The Paradise Papers And The Intricate Tax-Affairs Of Irish Celebrities
I must confess that I have yet to watch an episode of the joint BBC-RTÉ co-production, Mrs. Brown’s Boys, a bawdyContinue Reading
Category: Economics
Dublin’s Brexit Solution: A Super-Majority Clause And An Irish Sea Border?
A thought occurs to me reading a Comment by a reader under the discussion on Leo Varadkar’s suggestion that aContinue Reading
Irexit, A Free State 2.0 For The Admirers Of Brexit’s Empire 2.0
Ray Kinsella, a former economics professor and an occasional opinion writer, is a bit of an odd sort. On someContinue Reading
Trump Apologist Crumbles As False Claims About US Economy Challenged
I must admit to enjoying this televised take down of Brad Thomas, the publicity-seeking Wall Street analyst turned Donald Trump apologist.Continue Reading
Britain’s Revanchist Fantasies Of A Brexit Empire Focus On Ireland
Since the Brexit referendum vote in the summer of 2016 the conservative and right-wing press in the United Kingdom hasContinue Reading
Ireland Dismisses UK’s Suggestion Of A Post-Brexit Electronic Border
Over the last several weeks there seems to have been a certain hardening in the diplomatic language deployed by IrelandContinue Reading
Fine Gael Minister Paschal Donohoe Blames Left-Wing Parties For Right-Wing Failures
Paschal Donohoe, the Minister for Finance in the Fine Gael-led minority government, took himself off to the MacGill Summer SchoolContinue Reading
The DUP, AggregateIQ And Data Mining For The Alt-Right And Far-Right
With the press and news media focusing on the Russian Federation’s alleged contribution to the election of Donald Trump toContinue Reading
The Tory Deal With The Extremist DUP Was To Prevent A “Reversion To The Troubles”?
Michael Fallon, the accident-prone secretary of state for defence in the United Kingdom, has produced a decidedly odd explanation forContinue Reading
The List Of DUP Demands Delaying The Backdoor Coalition With The Conservatives
Though the surprisingly prolonged talks between the Democratic Unionist Party and the Conservatives may give the appearance of inevitable failure,Continue Reading
Climate Change Deniers And Sceptics In Ireland
There are very few mainstream politicians in Ireland who question the reality of man-made climate change or its disastrous consequencesContinue Reading
Jeremy Corbyn: I Fully Understand The Many, Many Aspects Of Irish History
And the people of Ireland wish we could say the same of Theresa May and her wretched fundamentalist-appeasing Conservative PartyContinue Reading
Ireland Indicates A Harder Line On Irish, British And EU Negotiations Over Brexit
Charlie Flanagan TD, the minister for foreign affairs, has written a surprisingly forceful article for the New European, a pro-EUContinue Reading
Surprise Convictions In Brazil, Business As Usual In Ireland
No offence to the good people of Brazil but when you find yourself casting envious eyes at the treatment of highContinue Reading
Fine Gael Pursues Social Welfare Fraud While Ignoring Endemic White Collar Crime
Fraudulent or suspect claims have been a part of the state-run social welfare system in Ireland since its inception inContinue Reading
Caoimhín De Barra Discusses The Myths Of Irish Language Funding
At the start of the year Caoimhín de Barra, the Assistant Professor for Irish History and Culture at Drew University, NewContinue Reading
The Unionist Dilemma In Ireland, Self-Interest Versus Nationality In A Post-Brexit Europe
Jonathan Powell, the former chief of staff to prime minister Tony Blair and the lead negotiator for the United Kingdom duringContinue Reading
Initially, A United Ireland Would Be Neither Federal Or Confederal
As the Irish Times has noted, talk of a reunited Ireland is very much in the air. This is reflected inContinue Reading
Arlene Foster And The DUP Strikes Back With Demands For A Pan-Unionist Axis
Given the poor overall result for unionism in the regional election to the assembly at Stormont, many commentators expected Arlene Foster, the troubledContinue Reading
The Socialist Party, Anti-Austerity Alliance, The Confederation Of The British Isles
Since I had a slightly tongue-in-cheek poke at the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), the Trotskyist grouping behind the People BeforeContinue Reading
Mick Wallace: NAMA Is Rotten To The Core
Whatever one’s feeling about the past business affairs of Mick Wallace, there is no doubt that the Independents 4 ChangeContinue Reading
Ireland’s Homeless Crisis, When Party Ideology Trumps Government Duty
A full seven days late, the latest figures from the government show that 7,148 people were in emergency accommodation at theContinue Reading
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