Tag: Ireland
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...
POST-IMMIGRATION RTÉ UPFRONT THOUGHTS
By virtue of being the only competent anti-immigration voice on the panel, the big winner once again was Peadar Tóibín, following on from his successful performance in the big leaders’ debate last week. It can be fairly argued that Tóibín...
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...
USI Censorship Machine Takes Aim at Irish Right on Campus
The Union of Students Ireland (USI) has taken justifiable flak this week following the casual exclusion of parties to the right of and including Aontú from their pre-election survey. Questioning all seven major Irish parties on their policy positions on...
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...
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...
Debunking The Guardian’s Version of Irish Identity
A recent piece in Britain’s leading publication in moral lecturing and liberal preening The Guardian is reminding Irish people, amid a wave of nativist rage and anger, that they are in fact mongrels or “a mixed bunch” and should therefore embrace open...
BritPop? No! GaelPop is back!
“We're not Britpop, we're Irish for a start” - Noel Gallagher At long last, Noel and Liam Gallagher have put their differences aside and are, ahem, getting the band back together. Millions, perhaps even billions rejoiced at the news, but...
In Memoriam: Jeff Gallagher
Jeff Gallagher, father, businessman, community pillar and Irish patriot died at age 46 on Wednesday 18th of September, dearly missed by friends and family. He is survived by his mother, 2 sisters, wife and 2 children. Jeff came from humble...