO BE A LEFT-WING LGBT ACTIVIST
Last night on RTE's Up Front with Katie Hannon, an audience member posed a question about the upcoming marriage referendum. Viewers recognised him from a previous episode of the show. In an unsurprising twist, he has been revealed to be...
‘An Geimhreadh Thiar?’: Máirtín Ó Direáin as a Spenglerian Prophet of Ireland’s Decline
Influenced by the anti-modernism of Oswald Spengler, the Gaelic poetry of Ó Direáin rebukes modern Ireland's urban winter in favour of a return to the consciousness of our rural springtime. The following article is syndicated with permission from Aistí ó...
Ireland’s debt to Sweden: The foundation of the Irish Folklore Commission
This article was translated to Swedish and published by the Swedish publication Konservativ debatt. Here it is displayed in the original English-language form. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Gaelic Revival sought to recover and express Ireland’s native...
Rajputana and Decadence: a Warning to European Civilisation
This article has been syndicated with the permission of the Swedish publication Konservativ debatt. It has been translated into English from the original Swedish. Rajputana, Land of the Rajputs, in the early 12th century, was a kingdom filled with majestic...
Fact-check: Helen McEntee “Debunking Migration Myths”
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee last week claimed to "bust five myths about migration." We' examined her claims using the available statistics. Claim #1: Migrants Contribute to the Economy Fact Check: False The Minister cites a statistic, without reference, stating...
FACT-CHECK: Is obesity a disease, as Leo claims?
"Obesity is a disease, and we should not forget that.” - Leo Varadkar Sinn Féin TD for Louth, Ruairí Ó Murchú, brought up the shortage of ozempic in Ireland, a drug being touted as a sufficient weight-loss remedy, with Leo...