Does Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc see Blueshirts in his Cornflakes? Confronting Red Revisionism
“Revisionism became a purge, a way of sanitising the Irish past to make it compatible with contemporary liberalism.”-Richard Kearney Does Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc see Blueshirts in his cornflakes each morning? The left-republican academic continues the media tour of his...
Biased Institutions? Inside Coimisiún na Meán’s Antifascist Liaisons
On paper, at least, Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM) should be your typical apolitical, technocratic state organisation. The digital and media coordinator, not just for Ireland but a huge swathe of the European Union (EU) from its Shelbourne Road HQ, CnaM,...
An Irish Boriswave? James Lawless Floats Visa Bonanza in India
Around the time Taoiseach Martin was clenching his teeth in the Oval Office last month, his party comrade and Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless touched down in New Delhi for what could be argued to be an...
Could Trump Tarriffs Break Fine Gael’s Patronage Networks?
Simon Harris, the TikTok Tanaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has had a particularly rough time these past few weeks. Focusing too much on actually governing Ireland at the time when it faces an economic crossroads, he has left his...
Welcome to the Yookay: How Ireland Should Prepare for a post-English UK
“The future of England is not one of revolution or renaissance, but of entropy”-Anthony Burgess As of the time of writing, it would be hard not to notice a sense of unease within the United Kingdom on this side of...
The Shield and the Sham: Inside Michael McGrath’s NGO Army
The nullification of election results in Romania, the continued clampdown against the German AfD, and now the barring of Marine Le Pen from running for the Elysee Palace in 2027 all point to a growing tendency by Euro-lib elites to...
Seán Dorgan Fianna Fáil’s Progressive Kingmaker?
A hearty performance at November’s general election steadied the ship within the Soliders of Destiny as years of anti-Martin disquiet failed to amount to anything beyond internal grumbling. Heading into semi-retirement shortly, even a return from the grave appearance by...
Killing Granny? Where Next for Irish Euthanasia Legislation in 2025
Legislating for euthanasia in Ireland could be a bridge too far for the progressive agenda a Dublin conference heard last weekend with attendees warning that current legislative proposals would merely open the door for assisted suicide on demand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rswMR3UrZOU Jointly...
Meath Conference to Challenge Trans Agenda in Irish Schools
A collection of writers, activists, and parents will gather at Johnstown Estate, County Meath, on Saturday, April 5th with an eye on organising further resistance to transgender indoctrination by the Irish education system and health system in a conference organised...
How the Irish Government Could Push for an All-Island Asylum Policy
The Irish border issue looks to become septic yet again. Not through Brexit mishaps or the perennial issues of smuggling and paramilitarism but the very 21st phenomenon of mass migration.Belfast, not Rosslare or Dublin Airport is becoming the primary entry...