“I would love if someone were to do some serious research on what being Irish means in this virtual world”, writes Breda O’Brien While the country has spent weeks discussing every aspect of 1916 and the implications for today, much more recent anniversaries, such as the 11-year anniversary of YouTube, or the nine-year anniversary of…
“The clumsy nature of the campaign opened the way to more and more anti-establishment politicians”, writes Breda O’Brien I was talking to a shop owner the other day, who told me that when he despairs at the state of Irish politics, he looks at American politics and feels much better. Without wishing to plunge him…
“We want to build a sense of identity and mission that allows us to serve others, to bring God’s mercy”, writes Breda O’Brien At the weekend conference focusing on Pope Francis and the family, there was very little emphasis on ‘hot-button’ issues like same-sex marriage. Instead, there was a focus on building a strong sense…
‘More Independents and smaller parties than ever before’ leads voters to ‘feel disenfranchised’, writes Breda O’Brien Journalists love elections. They are an endless source of stories, and even in particularly dull elections, opinion polls can be used to drum up interest. The next election promises to be anything but dull. In a recent article Geraldine…
“Being honourable, and living up to high ideals, is most of service to people when they least want it”, writes Breda O’Brien
Breda O’Brien analyses the apparent ‘deep-rooted bias’ of the ‘yes’ campaign
We ‘have been bombarded by the cultural norms, which no longer include lifelong fidelity’, writes Breda O’Brien
“it does not matter what you identify yourself as, so long as you work on behalf of the human rights of others”, writes Breda O’Brien
There was much to learn from the ‘gruelling campaign’, writes Breda O’Brien
The marriage referendum is not about equality, writes Breda O’Brien