A Ban On Photographing Gardaí Runs Contrary To Our Democratic Norms
The suggestion by Charlie Flanagan, the hardline Minister for Justice and Equality, that he would favour legislation banning the photographing orContinue Reading
Tag: Fine Gael – FG
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 theContinue Reading
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 repealingContinue Reading
Ireland Revives Its Boom-And-Bust Property Cycle
There must be something in the Irish psyche, some cultural legacy of foreign colonial rule, of war and oppression, whichContinue Reading
David Davis, Britain’s Brexit Minister, Makes False Claims About Ireland’s Border Concerns
Following on from a statement to a gathering of shocked MEPs in Brussels by a senior representative of the LabourContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar Blames His Phone For Use Of Unaccountable Private Email
Most politics’ watchers will remember the issue of the private email server which got Hillary Clinton into such trouble inContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar’s PR Outfit, The Strategic Communications Unit, And Ireland 2040
With most of the country focused on the exceptionally bad weather this week, scant attention has been paid by theContinue Reading
The Public Services Card Has Cost €60 Million And Saved Less Than €2 Million
The Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, which was established in the Oireachtas late last year, has held itsContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar, From Love Actually To A Spaceman Came Travelling
I rarely listen to Newstalk radio, which has turned into the Daily Mail of Irish broadcasting, its schedules filled withContinue Reading
Minister Suggests Giving Internet Corporations Access To Passport Details
I sometimes think that it’s almost impossible to underestimate the average politician’s desire for publicity, no matter how inane orContinue Reading
Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald Resigns, Saving Fine Gael’s Minority Government
And with one bound she is gone! Or rather, with a few gentle nudges in the right direction from seniorContinue Reading
Irish Government Report Details Europe’s Worries Over The “Chaos” Gripping Britain
For those of us who grew up under Fine Gael taoisigh like Garret Fitzgerald and John “Union Jack” Bruton, theContinue Reading
Fine Gael’s Response To Homelessness: Don’t Blame Us, Blame The Homeless
It’s difficult to feel anything but outrage and disgust at the government’s passive response to the crisis of homelessness inContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar’s Shamrock-And-Poppy Badge Inspired By UVF Terror Symbol
Judging by the adverse reaction on social media, I think it’s safe to say that yesterday’s perplexing decision by AnContinue Reading
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
Fake Democracy: A Super-Majority Requirement For A United Ireland
The former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, John Taylor, has taken to making the headlines in recent yearsContinue Reading
Liam Cosgrave, A Fine Gael And Free State Reactionary To The Last
The recent passing of the former Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader, Liam Cosgrave, had led to much eulogising by theContinue Reading
A Fine Gael-Sinn Féin Coalition Government? Not This Side Of A Reunited Ireland
If one were to believe the country’s right-leaning press, from newspapers to current affairs’ websites, Sinn Féin is a partyContinue Reading
Another Irish Property Bubble In The Making, Another Irish Property Crash In The Waiting
There seems to be little doubt that Ireland is in the early stages of yet another property-related bubble, reminiscent ofContinue Reading
Government Turning Public Services Card Into National ID Card
With our long history of colonial and ecclesiastical misrule most Irish people have an instinctive dislike of unnecessary restrictions orContinue 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
Catherine Kelly, Regina Doherty And Online Free Speech In Ireland
Some participants in the liberal or progressive Twittersphere in Ireland might be familiar with @sanepolitico, the username of Catherine Kelly,Continue Reading
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