Tag: Ireland
Newbridge Says No: Massive Turnout on Wednesday Evening
Wednesday 27th of September at 7pm there was a sizeable protest outside The Gables Guest House and Leisure Centre in Newbridge. Locals were voicing their concerns after a busload of foreign men were spotted taking up residence in the building....
Ireland’s New Electoral Commission and its powers: Another victory for the government in their war against Free Speech
In what might seem (to the untrained eye) to be another humdrum quango involved in the tedious business of organising elections lie many grave threats to Ireland’s struggling democracy. Ireland’s new Electoral Commission, founded in April of this year, will...
Fact-Check: Was a black girl denied a gymnastics medal due to racism in Ireland?
The Claim: Video from an Irish youth gymnastics meet showed various competitors being presented with medals. The only black girl in view is not given a medal by the judge. Various media outlets and international sporting figures claimed that this...
The Good, the Bad, and the Cringey: Post-mortem of the Dáil Protest
“I hate little wars,” said Wellington. So do we; and we hate still more a petty mob meeting without purpose, and dispersing without success. Perfect order, silence, obedience, alacrity, and courage make an assemblage formidable and respectable.” Thomas Davis: “Scolding...
Burkean Campus Insider: Dublin Nightlife Guide
Continuing our Fresher's Week student guide, we take a look at the vibrant, fragrant, vagrant world of Dublin nightlife... Students escaping from their restrictive and domineering family homes, where their bitchy mammies refuse to use vegan plant-based alternative foods, will...
Burkean Campus Insider: Dublin Freshers Guide
As freshers week kicks off in earnest, and a new influx of students enter Dublin colleges, The Burkean provides a sampling of the ecstatic college antics which they can expect to see during their college life. Providing general campus lore...
Ireland and the Spanish Civil War: Debunking Leftist Myths
Central among the myths that motivate leftist Irish republicans is that of Ireland’s engagement in the Spanish Civil War. Heralding Frank Ryan as an anti-fascist hero, singing songs about the Connolly Column like Christy Moore’s Viva la Quinta Brigada and...
An Tánaiste in the Holy Land: Is Irish Neutrality the Price of Martin’s Commission Dreams
The Cork TD bit the bullet of disingenuous questions about De Valera’s condolences to Hitler and alleged antisemitism in Ireland this week. An Tánaiste Micheál Martin touched down in Israel as part of a week-long state visit to the...
The legacy of Berkeley’s Querist in Irish Protectionist thought (Part 2)
This second article on Berkeley's protectionism is to highlight his influence on the country's contribution to economic writing. This is a syndicated piece with permission from the writer Aistí Ó Chraobh, following the previous article on the subject. ‘Mr. de...
Fair City Propaganda: The NGO-RTÉ Disinformation Cartel
A new character on RTÉ's Fair City is intended to be a punching bag of "far right" clichés, but a look at the rest of the soap opera's cast and their links with astroturfed "antiracist" NGOs exposes the rot that...