Ireland's political and cultural magazine
On Sunday 28th August Dublin’s Croke Park hosted the all-Ireland football semi-final between Dublin and Kerry, with Dublin emerging victorious. As celebrations were taking place around Dublin that evening another significant event was taking place in the city. Prominent representatives from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Republican Sinn Féin and Sinn Féin assumed their places on […]
‘Building a just society’ was the title for the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) Pre-Budget Submission. This title reflected our concern that without a strong commitment to addressing social exclusion and economic inequalities, many people will be left to observe, rather than participate in, Ireland’s economic recovery. The recent Budget provided a key […]
Posted in:
I-am-a-lawyer. I’ve said it. You may feel that positions me on the level of an amoeba or vermin but I believe I am ethical, professionally competent, creative and that I and many of my colleagues often do good things fighting on behalf of the voiceless and the victimised. But I must admit there are problems […]
Long-running tensions between Fine Gael members in County Kildare are about to create difficulties for Kildare County Council and Fine Gael following the suspension of righteous Councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy from Fine Gael for making well-founded allegations about the leader of Fianna Fáil on the Council, allegations met with a deaf ear by of cials […]
Posted in:
he values informing the Constitutional recognition of the special place of women in the home shape the politics of Irish motherhood today.
Posted in:
During the hearing Mr Justice Zaidan told Clare Daly TD to “stand up straight”, perhaps a push too far under our delicate balance of power between judiciary and legislators
Posted in:
Judges and the Garda let our society down: make the Garda Commissioner accountable to the Ombudsman, and establish a Judicial Commission.