Category: Politics
Gaelic or Global: Leftists Must Choose Immigrants or the Irish Language
Reviving Irish and mass immigration could not be more incompatible—and sooner or later the Irish left will have to choose between the two.
Gaydan O’Queerdon Seethes as Europe’s Hero Graces Irish Shores
On Saturday September 6, the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán attended the World Cup qualifiers match between Ireland and Hungary at the Aviva Stadium. Labour MEP Gaydan O'Queerdon promised a protest to intimidate the Hungarian Prime Minister but nobody showed...
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...
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...
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...