Category: Articles
The Renaissance and Political Realism
“In them for the first time we detect the modern political spirit of Europe” – Jacob Burckhardt, ‘The Renaissance in Italy’ Via the Renaissance, allow me to concisely consider the birth-throngs of modernity: the ur-aesthetic-political-conceptual conceits and peculiarities its victims...
Ireland’s Golden Visa Blunder: Did Chinese Intelligence Benefit from Visa Scheme?
The Irish government has opted to close its “golden visa” scheme in recent weeks, as the exploitation of the system by Chinese assets has spooked the government amidst growing concerns over Chinese activities in Europe. Ostensibly marketed towards Irish Americans,...
From Tanks to Think Tanks
When Churchill made his famous 'Iron Curtain' address, it seemed apposite to the zeitgeist of the time. Alas, now, the curtain swaying across Central Europe, from the Baltic to the Bosphorus Straits, and from Bialystok to the Black Sea, is...
A Critique of the Recent Joint Committee on Asylum.
Introduction On Tuesday the 21st of February, in an event that further damaged the idea that the Hard-Left in Ireland are out of power in Ireland, the Oireachtas held a Committee meeting on Integration and Refugees. If this were a...
Is the Irish Constitution Still Fit for Purpose?
Irish liberals love to take pride in the fact that Ireland – by remaining democratic throughout the twentieth century while much of Europe was upended in conflict – is one of the longest surviving democracies in Europe. However, given the...
Green Party Not Welcome? Division Between the Centre and Far-Left Following Pro-Migration Rally
Centre Left vs Far Left Divide at the Pro-Migration RallyIt appears there is trouble in paradise as Ireland’s pro-migration front has been showing deep divides since the even day before the Saturday March by Le Chéile took place. The night...
The Brahmins and the Border: Northern Protocol Debate Nears Potential End
Anglo-Irish relations, since a fallout over Brexit, are now orienting towards a short-term solution under the governments of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar. Both men, of Indian ethnic stock, by engaging in discussions over a...
The Ideals of Sarsfield’s Jacobitism do not belong in Modern Ireland
The following first appeared on the substack 'Creeve Rua' and is syndicated with the permission of the author. All those appreciative of Gaelic history and culture should naturally rejoice at the recent news that the remains of Jacobite hero Patrick Sarsfield...
Our Gallant Allies: How Will Irish Progressives Deal with Europe’s Turn Right?
With Ireland’s NGOcracy scrambling to put out fires at home, liberals took a minor spit take at the presence of An Taoiseach in Brussels hobnobbing with Órban and Meloni at this month's EU migration summit. A standard tête-à-tête, it constituted...
Why was Richard Boyd Barrett Next to Killer Steo Wall at the ‘Ireland For All’ Rally?
‘Ireland For All’, surely the event of the year for sweaty neckbeards and fupa afflicted mingers, occurred yesterday. Organsied by ‘Le Cheile’, a pro-migration organisation established in late 2020, the rally’s raison d'etre was to demonstrate a show of force...