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On The Campaign Trail With Yes Equality
With the vote on Marriage Equality only a week away, I thought I’d write a post about what it’s like canvassing for a Yes vote. I’ve been out most nights knocking on the doors of South Dublin...
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If You Can Understand Nationalism Then You Can Understand Feminism
A lot of people these days don’t see the need for feminism. To many it’s just a lot of whinging and moaning about superficial things that don’t matter too much. Others see it as an issue that belongs...
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Renua Manifesto Review: Vague Buzzwords Brought To You By Fox News
The Dáil has been dissolved and the campaign for the 32nd Dáil has begun. It’s easy to get lost in the media-spin, tribalism and parochialism. So I thought I’d try and clear this up by analysing the...
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Social Democrats Manifesto: It’s No Bernie Sanders
Between Bernie Sanders strength in the American Democratic primaries and Jeremy Corbyn becoming leader of the British Labour Party, there has been a surge for left wing politicians challenging the...
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Have We Learned Nothing From The Crisis?
Do you remember 2007? The economy was booming (or so we were told) and the government was swaggering. This was all due to their wisdom and excellent management they told us. Don’t throw it away, they...
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Uncomfortable Questions About The 1916 Easter Rising
Today is a day of celebration in Ireland. A hundred years ago today, Irish rebels rose up against British rule and declared an Irish Republic (Although technically they did this in Easter 1916, which...
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Why I Hope There Never Is A United Ireland
For generations the goal of Irish nationalists has been a 32 county United Irish Republic where the whole island is free of British rule. In theory all Irish political parties support this, even if...
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Could The Far-Right Be Successful In Ireland?
Across the West there has been a growth in support for the far-right and a surge in the number of votes they’ve received. New Fascist political parties have been increasing in size and influence and...
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Why Ireland Should Become A Secular Republic
There was a time when Ireland was for all practical purposes, a Catholic state. Divorce, homosexuality, abortion and contraceptives were all illegal. Books and films had to be approved by a censorship...
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Why I Am Not A (Irish) Nationalist
During my teenage years, I was a passionate nationalist (because nationalism varies so much by country, this will be mainly in reference to Irish nationalism, but applicable to nationalism generally)....
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