Tag: Ireland
Debunking The Guardian’s Version of Irish Identity
A recent piece in Britain’s leading publication in moral lecturing and liberal preening The Guardian is reminding Irish people, amid a wave of nativist rage and anger, that they are in fact mongrels or “a mixed bunch” and should therefore embrace open...
BritPop? No! GaelPop is back!
“We're not Britpop, we're Irish for a start” - Noel Gallagher At long last, Noel and Liam Gallagher have put their differences aside and are, ahem, getting the band back together. Millions, perhaps even billions rejoiced at the news, but...
In Memoriam: Jeff Gallagher
Jeff Gallagher, father, businessman, community pillar and Irish patriot died at age 46 on Wednesday 18th of September, dearly missed by friends and family. He is survived by his mother, 2 sisters, wife and 2 children. Jeff came from humble...
Report: Mexican Cartels Are Getting Their Hooks Into Dublin Airport
Findings made public by the Revenue Commissioner and Gardaí point to a booming presence of Latin American cartels in Ireland as reports describe a developing new trend of desperate favela dwellers being used as drug mules through Dublin Airport. Having...
Nationalist Rep Asks: Where Are All The Irish Gone?
This evening in the Fingal County Council chamber, Councillor Patrick Quinlan of the National Party put in a motion to clarify how much of the waiting list for local social housing stock is actually made up of Irish people. "To...
RTÉ – Ireland’s Fifth Column
When Ireland’s national broadcaster was launched on New Year's Eve in 1961 President Eamon de Valera compared it to atomic energy - it would either make or break the Irish race. “Never before was there in the hands of men...
The Ghanaian Four : Have Irish Courts Opened Up a New Asylum Sea Route?
The legal plight of four Ghanaian fishermen, stranded in Galway following the capsizing of their vessel in March, looks to have set legal precedent late last month as the Department of Justice granted their application for work visas. Recruited by...
Stormont Puberty Blocker Dispute: Sinn Féin Tests Waters on Collapsing Trans Agenda
Left-unity on both sides of the border seems to be the primary casualty in this week’s standoff between Sinn Féin and other left-wing parties as Michelle O’Neill backed a wider UK-wide initiative to pull the use of puberty blockers for...
FACT CHECK: Did The Catholic Church “Incarcerate 80k Women” as RTÉ Claim?
The Claim: On 25/08/2024, RTÉ posted an ad for a documentary on the mother-and-baby homes. It included the claimed that "between 1922 and 1998, over 80,000 unmarried mothers were incarcerated in church-run mother and baby homes." https://twitter.com/RTEOne/status/1827754813414654045?t=B0UE9tlEOL-vMDL6oOW8Ew&s=19 The Facts: In...
McDowell’s Return: Right-Wing Mainstreamer or Pseudo-Populist Charlatan?
Erstwhile ex-PD leader Michael McDowell looks to be stretching his political muscles in time for an autumn election with an op-ed in the Irish Times Wednesday on runaway asylum numbers a firm sign that the seanadóir is itching for one...