Tag: Populism

What Does Irish Right-Wing Unity Look Like?

The farmer and the cowman should be friends, Oh, the farmer and the cowman should be friends. The cowman ropes a cow with ease, the farmer steals her butter and cheese, But that's no reason why they cain't be friends...

/ 27/02/2026

IRL Forum, Bannon and the Irish Right’s Closing Window of Opportunity

John Buchan’s Greenmantle is often misread as little more than a period adventure novel. In reality, it is a study in political uncertainty - and in what happens when a moment opens up, but nobody is ready to seize it....

/ 18/01/2026
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Babiš and Bertie: Why Fianna Fáil Didn’t Follow Their Czech Counterparts into Populism

Prague’s Populist Paladin The boom could be back in Prague with Czech voters opting to return neoliberal businessman turned populist kingpin Andrej Babiš to power despite desultory claims of Russian interference. A Slovak who made his fortune creating the agri-chemical...

/ 17/12/2025
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Europe’s Elite Narrative has Collapsed: What Comes Next?

In elections across the continent, European voters are demanding the parties of the New Right form government, and have in many cases come to detest the liberal values of the status quo.

/ 11/10/2025

Populism Not Parochialism: The Regional Independents and Government

The dust has settled on the general election and a new Irish Government looks set to be established in the coming days.  Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael return to power once again and the composition of their coalition appears relatively...

/ 16/01/2025

Finn McRedmond’s Vibe Shift: What Comes After Woke in Ireland?

Three weeks shy of a second Trump inauguration is perhaps a decent interval to assess the past decade or so of the culture wars and how the tea lives are looking for our Emerald Isle. A reluctantly Anglophone nation without...

/ 03/01/2025

Blame the Centre Not Sinn Féin For Mass Migration

This article was first published on the following Substack and is syndicated with the author's permission. Global interest in the Irish situation has risen since the November riot in Dublin, which was sparked by the stabbing of three school children...

/ 31/12/2024

FF-FG’s New Mudguard? Regional Independents and GE24

The dust has settled after the election of 29 November 2024 General Election.  While in some corners the failure of any Nationalist candidate to be elected has resulted in fighting and the blame game, this only serves to highlight how...

/ 27/12/2024

The Whitepills and Blackpills for Irish Nationalism After GE24

"Bíonn grásta Dé idir an dá throm…." Regardless of whether you classify the results of last week’s general election as an electoral bridgehead to the mainstream or a fatalistic argument against electoral politics, sober analysis is the most advantageous strategy...

/ 05/12/2024

Rob Carry: Grassroots Nationalist Challenges Constituency of Death in Wicklow

As Wicklow braces itself for a fiercely contested general election, one name stands out among independent candidates aiming to shake up the political establishment. A seasoned community advocate, business owner, and first-time general election candidate, Rob Carry brings a fresh...

/ 10/11/2024