Podcast: Brazilian Election Special
Fellipe Lopes joins Frank Armstrong to discuss the results of the first round of the…
Browsing: Current Affairs
“Shameless” Women of Iran Unite
Maryam was just a child when one day her parents left her at home alone…
Podcast: Italian Election Special
In our latest podcast Frank Armstrong is joined by Massimiliano Galli and Daniele Idini to…
Maasai Forced off Land by UAE Royals
Forcing indigenous peoples off ancestral lands to create so-called Gardens of Eden, pasture for grazing,…
The Best Neoliberal Country in Europe
Ireland is the bloated sow that kills its young. The best little neoliberal country in…
A Greek Watergate Unfolds
A phone surveillance scandal targeting journalists and a prominent politician has been simmering for some…
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…
Varadkar Leak: Broaden the Investigation
The ongoing criminal investigation into an alleged breach by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar – while Taoiseach…
Dublin Anti-War Protest for Yemen
A month on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European states, including Ireland, are faced with…
Refugee Pushbacks in the Balkans
On the last day of February, the first Ukrainian refugees arrived in Serbia. Radoš Đurović,…
Travels in Ukraine 2015
Frank Armstrong recalls two overland trips into Ukraine in 2015. The first was through the…
George Monbiot’s Hall of Mirrors
In 2010, having advocated for veganism in 2002, George Monbiot wrote: ‘I was wrong about…
Russia-Ukraine: Everything to Lose
A hundred years on from the blood-stained birth of a partitioned island of Ireland, another…
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…
“Nuances”: Fellipe Lopes in Conversation
“Nuances” is a work in progress by South American documentary maker Fellipe Lopes. Since May…
In the Blink of an Eye
In the blink of an eye everything can change in the way we live our…