Category: Politics
Analysis in Decay: Burn Them Out!: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
Clare-based historian Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc has published a new book titled Burn Them Out!: A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland (2025). This is a hot-button topic and certainly one of interest to readers of the...
Welcome to the Yookay: How Ireland Should Prepare for a post-English UK
“The future of England is not one of revolution or renaissance, but of entropy”-Anthony Burgess As of the time of writing, it would be hard not to notice a sense of unease within the United Kingdom on this side of...
The Shield and the Sham: Inside Michael McGrath’s NGO Army
The nullification of election results in Romania, the continued clampdown against the German AfD, and now the barring of Marine Le Pen from running for the Elysee Palace in 2027 all point to a growing tendency by Euro-lib elites to...
Seán Dorgan Fianna Fáil’s Progressive Kingmaker?
A hearty performance at November’s general election steadied the ship within the Soliders of Destiny as years of anti-Martin disquiet failed to amount to anything beyond internal grumbling. Heading into semi-retirement shortly, even a return from the grave appearance by...
Killing Granny? Where Next for Irish Euthanasia Legislation in 2025
Legislating for euthanasia in Ireland could be a bridge too far for the progressive agenda a Dublin conference heard last weekend with attendees warning that current legislative proposals would merely open the door for assisted suicide on demand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rswMR3UrZOU Jointly...
Meath Conference to Challenge Trans Agenda in Irish Schools
A collection of writers, activists, and parents will gather at Johnstown Estate, County Meath, on Saturday, April 5th with an eye on organising further resistance to transgender indoctrination by the Irish education system and health system in a conference organised...
Will State Subsidies Kill Irish Journalism’s Credibility?
While the Hate Speech Bill was binned faster than Simon Harris’ tenure as the ‘TikTok Teesh’, the remaining systematic vestiges of its enforcement mechanism remain fully reusable by the long arm of the Media Commission. Styled Comisiún na Meán to...
Ireland’s New Atlantic Relationship: Will the Patrick Collison Drop the Ball on Replacement Migration?
A diplomatic sigh of relief could be heard on this side of the Atlantic as the Taoiseach avoided a verbal spanking courtesy of the new Trump administration during the perfunctory Saint Patrick’s Day visit. A positive diaspora-driven image of the...
Operation Sophia: When Ireland’s Open Border Agenda Undermined Neutrality
Rhetoric is meeting reality this week as the Irish government began the legislative process of dispensing with the ‘Triple Lock” mechanism putting requirements on UN, Cabinet, and Oireachtas approval for any deployments of more than 12 Defence Forces personnel. Thanks...
MAGA’s Atlantic Vassal: What a Trump Presidency Could Demand from Ireland
The implications of JD Vance’s February Munich Security Conference speech are fast reaching the Department of Foreign Affairs halls as the Taoiseach girdles his loins for a potentially bruising White House visit this St. Patrick’s Day. Ireland has so far...