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Acquisitive billionaire John Magnier is determined to demolish attractive historic farm buildings — for no reason. By Dean Buckley. Some 70 people gathered outside Parkville farm on the edge of Clonmel last Thursday to protest against what one sign described as a “billionaire land grab” by horseracing magnate John Magnier. Magnier bought the 64-acre farm […]
Conor Lenihan interviewed Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers on the eve of his first budget Jack Chambers assails Sinn Féin policies that would turn Irish economic success “to dust” and says Trump policies are a “present risk” to Irish growth; Conor Lenihan sees Chambers as heir apparent to Micheál Martin and says few in Fianna […]
Renters across the country continue to be compelled to share bedrooms with strangers despite calls from housing organisations to introduce legislation that prevents the “warehousing” of tenants. By Conor O’Carroll New analysis by Village Magazine of rental listings has found the practice of multiplying the number of occupants in a room remains widespread, forcing many […]
As government again removes asylum-seekers and their tents, the notion of ‘a criminal offence in principle’ remains unknown to law and the Canal Act expressly disapplies itself to persons using canal property for less than a week in one place. By Michael Smith. Ten days ago, on 11 May, I asked the Department of the […]
Although the Department of Enterprise originally did not disclose the number, it has now revealed that all 18 of the 18 applications reviewed in the audit of the Immigrant Investment Programme were found to be deficient. By J Vivian Cooke. Further details have emerged about the Department of Justice’s 2019 internal audit of the Immigrant […]
Conclusive proof of ‘Black Diaries’ forgery, finally. By Paul Hyde. Among the diaries attributed to Roger Casement there is a cash ledger for 1911 which is also part diary. This has been scrutinised by several authors, most closely by Jeffrey Dudgeon, the Belfast researcher who is today the leading forgery denier. In 2002 Dudgeon published […]
Private-jet travel is up to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights By Conor O’Carroll The government has hired private jets to transport the Taoiseach to foreign engagements and summits despite the availability of commercial options. Over the past twelve months, hundreds of thousands of Euro has been spent hiring private jets due to the […]