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I rang the doorbell on Joan Burton’s modest semi in the Dublin’s North inner suburbs, between Stoneybatter and Cabra. I had been at a conference at Maynooth, and she agreed to an evening interview to save me a second trip from Galway. She answered the door herself and insisted I rescue my wife from the […]
Councillor Killian Forde was once considered the rising star of Sinn Féin, until he followed a recent countrywide trend and left for pastures new. The opening of the last decade – when Sinn Féin held a seat in Europe, and there was talk of a move into Government in the republic, and murmurings of Gerry Adams for President – seems a long time ago. These days a Councillor leaving Sinn Féin is no longer out of the ordinary
There was a terrible rumpus in Fine Gael and Labour as they realised they voted for the draft Dublin City Development Plan provisions on height – without understanding them. Not surprising really: the Irish Times totally misreported them also. And they are complicated. Management of course always manoeuvre these things and, in this case, describing the changes as “modest” when they were dramatic helped grease the voting wheels of some uncomprehending local councillors.
The thirst to see people in public life humiliated for their ‘sins’ is doing more harm than good
Carol Coulter replies to John Waters’s comments in the last issue of Village
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Hello Niall,
Before we begin, allow me to thank you for engaging in this discussion. My objective is to try to get at something I think important rather than create vast reserves of heat.
My opening question, which I’ll outline in an attempt to define the central issue as I see it, relates to the concept of “equality” as referred to in contemporary socio-ideological discourse. I don’t mean the dictionary definition, with which I have no quarrel. My problem, as someone who has for many years written about issues affecting men, women and children, is that “equality” …
Today 28 April Declan Ganley agreed in the High Court to withdraw proceedings he had taken against Village over the article displayed immediately below.