Tag: Get Em Out
Ballymena Burns: Has Loyalism’s Containment Zone Broken Down
The uninitiated should abandon all pretence of knowledge when examining northern street politics. Beyond the sweet nothings of Stormont lies a sectarian web of covert deals, narco-politics, and a strategy of containment through the enabling of hooliganism by British intelligence....
Dogwhistle or Reform: Inside O’Callaghan’s New Asylum Bill
A Fianna Fáil-led attempt to transpose the EU Migration Pact into law is perhaps the first instance in which the protests of the past two years have had a direct impact on legislation, for better or worse. Minister Jim O’Callaghan...
Athlone Standoff Shows Irish Asylum Saga Reigniting Post-Election
Fresh life is being breathed into the Republic’s asylum drama as Athlone locals faced off against authorities against plans to impose a 1,000-man refugee centre in the northern suburb of Lissywollen. Already subject to a well-attended public meeting, an intense...