Eoin Ó Murchu poses several trenchant questions on the role of the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist community in the debate for Irish Unity. An argument for local democracy may find a ready audience, and Ó Murchu argues this will pose a challenge to those who would see the European Commission ascendant in a United Ireland.
Lynda Walker writes on the failure of the PSNI to address its legacy of collusion, further antagonising sectarian division in society and community distrust.
Adam Murray writes of the re-emergence of the Irish far-right as the bourgeois state fails to keep it confined to its usual cesspits. Shameless use of Nazi imagery by the far-right in Belfast is a call to action for anti-fascists.
Frank Keoghan shines a light on the significant loss of Irish fishing quotas as a result of Brexit. The EU’s cynical sacrifice of Ireland’s fishing sector as a bargaining chip could have serious consequences for biodiversity, livelihoods and the diversity of domestic production in Ireland, as the resulting losses are made up at the expense of underdeveloped nations.
RTÉ has demonstrated flagrant disrespect for the public interest and shown itself to represent a small cross-section of society rather than the best possible spirit of public service broadcasting. Eoin Ó Murchu discusses how the malaise in RTÉ has deeper roots than a few bad apples.
Adam Murray, 23rd June 2023 THERE has been much anger expressed recently towards President Michael D. Higgin’s by Irish government ministers, particularly by Tánaiste Micheál Martin, in relation to the government’s so-called public forum on Irish foreign, defence and security policy taking place this week. President Higgins offered the view that opening a debate at …
Jenny Farrell, 20 May 2023 THE shortlist for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023 was published in late March. Among the six novels on the list is a book by the East German writer Katja Oskamp, Marzahn, Mon Amour. The title stands out for East Berliners in particular, who immediately recognise Marzahn as …
Eoin Ó Murchu, 28 May 2023. WHERE exactly does Sinn Féin stand in relation to Irish neutrality, and, in particular, to Irish participation in the European Union’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (Pesco) and to NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP)? This question has been given a sharp edge by recent confusing – and at times contradictory – …
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