Category: Letters
Dump the Shamrocks: Why the Taoiseach Should Boycott Trump
We write to formally call for a boycott of the annual Shamrock Ceremony, scheduled to take place later this month. For far too long, the Irish American community has been politically neglected — courted for votes through promises that are...
My Experience with Ireland’s Trans Mafia
Some time ago, I attended a gathering in Dublin focused on strengthening family life. Needless to say, there was a counter-protest as well; that seems to be de rigueur these days. The contrast between the two groups was obvious and...
Against the Stickie Conspiracy Theory: No, the Workers’ Party Did Not Liberalise Ireland
Conspiracy theories can be the comfort blanket for both left and right, hard analysis takes just that bit of self-reflection. Within the Irish ‘Right’ there is a general notion that the genesis for contemporary progressive hegemony comes from the Stalinist...
Will Irish Republicanism Manage a ‘Vibeshift’ on Migration Question?
Irish Republicanism has gone down a bad road, and it needs to turn back quickly, for its own sake and for the nation’s sake. Republicans are now making themselves into enemies of ordinary Irish people. This is unprecedented and serious....
Bowling Alone on O’Connell Street: Atomisation and Modern Irish Life
“Every Civilization passes through the same necessary phases. First, the organic unity of a high Culture, rich in meaning, belief, and communal purpose. Then, as it reaches its zenith, the Culture hardens into mere Civilization—mechanistic, intellectualized, and devoid of the...
Storm Éowyn Recovery Bad Start for Ireland in Multipolar World
As far as bad omens for a new chaotic world of politics the sight of Romanian and Danish planes flying into Dublin Airport to provide emergency power generators should be scarred into our memory. An above average Atlantic storm Éowyn...
We’re Full: Irish Government Asks Refugees to Stop Coming
Yesterday’s low-level rioting at the Citywest asylum facility has put into focus the reality of the state’s overstretched international protection services. Less than a year into the Ukrainian conflict, the Department of Children and Integration tasked with managing the failing...
8% of Revenue Threatened by Vehicle Electrification Budget Office Warns
Doubts were cast upon the ability of the Irish State to successfully transition to a promised one million electric vehicles by 2030, with a new report by the Parliamentary Budget Office warning of a potential dip of 8% in state...