An extraordinary three days in American politics as the Trump administration seeks to implement the toxic anti-immigration policies promised in the presidential campaign of 2015-16.
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Lord Ashcroft Poll: 44% Favour A Reunited Ireland, 49% Oppose, 7% Unsure
The headline stats from a new poll of Irish and British voters by the former Conservative Party peer-turned-psephologist, Lord Ashcroft, makes for interesting reading, with
The EU Copyright Directive Article 13 Threatens Internet Diversity
With all the focus on the implementation of the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, very few people are aware of a
Belgium Prepares For British Brexit With New Drones, Submarine Scanners And Customs Officers
The seemingly blasé or relaxed attitude of some mainstream politicians and commentators in the United Kingdom towards the possible failure of Brexit negotiations with the
Will Brexit Give Leo Varadkar A Stepping Stone To Irish Unity?
There was some confusion last Wednesday about Leo Varadkar’s comments to a weekly meeting of Fine Gael members of the Oireachtas when the Taoiseach reportedly
The Difficult Brexit Question Bring Us Back To The Only Sensible Answer: Brits Out
According to apparently well-sourced press reports, officials from the United Kingdom are currently touring the capitals of Europe, briefing pretty heavily against Ireland’s position on
A Sci-Fi Short Film, Code 8
Despite the fitting theatrical swansong of the mutant antihero character, Wolverine, in 2017’s excellent movie release, Logan, or the retro-enjoyment of 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past
Retaining MEPs For The North Of Ireland Is A Peace Process Necessity
The suggestion by Seán Kelly, the leader of the Fine Gael contingent in the European Parliament, that Ireland’s two additional places in the European Union
The Doctrine Of The Donald Trump White House: “We’re America, Bitch!”
Imagine a great interfaith convention with the representatives of the world’s most populous religions, the main sects of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and so on,
Generational And Supermajority Voting. How To Gerrymander A United Ireland Referendum
When the Irish civil rights movement emerged in the United Kingdom’s colonial territory on the island of Ireland during the late 1960s, a common slogan
New Polling Reveals Support For Reunited Ireland And Irish Nationality In The North
Was the British Minister Theresa May onto something a few weeks ago when she indicated to some of her Conservative Party colleagues that their hardline
Boris Johnson Caught On Tape Making False Claims About The Irish-UK Border
Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s wayward Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, has a well-earned reputation for professional deceit and duplicity, carried over
The Cash-For-Ash Scandal, The Disclosures Tribunal, And EU Colonialism
The Democratic Unionist Party is a political grouping which prides itself on its opaque nature. The internal workings of the ultra-right organisation are rarely exposed
To The Nationalist And Republican Parties Of Ireland
An open letter from four Irish students challenging the thinking of the main political parties in Ireland on the question of national reunification. Or rather
Has The Brexit Armageddon Scenario Softened Or Hardened UK Opinion?
The weekend publication by the Sunday Times newspaper of a leaked “no deal” Brexit study by a group of government officials in London seems to
North Of Ireland Will Have Joint EU And UK Status As Irish Sea Border Approaches
A few weeks ago, when discussing the fleeting visit of David Davis, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, to a
The British Are Offended By The DUP Anti-Abortion Stance. But Not By Its Sectarianism
It seems that the steady normalisation of the Democratic Unionist Party in the mainstream of British politics has come to yet another juddering halt, as
The Economic Poverty Of Pre-Brexit Britain
The New York Times has a long article by Peter S. Goodman examining the already poor socio-economic circumstances of the United Kingdom as it slowly
Mary Lou McDonald Scolds The Tone Deaf Iona Institute
The Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald, throwing shade at the interminably smug David Quinn and other members of the so-called Iona Institute, the religious-right
Anti-Abortion Campaigners Promote Voting Fraud Conspiracy Theory To Explain Defeat
One notable feature of the recent referendum on removing Article Eight of Bunreacht na hÉireann was the adoption of American-style campaigning by those organisations opposed
Constitutional Reform In Ireland, A Success Story For The Right And Not The Left?
Like many political observers I was more than a little apprehensive about the outcome of last Friday’s referendum on repealing Article Eight of Bunreacht na
A Pro-Choice Landslide Predicted In Ireland’s Abortion Referendum
Given the reputation of Irish exit polling, the results below may well be the cause of good cheer for the pro-choice or Yes campaign come
