Judge the Strength of a Democracy by its Treatment of Whistleblowers
In light of recent developments, not least, the announcement of Michael McGrath as the next…
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Anatomy of Disgust – Northern Irish Style
This piece is not intended to provoke. It is more a look at the way…
Local Government Falls Short
Long ago I read a wry assertion that local government in Ireland is ‘central government…
Being Irish
This Ireland exists. And should one travel there and not find it, then they have…
White Riot in Dublin
When David Irving, the mad fascist historian imprisoned in Austria for Holocaust denial, was asked…
When will Micheál Martin’s epitaph be written?
Last November, in one of his final outings as Taoiseach, Micheál Martin delivered the annual…
Requiem for a Profession
We are sodden with fake news, hyped-up and incomplete information, and false assertions delivered non-stop…
OPLA: An Oireachtas within the Oireachtas
Since my last article detailing the manner in which the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisor…
Irish Prison Service Whistleblower: The Strange Story of Sean O’Brien
To meet ex-prison officer Sean O’Brien for the first time I drove through a sparse…
OPLA Erodes Irish Democracy
The Office on the Parliamentary Legal Advisor (OPLA) was placed on a statutory footing in…
Guglielmo Marconi’s Irish Connections
The life of Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, has been celebrated on two primary occasions in…
Varadkar Leak: Broaden the Investigation
The ongoing criminal investigation into an alleged breach by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar – while Taoiseach…
Walking at Night
Night Walking Deserves a Quiet Night I’ve always walked alone in the city after dark.…
One Irish Son’s Journey
It was one of those frequent blustery evenings, Wednesday May 18th, 2011. I was driving…
Irish Housing: Historic Roots of a Crisis
As a UCD undergraduate I recall Professor Tom Bartlett likening Irish history to a pint…
Interview: Belfast on the Twelfth
In interview with Daniele Idini, photographer Graham Martin reveals he was drawn to cover the…
Covid-19: A New Irish Social Contract?
Surveying the demise of the Celtic Tiger, Fintan O’Toole devoted an opening essay ‘‘Do you…
Unenumerated Constitutional Rights Erode Irish Democracy
When the Federal Convention of 1878 had completed its work on the U.S. Constitution in…
Irish Times’s Columnist Finn McRedmond
For anyone to become an opinion writer for the ‘paper of record’, the Irish Times,…
Irish Media’s Business Model Brings Climate Inaction
Following a global trend since the arrival of the Internet, mainstream Irish media, including the…