What Next for Aghanistan?
So where do we go from here? Better still how do we even begin to…
Browsing: Current Affairs
Interview: Belfast on the Twelfth
In interview with Daniele Idini, photographer Graham Martin reveals he was drawn to cover the…
Greece: Refugee Pushback Award Withdrawn
Continuing tensions in Greece over that State’s handling of the refugee crisis contradicts a carefully…
Killing Kelly?
The strange death of Dr. David Kelly was explored in celluloid at the premiere of…
Covid-19: The View from Turkey
On March 11th, 2020 the first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed in Turkey, followed by…
Northern Ireland: Poots Booted Out
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was founded by the Reverend Dr. Ian Paisley in 1971.…
Covid-19: A New Irish Social Contract?
Surveying the demise of the Celtic Tiger, Fintan O’Toole devoted an opening essay ‘‘Do you…
Palestine: What happens when the violence ends?
Self-defence, blood lust, ethnic cleansing, disproportionate response, mowing the lawn, genocide, death from the sky.…
Ireland and Colombia: the Coal Connection
Most Irish people could not imagine what links their country with Colombia, or even the…
Al-Quds: the Red Line
Al-Quds (‘the holy sanctuary’), Jerusalem is the red line for the Palestinian people, the wider…
Belfast’s Broken Record Crackles On
There is a strong impression of the same old story of the Troubles in Belfast,…
Old Headscarf
At thirty-two, after decades of sporting a headscarf, I abandoned the practice and exposed my…
Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Alienates Immigrant Communities
Never before have I felt so far from my country of origin as when I…
Rule of Law Backsliding in Rogue EU States
This is an abridged interview with jurist Laurent Pech, Professor of European Law, Jean Monnet…
Brazil’s Pandemic Reaches Crisis Point
At the beginning of the pandemic, the Paraisópolis Favela Residents Association (G10 Favelas) hired a…
A Few Good Men and Women
In the wake of the murder by a police officer of the unfortunate Sarah Everard,…
The Terrible Truth about Sarah Everard
Even after six days listening to the outpourings of grief, shock, and rage, about the…
Policing Must Return to First Principles
The Garda Síochána will succeed, not by force of arms or numbers, but by their…
Is there a Doctor in the House?
Imagine if you will, a government that nobody actually voted for. A government with no…
ZeroCovid’s Neoconservative Traits
So-called ‘ZeroCovid’ is a ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to the virus, promising to eliminate community transmission in…