The End of RTÉ’s “Drive Time” Omertá
And so, the omertà as to the RTÉ personnel getting ‘freebie’ cars has finally broken.…
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RTÉ: Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
The significance of Joe Duffy (Liveline, June 26, 2023) insisting that Ryan Tubridy (from 12.30)…
Regulating Online Safety: Ireland v. U.K.
U.K. lawmakers, unlike their Irish counterparts, are currently agonising over the Online Safety Bill 2023.…
The Dying Nerve of the Liberal Class
Outrage is the currency of the times. Nearly everyone in New York City and a…
Requiem for a Profession
We are sodden with fake news, hyped-up and incomplete information, and false assertions delivered non-stop…
The Cruel End Result of the Affair
In the wake of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s extraordinary gaffe in Washington the day before Paddy’s…
Privatisation is the Enemy
When writing about JobPath in 2016 I attempted to articulate something disturbing I had seen…
Climate Change: What’s Driving us Crazy?
Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climactic Regime (2018) by the recently deceased French…
Covid-19 in Ireland: Why and How?
Did you a struggle to understand and navigate your way through events surrounding our response…
Nurse Amy Gallagher Takes Woke to Court
Amy Gallagher, nurse and psychotherapist, has initiated legal proceedings against Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust…
OPLA Erodes Irish Democracy
The Office on the Parliamentary Legal Advisor (OPLA) was placed on a statutory footing in…
The Best Neoliberal Country in Europe
Ireland is the bloated sow that kills its young. The best little neoliberal country in…
Italy: Is Super Mario’s Party Over?
Mario Draghi’s ‘technocratic’ government has fallen, or so we’ve heard. Now it feels like we…
Varadkar off the Hook: Questions Remain
In response to allegations made against then Taoiseach Leo Varadkar which appeared in Village Magazine,…
All About Amy
“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than unanswered prayers.” Saint Teresa of Avila…
George Monbiot’s Hall of Mirrors
In 2010, having advocated for veganism in 2002, George Monbiot wrote: ‘I was wrong about…
Walking at Night
Night Walking Deserves a Quiet Night I’ve always walked alone in the city after dark.…
The Good Terrorist
Even if these operations are shocking revelations to those who have a romantic notion of…
Notes from a Segregated Island
Your antennae are up months before it comes. You’ve gotten to the point where, if…
In the Blink of an Eye
In the blink of an eye everything can change in the way we live our…