Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Migrant Crisis
I raise myself into the UNHCR’s prefrabricated 10×20 ft unit; directly in front of me…
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Irish Propaganda II – from Celtic to Paper Tiger
THE LONG READ: In the last edition ‘How Irish Propaganda Operates’ explored how political and…
Redefining Opportunities for Female Architects in the Post-Recession Era
Architects … are better able than many other professions to ride out recessions … They…
Review: Rather His Own Man by Geoffrey Robertson
In his autobiography– in itself an unusual exercise for a lawyer – Geoffrey Robertson QC,…
Review: Adventures in Philosophy: Stories & Quests for Thinking Heroes, by Brendan O’Donoghue and illustrated by Paula McGloin
I think that Adventures in Philosophy – Stories & Quests for Thinking Heroes is a…
Who did pay that Restaurant Bill Mr Varadkar?
Following an account of a New York banquet in a recent biography of Leo Varadkar[i],…
‘Don’t let me stop you from going for a swim’
Picture this scene. Next to a Martello tower, a grimy concrete shelter below which a…
Hello Julian Assange
It was sunny outside. Manus still felt something akin to minor guilt at lying in…
Artist of the Month Luz Peuscovich: ‘the power of the bonds’
Nothing is born alone. We all come from somewhere and are the result of thousands…
Musician of the Month: Massimiliano Galli
This statement might make me sound old, but I have been through many different phases…
There is Something Rotten in the State of Democracy
On a recent visit to Athens I chanced upon the supposed tomb of Socrates near…
Into the Arms of America
I am sitting on a Frontier flight, a low-cost U.S. airline – basically the American…
Don’t believe the Autonomous Car Hype – It’s a Sequel!
Earlier this year, The Economist (March, 2018) published a special report speculating on the potential…
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš Appears Oblivious to Our History
Andrej Babiš is a chameleon. At one point you see him on a poster beaming…
It is Time to Change the Environmental Story
There will ultimately occur conflagration of the whole world … nothing will remain but fire,…
The Slow Death of White Male Privilege
The history books are laden with white men changing the world, from Alexander the Great…
Artist of the Month – Helen O’Connell
Stone can only offer you its stillness, The fact of its materiality. Its quiet unobtrusive…
Mary Beatrice Midgley – An Appreciation
Mary Beatrice Midgley was a giant among philosophers, though she only published the first of her…