Category: Ireland
Will We see a Sinn Féin Lurch to the ‘Right’ Post-Election?
Around this time last year, I had a conversation with a Sinn Féin TD in Dublin. This TD has been a party member for decades. He isn’t a Johnny-come-lately or some eccentric who somehow ended up in the Dáil in...
Rob Carry: Grassroots Nationalist Challenges Constituency of Death in Wicklow
As Wicklow braces itself for a fiercely contested general election, one name stands out among independent candidates aiming to shake up the political establishment. A seasoned community advocate, business owner, and first-time general election candidate, Rob Carry brings a fresh...
Our Gallant Allies: What Ireland Can Learn from European Nationalism, A Conversation With Derek Blighe
Following Junes's European and local elections, The Burkean's Tadhg Pidgeon sat down with Derek Blighe to discuss trends emerging on the Continent and where Ireland could follow the lead. Shared with permission, the full episode is available from Spotify and...
Mass Migration and the Origins of the Irish Housing Crisis
Despite the economic recovery that Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil keep reminding the public about, homeownership remains an ambition confined to those willing to sacrifice their blood, sweat, and tears to achieve. Even during the economically murky era of the...
The New Transatlantic Relationship: What Are Ireland’s Strategic Objectives for a Second Trump Term
Vengence is coming to the Potomac and all counts point to Leinster House being lamentably underprepared. Days shy of an American presidential election and even projections point to a second and likely proactive Trump White House term but in a...
Irish Hate Speech; Laws-What Happened, What We Learnt and What is Next
The dying days of the 33rd Dáil have seen a frantic legislative rush ahead of a now near-certain November 29th election date. Among these pieces of legislation is the Criminal Justice (Hate Offences) Bill, heavily enfeebled since government amendments effectively...
GE24: The Irish Right Facing Defeat from Vote Splitting
EXPLAINING VOTE SPLITTING In a Single Transferable Vote system, you need a mixture of a high first preference and transfers to get elected. For most parties, they run a single candidate to maximise first preferences so that the rate of...
Irish Liberalism as a Form of Dehistoricisation
Ireland’s rich and tumultuous history has shaped not only its cultural and social landscape but also the collective identity of its people. From the Gaelic tribes to the Norman invasion, from British colonisation to the struggle for independence, the past...
Agent Cobalt: Oireachtas Spy Scandal of MI5 Dirty Tricks
Weeks before a likely November election The Sunday Times Irish edition has again hit upon journalistic gold. A potential honeypot operation at the beating heart of power in Leinster House implicating an as-of-yet anonymous Irish parliamentarian, a Russian embassy apparatchik...
Get Them Home! Irish Defence Forces Withdraw Necessary Amid Lebanon War
As tensions boil over in the Middle East yet again, and Israel mounts an invasion of Southern Lebanon, the Irish government ought to reconsider its engagement in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the region. Ireland has 340 soldiers in...