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Posted onOctober 12, 2018June 10, 2020News

What an Irish President actually does for a living.

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The 2018 campaign to elect Ireland’s president is well and truly underway, with the electorate set to cast their votes later this October. Despite being…

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Posted onSeptember 30, 2018June 10, 2020Opinion

Housing in Ireland – From crisis comes coalition

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One of the marks of a civilised society is the drive to move beyond our own individual interests, and to examine issues in terms of…

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Posted onSeptember 9, 2018June 14, 2020Current Events

Irish Political Parties

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It’s the tail end of a monumental year and with colossal social upheaval both inside and outside the country Irish people are facing twelve months…

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Posted onAugust 22, 2018June 10, 2020Current Events

Local Anomaly

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What happens when politicians quit? Despite the near-impossibility under Irish law of removing an elected official from local or national office, circumstances can change for…

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Posted onApril 18, 2017July 29, 2020Current Events

National Maternity Hospital: sold to the lowest bidder.

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Today it was announced that the €300m National Maternity Hospital in Dublin will be handed to St Vincent’s Healthcare group. SVHG is owned by the Sisters…

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Posted onMarch 24, 2016July 29, 2020Current Events

GE16 – The bigger picture.

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The votes are counted, the seats are filled. We still don’t have a government of course, thanks to the ongoing punch and judy show of…

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Posted onDecember 12, 2015July 29, 2020Current Events

Fine Gael – Front runners, but for how long?

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Fine Gael, currently the largest party in the Irish Dail, swept into power in the 2011 election on an unprecedented scale of popular mandate. With…

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Posted onSeptember 13, 2015July 29, 2020Arts

Javi Buron , Creatives in Limerick

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Last week saw the launch of Creatives in Limerick, a web app aiming to harness the immense potential of Limerick’s blossoming artistic and cultural movement. Javier…

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Posted onAugust 28, 2015July 29, 2020Opinion

Lolek Ltd’s delusional view of secular schooling.

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There follows a rebuttal of yesterday’s publication by the Iona Institute. You can view the original here.   Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland has outlined…

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Posted onAugust 8, 2015July 29, 2020Current Events

Interview- Cian Prendiville (AAA)

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    Cian Prendiville, Anti-Austerity Alliance councillor for Limerick City, will be contesting the upcoming election as the AAAs sole candidate. He took some time…

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