Podcast: Why I Joined the Revolution in Rojava
For this episode, we have asked our friend and contributor, Greek journalist and filmmaker, Alexis Daloumis, to sit in…
Portugal: Storm Kristin’s Devastating Effects
One could easily mistake the names Francis, Goretti, Harry, Ingrid, and Joseph for the names of a bunch of digital…
Piano Van on the N17
Word came through from cousin Ed in Limerick: ‘Good news, I’ve a piano for you that’ll fit in Paul’s van.’…
Political Art – from Banksy to Weimar
A reliable source, who happens to be representing him, now informs me that Banksy is to be prosecuted over his…
Musician of the Month: Jenny Ní Ruiséil
Jenny Ní Ruiséil is a musician and Yoga teacher, based in the west of Ireland. She creates music inspired by…
Flash Fiction: Book Lover
I cruise the Philosophy section of Hodges Figgis, watching, waiting. Like an old-fashioned spy I stand there on the third…
‘The Deep and Inveterate Root of Social Evil’
It would surely be a great piece of good fortune for Paddy … if English cultivation could drive all…
My Team / Your Team
In the first part of his essay concerning his enduring lifelong fandom of Manchester City FC, and the club’s current…
On the Question of Immigration
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is perhaps best understood as the culmination of the Enlightenment tradition of constitutionalism,…


