Tag: Conservatism
Elections, Reflections: Part I
“I am alone against hordesI cannot stop nor let goI stand here in the long cold hoursalone against every foe.”An Táin Bó Cúailnge This is part of a series of articles by a diverse range of figures working in Irish...
Ringing Endorsement: Niall Ring Gives Malachy Steenson Momentum in Final Week of Campaigning
The campaign to see independent nationalist Councillor Malachy Steenson elected in Dublin Central has been boosted this week following the ringing endorsement of former Lord Mayor of Dublin Niall Ring. Media attention is fixated on the north inner city in...
RTÉ – Ireland’s Fifth Column
When Ireland’s national broadcaster was launched on New Year's Eve in 1961 President Eamon de Valera compared it to atomic energy - it would either make or break the Irish race. “Never before was there in the hands of men...
The Professor’s Party Comes of Age: What the AfD Can Teach Irish Populism
The European political arena is still ringing with Sunday’s not-so-surprising triumph for Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in two regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony that placed them comfortably ahead of Berlin’s ruling green-left coalition. Irish press coverage scarcely goes...
Stormont Puberty Blocker Dispute: Sinn Féin Tests Waters on Collapsing Trans Agenda
Left-unity on both sides of the border seems to be the primary casualty in this week’s standoff between Sinn Féin and other left-wing parties as Michelle O’Neill backed a wider UK-wide initiative to pull the use of puberty blockers for...
McDowell’s Return: Right-Wing Mainstreamer or Pseudo-Populist Charlatan?
Erstwhile ex-PD leader Michael McDowell looks to be stretching his political muscles in time for an autumn election with an op-ed in the Irish Times Wednesday on runaway asylum numbers a firm sign that the seanadóir is itching for one...
After Kinahan: Irish Narco-Politics and Multiculturalism Are On A Collision Course
A Shooting in Summerhill April 25, 2016. Two armed men wearing boiler suits and Freddy Krueger masks barged into a northside boozer at the Sunset House midway through a raffle for republican prisoners. Quickly identifying their mark, the pair opened...
Opt Out: Dáil Adjournment Shows Migration Pact on the Ropes Ahead of Crunch Vote
There are strong indicators that the government’s resolve to ratify the EU Migration Pact could be wavering after a Fine Gael attempt to postpone a crunch Oireachtas vote on the asylum deal was carried Wednesday afternoon at the behest of...
Diversity in an Irish Town; The Great Replacement and the Six Counties
Dublin’s bank holiday rally just past is indicative of a seashift in national opinion with the Irish quickly registering an unexpected volkish volte-face against mass migration previously unthought of. The cat is not just out of the bag but is...
Gunboat Asylum Policy: Don’t Fall Into Tory Trap on Irish Refugee Crisis
The 20th century problem of partition took a 21st century turn for the worse this week as Westminster commenced a sabre rattling campaign against Dublin with a semi-overt threat to target the Republic with hybrid migration Lukashenko style. A week...