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Much is made of the choice made by James Connolly to join the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) with the Irish Volunteers led by Pádraig Pearse for the Easter Rising in 1916. Across the British and European Left, notably but not exclusively among those on the side of the allies in World War I, there was […]
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Editorial – Election 2016.
In 2011 we wrote in this space, “You would think from our recent history of some of the most notoriously bad governance on the planet, that we would have learnt that our political classes need to be replaced. In fact, this election time we see no new ideas”. Sadly democracy in Ireland needs an overhaul […]
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Tax: Limited Public Appeal
THE Department of Finance disregarded arguments by the Revenue Commissioners and its own civil servants that all tax appeal hearings should be held in public. Finance Minister Michael Noonan instead signed off on legislation whereby those involved in tax appeals can decide to have their hearings held privately … a choice that virtually all seem […]
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Browne during a Late Late Show debate in early 1982 just days before the government fell
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Let’s talk about equality not fiscal space
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Tax: Limited Public Appeal
FoI shows Revenue wanted open hearings to show tax law even-handed. TDs and small business didn’t