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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Lolek Ltd’s delusional view of secular schooling.

There follows a rebuttal of yesterday’s publication by the Iona Institute. You can view the original here. Michael Nugent of Continue reading →

Interview- Cian Prendiville (AAA)

      Cian Prendiville, Anti-Austerity Alliance councillor for Limerick City, will be contesting the upcoming election as the AAAs Continue reading →

Interview – If You Discover a Fire

Cork musical foursome If You Discover A Fire launch their untitled EP in Cork’s Unitarian Church this Friday. Aileen, Roisin, Leigh and Continue reading →

Interview – Sarah Jane Hennelly (part 2)

In part two of our interview with Independent Limerick City candidate Sarah Jane Hennelly, we talk about the political status Continue reading →

Interview – Sarah Jane Hennelly (part 1)

Sarah Jane Hennelly , independent candidate for Limerick City, is one of the newcomers to national-level politics in the city in Continue reading →

Media coverage of suicide in Ireland.

It should come as no surprise that many in Limerick feel their city’s shortcomings have been unfairly highlighted in the Continue reading →

Fear and loathing on the left wing

From opposite corners of Europe, this week has already seen a spate of disasters, drama and infighting among various left-wing Continue reading →

Fallout Shelter: a brave new world for Bethesda

Earlier this week, after much fanfare, Bethesda’s Todd Howard showcased the long-awaited Fallout 4 at this year’s E3 conference. Amidst Continue reading →