Category: Ireland
McSweeney’s Great Migration: Anti-Musk Twitter Star Embedded in Ireland’s EU Infrastructure
As discussions rage about European Union censorship of American social media companies, the Institute of International and European Affairs quietly hired Twitter’s former global vice president of public policy Sinéad McSweeney. Fired amidst Elon Musk’s spring cleaning spree, McSweeney failed...
Attention All Chuds! The Burkean Calls for Writers
Over the years, this publication has remained a voice in support of patriotism, freedom of speech, and conservative ideas in Ireland. To continue this mission, The Burkean is issuing a call for new writers seeking a platform to express their...
Left, Right or Centre: Who Will Claim Ireland’s Post-Neutrality Space?
Perennial Irish misgivings about the nation’s place in the Anglo-American military alliance or EU militarisation are unlikely to avert a date with destiny in the not too distant future about Dublin’s threadbare defence policy. Caught between the Scylla of a...
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...
Court of Appeal Slams IHREC’s Asylum Accommodation Powergrab—Now Time to Trim Its Budget
The Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the temporary lack of accommodation for single male asylum seekers did not breach constitutional or human rights, overturning a prior High Court decision to that effect in a small but important blow to...