Enda Kenny, A Taoiseach On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
So Enda Kenny’s premiership has survived for another day following last night’s unsuccessful vote in Dáil Éireann on the proposed motion of no confidence inContinue Reading
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So Enda Kenny’s premiership has survived for another day following last night’s unsuccessful vote in Dáil Éireann on the proposed motion of no confidence inContinue Reading
The latest scandal blowing through the ranks of an Garda Síochána, and through the “state” more generally, will be familiar enough to regular readersContinue Reading
Whatever one’s feeling about the past business affairs of Mick Wallace, there is no doubt that the Independents 4 ChangeContinue Reading
With the election to the cross-community assembly in the north-east of the country due to take place on the 2nd ofContinue Reading
When Martin McGuinness resigned as the deputy first minister in the power-sharing executive at Stormont, he blamed not only theContinue Reading
The accelerated nature of the so-called “ash-for-cash” scandal in the UK-administrated north-east of the country has made the controversy aContinue Reading
In 2011 the United Kingdom introduced a government-backed scheme known as the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), a payment system encouragingContinue Reading
Repeated allegations of systemic corruption have been made by independent politicians and journalists against sections of An Garda Síochána, Ireland’sContinue Reading
The Assistant Chief Constable of the PSNI, the UK paramilitary police force in the north-east of Ireland, has rebuked the Irish and BritishContinue Reading
Staggering. That is the only way to describe the rush of revelations emerging from last week’s decision by the European Commission toContinue Reading
I’ve discussed Republican Sinn Féin (RSF) several times before on ASF, a faction of (Provisional) Sinn Féin which broke away from the mainstream republicanContinue Reading
While Europe burns, Ireland stinks. At least that is the impression one gets from recent revelations by the more principled members of the mainstreamContinue Reading
With informed observers, including lawyers, journalists and politicians, already predicting a whitewash there seems little hope that Britain is ready to faceContinue Reading
In relation to the latest evidence of malpractice within the ranks of An Garda Síochána, one cannot but help feelContinue Reading
Here we go again! Ireland’s right-wing media cartel, Independent News and Media, is beating the drums for its pet cause with renewed vigour:Continue Reading
If one needed an example of leadership in Ireland, an illustration of the competency and acumen of our political classes,Continue Reading
Following on from last Friday’s gun attack at a sporting event in Dublin’s Regency Hotel, which left one man deadContinue Reading















