Category: Politics
Wake Up and Smell the Kerosene: Battle of Pearse Street Just the Start
"A glory to Dublin, to her we renown, In the long generations her fame will go down, And the children will tell how their forefathers saw, The red blaze of freedom on Erin Go Bragh"-Peadar Kearney The Irish state’s response...
REVEALED: Ireland is the 7th-most Immigration-Sceptic Country in the World
New data from the Alliance of Democracies Foundation has revealed that Ireland is the 7th most immigration-sceptic country in the world. With 23% of Irish people saying that less immigration is one of the top-three issues for them, almost twice...
Niall Collins’ Gaffe: “On The Ditch” and Ireland’s Looming Regime Change
“The real point is that all this doesn’t matter a fiddler's fart on the Cliffs of Moher to the country’s real problems.” - Breandán Ó hEithir As the prospect of war grips most European cabinets, France teeters, and populist governments...
How Musk Could Take Ireland to Task Over Hate Speech Legislation
Twitter’s Fenian Street HQ was a powerful place to be in the mid to late 2010s. The cockpit of the social media giant’s European operations, a generation of activists that came of age during the 2015 Marriage Referendum accrued immense...
Sinn Fein and the Risk of Post-Populist Fatigue
Speculation as to Sinn Fein’s utility as a party of government and its actions therein are prevalent. The question as to whether a Sinn Féin government could fulfil its rhetorical election promises is a significant one, which may have repercussions...
Hate Speech Bill Passes Dáil
The Irish government, arguably now the most progressive regime in Europe, has been playing catch up with the European Union in recent years as the country desperately tries to atone for its conservative history. Wednesday, the 26th of April, the...
“F**k Irlanda”: The Reality of Migrant Anti-Irish Sentiment
The below video was posted to Twitter yesterday by user @Cryptopalantir, showing young males of Algerian origin outside the International Protection Office on Mount St., Dublin 2. Their laughing and saying "F**k Irlanda" giving an insight at the real sentiments...
Parochialism vs. Populism: What Next For the Rural Independent Group?
A video published by Gript on April 12th, interviewed independent TDs Mattie McGrath and Michael Collins on the idea of a new party that would put “Ireland first” and speak up for rural communities which have been left behind. Undoubtedly...
Animal Advocacy Group Calls for Peaceful Demonstration
Animal rights and welfare issues must be included as an integral tenet to any positive vision of Irish Nationalism. Pet theft is degenerate. Missing/Stolen Animals Ireland is calling for the public to support their peaceful demonstration outside Leinster House on...
Turning the Sod: Irish Farmers’ Launch New Anti-Establishment Political Movement.
Last Sunday saw the launch event of the Farmers’ Alliance, a new political initiative to bring rural voices back into Irish politics. It follows a wave of rural discontent that is sweeping across Europe in the wake of EU-imposed ‘Green...