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By Michael Smith If Éirígí were saying it now, the story might have some credence. They are not. Even in 2018, they absolutely did not say she was “a member” The Irish Times’ Ursula Ní Shionnain story is not journalism. It is character assassination. The trick turns on a single verb. In the article itself, […]
And in Ireland, which has pervasive problems with paedophile abuse and not just in swimming, that is the conversation that must be kept alive By Irvin Muchnick I panicked. “Out of sight, out of mind”, I said. But you heard me say it, you heard and listened — popular unconventional translation of Psalms, 31:22 Perhaps […]
Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh talks sorrowful Palestine in Cloughjordan. By Caroline Hurley. Last Saturday, as soup and bread was served, made fresh from local ingredients, people arrived, filling the meeting room of Cloughjordan Enterprise Centre. Two members of local Palestine support groups briefly set the scene and welcomed Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh. A Palestinian scientist, author and […]
The Greens negotiated a legally ineffective commitment in the Programme for Government and then, worse, changed their minds, all with the figleaf of Friends of the Earth support. By Eoghan O’ Hairis. Even in a post-truth age, the truth has a way of catching up with you. At least this is what we tell ourselves, […]
Polo-necked John McGuirk, who fronts illiberal website Gript, is a serial liar and promoter of hatred, and an occasional racist
Press Council upholds complaint from Gript.ie
Stirring up Hatred. John McGuirk edits Gript, so if Gript stirs up hatred so does he
February/March 2024 • Issue 82 €4.95 / £3.95 Frank Connolly | Anton McCabe | Conor O’Carroll | David Burke | David Tozzo | J Vivian Cooke Cillian Doyle | Sebastian Tozer | Rod Stoneman | Michael Smith | Jenny Duffy | Gerard Cunningham Niall Crowley | Conor Lenihan | Mark Tottenham | Tony Lowes | […]
I am writing to express my deep disappointment at the recent editorial in your magazine (issue 83) titled ’Nationalism, a scourge’.
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Swings and roundabouts at Killeen Castle as Joe O’Reilly gets his property back from Nama, at enormous discount, and in flagrant breach of the bad bank’s policy of not selling properties back to the former owner
In addition to the bike shed, the company of Donohoe’s supporter, Michael Stone, obtained a €40 million tender from the OPW, which is a unit of Donohoe’s department, in 2021
Former Minister John Gormley calls for publication of Mulcahy report and reset of planning in Donegal; meanwhile the wrecked integrity of the dunes in the former wilderness at Aghadachor — the most egregious flouting of EU habitats law in Donegal and arguably in Ireland — adds a new dimension to the ongoing flouting of law, and environmental and planning norms, in lawless Donegal
A three-and-a-half party system is emerging. That is, dominant Unionist and Nationalist parties, a Centre party, and a smaller anti-Agreement Unionist party. Rump SDLP and UUP parties may just subsist
Ireland pays €100,000 and joins ICPMD migration organisation accused of facilitating human rights abuses
Abuse in Terenure College, which had been reported to religious as far back as 1979, was exposed by Gemma O’Doherty in 2017, but — partly because she discredited herself — the authorities were slow to rally
We need a reforming zeal in everything we do so that we drive service delivery, particularly in housing and critical infrastructure
Tackling urban dereliction through tax incentives, de-regulation and regulation: a big part of the solution is shared single-unit overhead accommodation
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Paschal Donohoe enjoys some freedom in the venerable but evil City of London
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Murder conviction upheld despite debate over mental disorder and intoxication impact