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
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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
Enda Kenny’s Four Decade Career In Politics Is An Argument For TD Term Limits
If anything proves the necessity for term limits on the political careers of Teachtaí Dála, Enda Kenny’s unbroken forty-two yearContinue Reading
Leo Varadkar’s United Ireland Party Is Not For The Irish Voters Of Belfast
If the political and media establishments were hesitant or fearful of last year’s centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising, its likelyContinue Reading
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, To Resign At Midnight
And with one leap he is gone. Well, almost and after much hesitation and false starts. An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny,Continue 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
Leo Varadkar And The Irish Independent’s Prurient Tabloid Journalism
As citizens and voters, do you need to know if your politicians are married or in a relationship? Do you need to knowContinue Reading
To Reunite Or Not Reunite, That Is The Question. For Ireland’s Worried Elites
Is it just me, or is the Continuity State going through a period of existential crisis?
A Sign Of The Times – An Ireland Of Equals
There’s news that the National Roads Authority is to consider (and only consider, mind you) a proposal backed by LeoContinue Reading
Cork City Council Supports Same-Sex Marriage
Talking of appealing to the liberal centre-right and left, some more Varadkar-related news on the back of the passing byContinue Reading
An Eye To the Future?
According to the Oirish Independent Fine Gael golden boy Leo Varadkar is off to improve his Irish language abilities in theContinue Reading
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