What an Irish President actually does for a living.

The 2018 campaign to elect Ireland’s president is well and truly underway, with the electorate set to cast their votes Continue reading →

Housing in Ireland – From crisis comes coalition

One of the marks of a civilised society is the drive to move beyond our own individual interests, and to Continue reading →

A Karen Bradley Guide to Northern Irish Politics

    To understand Northern Irish politics, it’s imperative to first understand the history of the country. In the 1600s, Continue reading →

Irish Political Parties

  It’s the tail end of a monumental year and with colossal social upheaval both inside and outside the country Continue reading →

I am a Christian, but I am not a Catholic

    I am a Christian, but I am not a Catholic To those of you who left the Church Continue reading →

Local Anomaly

What happens when politicians quit? Despite the near-impossibility under Irish law of removing an elected official from local or national Continue reading →

Language is Important

As I was reading about the grand jury report on the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, one particular quote struck Continue reading →

What We Can Learn From Ireland’s Lost Constitution

Darragh Roche    RTÉ’s long overdue documentary on the history of women in Ireland, ‘No Country For Women,’ highlighted a Continue reading →

Bible Ireland

Darragh Roche    Thank God the Bible is leaving Irish politics U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently cited the Bible Continue reading →

Making the switch to new political parties

Pádraig Lohan     Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are the political equivalent of a major phone company. We’re frustrated Continue reading →

You are Not An Impostor

Women of Ireland – well done. We did it. We got out there, got engaged, had conversations, and we (with Continue reading →

Racism survives the downfall of misogyny

Somaya Mahmoud – 29-05-2018   So, in the aftermath of what has been one of the largest and most controversial Continue reading →

National Maternity Hospital: sold to the lowest bidder.

Today it was announced that the €300m National Maternity Hospital in Dublin will be handed to St Vincent’s Healthcare group. SVHG Continue reading →

GE16 – The bigger picture.

The votes are counted, the seats are filled. We still don’t have a government of course, thanks to the ongoing Continue reading →

Fine Gael – Front runners but for how long?

Fine Gael, currently the largest party in the Irish Dail, swept into power in the 2011 election on an unprecedented Continue reading →

Javi Buron , Creatives in Limerick

Last week saw the launch of Creatives in Limerick, a web app aiming to harness the immense potential of Limerick’s blossoming Continue reading →