Category: Politics

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...

/ 30/04/2023

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...

/ 28/04/2023

“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...

/ 26/04/2023

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...

/ 20/04/2023

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...

/ 20/04/2023

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...

/ 19/04/2023

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth Spends €1.3 Billion Since 2020

Publicly available on the government’s website is the expenditures list for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth. Below it is represented in a graph which visibly demonstrates the massive surge in government spending induced in part by...

/ 18/04/2023

Biden in Ireland – Liberal Ireland’s Papal Visit

Joe Biden has come and gone, in a short visit that will not soon be forgotten. The main reason for the event was the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The first day of his three-day...

/ 17/04/2023

Yes to Europe? The EU’s War on the Irish Family

The following first appeared on the Substack ‘Creeve Rua’ and is syndicated with the permission of the author. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s entry into the European Union, or as it was called then, the European Economic...

/ 14/04/2023

“Sous les pavés, chomâge.” What I saw at a French riot.

https://twitter.com/TheBurkeanIE/status/1646524050989260800 Bottles and bricks fly through the air from one side of the boulevard and smash into a policeman’s riot shield. Here and there the crowd keeps its distance from the heat of small bonfires that have been made out...

/ 13/04/2023