Irish citizens get a vote, but do we really get a choice? On many key issues, Ireland’s political parties are politically indistinguishable. Policy options that are considered perfectly normal in most Western states are deemed taboo in Ireland, and are not even discussed. The Irish people’s trust in politicians and the media is plumbing new…
As each New Year dawns, we marvel at the passage of time. We take stock of our lives, and how far we’ve come, and how far we have yet to travel. Time inevitably brings change. Yet few of us, as individuals, have changed nearly as much as this Irish nation in which we live.
It is an iron law of nature that any species which fails to reproduce is doomed to extinction. The same goes for nations, and whole civilisations. Western civilisation is now several decades into a downward spiral of declining birth rates, and its future is profoundly uncertain. For a modern society to maintain a stable population,…
We Irish tend to be a cheerful bunch. We like to look on the bright side, and hope for the best. Yet there are times when it’s prudent to be wary, and even fearful.
It is a great misconception to think that only minority groups can suffer discrimination
We repeatedly hear calls for the Government to ‘do something’ to solve the housing crisis. In reality, the Government needs to do less, not more.
Nobody should be forced to pay for a service they do not want. People should certainly not be required to fund obscene salaries and political activism under threat of imprisonment. There is no longer any need to force everyone with a television to pay for RTÉ. Instead, only those who wish to actually watch RTÉ…
Imagine if the day came when a highly credentialed US intelligence official publicly announced, “we are not alone”, and said the US government has proof in the form of alien spacecraft and the bodies of dead aliens. Imagine if a US Senator, sitting on the Senate Intelligence Committee, then confirmed that a number of other “serious”…
The Irish Government is working to impose a new regime of censorship on its own people. Its proposed ‘hate speech’ legislation amounts to an unprecedented assault on the Irish people’s longstanding right to freedom of expression. Yet democracy simply cannot function if people cannot air their concerns freely, or express controversial opinions. Ms von der…
There is now a deep hunger for a political party which truly represents ordinary Irish people. The Rural Independents are about to embrace urban Ireland and launch a new national political party with that very aim in mind. It could yet prove remarkably popular. After all, voters who hold to Ireland’s traditional values and way…