Month: August 2025
Oasis At Croke Park: The Triumphant Return of Gaelpop
Finally, the Gallagher brothers made a return to their country by blood to play two back-to-back nights at Croke Park. You may remember from my article last year when the band announced their reunion that I was unable to secure...
Michael McDowell’s Blog-Diplomacy
In an August 20th article written by the former Tánaiste and Attorney General, Senator Michael McDowell castigates the Ukraine peace negotiations established by United States President Donald Trump. McDowell characterises President Trump’s negotiation tactics with Russia as a kind of...
Clonskeagh’s Closed Doors: What the Irish Media Should be Asking About Islamist Infiltration
Warning of extremists filling the vacuum left amid the ongoing power struggle at Clonskeagh Mosque aired in the Sunday Times is the latest twist in the slow-burning drama consuming the Ummah in Ireland. At the eye of the storm sits...
Gerard Howlin’s Boomer Moment
The blood had scarcely scabbed over on Capel Street’s recent Islamist attack when the media launched into an engineered scare regarding a supposed spike in anti-Indian hate crimes. With the Garda Press Office and Coimisiún na Meán both fumbling the...
Combat-Ready? Plans for Irish Navy Flagship to Become Refugee Ferry Irks Top Brass
A once in a generation upgrade in the Irish navy has aired underlying questions about the future of the fleet with a public dispute over whether the Defence Forces should specialise in a Multi-Role Vessel (MRV) specialising in what is...
Unionism’s Identitarian Path? Were Does Loyalism Fit into Yookay Decline
The phased decline of the DUP isn’t just about scandals or the Windsor Framework. It reflects a deeper truth that loyalism was never fully integrated into the post-GFA state it defended. Typical of this, in 2016, the DUP championed Brexit...
FuJo: America’s Censorship Complex Finds a New Home in Dublin
In retrospect, 2010s was a golden epoch for digital transatlantic relations in Ireland courtesy of Dublin’s launchpad status for Big Tech. The relationship wasn’t just business however, Irish activists , ministers, and civil servants built personal ties with tech giants...
“Nothing to See Here” Will Capel Street Cover-Up Set Tone for New Garda Commissioner
The past 72 hours have seen Ireland’s media class attempting the intellectual equivalent of reversing a three-ton lorry with a blindfold on. The spirit of media backtracking has been palpable since footage emerged of last week’s stabbing attack on Gardai...