Tag: Fine Gael
Liberal Ireland’s Disingenuous Response to the Asylum Crisis
The Irish government, following the growth of anti-immigrant sentiment in various protests across the country, has mobilised its efforts to save face on its purposeful negligence towards the topic of immigration. Simon Harris says that the state is deporting people...
Hate Speech Advocates Trounced at Freedom of Speech Debate in UCD
At University College Dublin, a recent event was held in which several guest speakers were invited to speak at the college to discuss the topic of freedom of speech. Avowedly supporting the incoming hate speech legislation at this event were...
Young Fine Gael and the Yellow Peril: Hawkish NeoCons Play Diplomat
IntroductionThe hawkish Neoconservatism of Young Fine Gael is on display recently in an ominous policy paper document regarding the future of Irish-Chinese relations. The YFG hierarchy has dictated the state’s recommended approach to Ireland’s diplomatic relations, with the hypothetical prompt...
Paschal’s Wager: Irish Politicians and Finance Scandals
Coming on the heels of Damien English’s resignation over a recent property scandal, his fellow Fine Gael TD, Paschal Donohoe, has found himself in similar controversy over his failure to declare election-season financial expenses. The prolific trend among Irish politicians...
Leo The Loin Hearted Returns: A Taste of What Is To Come
Christmas has come early for Leo Varadkar who, having recently got his rocks off in a Dublin gay disco, has returned as Taoiseach, as chief of the Irish and, more particularly, of anyone else who rocks up in our green...
Fine Gael’s Vested Interests in Censorship Legislation
Between Helen McEntee’s Hate Speech Bill and the Media Regulation Bill, the Irish government has ramped up its efforts to contain online political dissent. The coalition government’s continued mismanagement of political crises has contributed to a growing public discontent in...
Dear Varadkar: Globalism, not Nationalism, is the Ideology that will Leave You with Nothing
It is rare that national media outlets refer to nationalism, and on the few times they do, they are almost always decrying it as an evil - and so was the case still when Leo Varadkar complained that his Government’s...
Dublin Does Sodom and Gomorrah
Given the current state of Dublin's inner city, it seems the slums of a century and more ago have been painted over to cater to Sinn Féin's LGBT++ zeitgeist. Dublin, in a word, is a kip; it combines all of...
Whatever Happened to National Catholicism?
Though the recent death of Carmelite nun Sr Mary Kevin O'Higgins ends another living link to the revolutionary period, it does help us underscore still-relevant networking patterns. Maev O'Higgins was born in Government Buildings (now the Department of the Taoiseach),...
What to do with Seán Russell?
Leo Varadkar is correct. We do need conversations about the statue of Seán Russell, the vandalism of the Booterstown plaque to Kevin O'Higgins, the vandals' Glasnevin victory, the Nenagh and Drumcondra monuments to rapist Martin Hogan, the statues in Crossmaglen,...