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Giving in to terrorism seems to be the mantra down in Green Central:
Deputy Gormley said, “Security experts agree that this latest terror threat is ominous and should be taken very seriously. Stepping up security to the required level could prove to be extremely expensive and, as we know from the London bombings, does not always [...]

I finally get a spare twenty minutes to do a post and it’s way too late to comment on the government’s recent flip in the polls. Well tough, I’m going to do it anyway. It’s hardly a new idea but I am willing to wager that at least some of the recent good numbers for [...]

You know, it is not often we get to talk about Socialist Party policies here. I think that this may be the first post on the site about the party, but we do include their feed in the Party News section. But then, they have control of Indymedia so does it matter that much? [...]

In amongst the Bertiegate, there are two pieces which have caught my eye, if only for the glamour of the subject content, relating to foreign policy.
The first is the announcement by An Taoiseach that the country is about to donate E70 Million to an ongoing effort by the Clinton Foundation to battle HIV/Aids. E60 million [...]

Despite what many people think and probably myself include Ireland being not Neutral would make sod all difference in the World. We are never going to have a high tech military and trying to create a force that could slot into another larger force would probably be more of a hindrance then a help. Ireland [...]

Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Labour’s Cllr. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and vocal Anti-War campaigner. Who blogs here answers some questions for Irish Election. Just like to thank Aodhán for his replies.
In your speech at the Jeb Bush protest you said that “Dublin is a major international capital and so its civic leaders have a [...]

Politics in this country is at most times selfish. We are increasingly driven by greed and that is not necessarily a good thing. Now I know many of ye are going finally after all this time Simon has renounced his evil low tax ways and joined the shiny happy world of Socialism That I am [...]

While other nations hire ferries, move aircraft carriers and warships, or wait to see how the situation in the Middle East develops the Irish government did something amazing. They hired a couple of buses and drove the Irish citizens trapped in the Lebanon out of the country.

We spend a lot of time cataloging the difference of policy that often occurs between Labour and Fine Gael, well there is good news for supporters of the opposition as they seems to be reading from the same hymn-sheet over the war taking place in Lebanon and Palestine.

North Korea has finally lived up to its Team America reputation and tested its nuclear warheads (correction: for the sake of accuracy it was the missiles to deliver weaponry they tested), which might well have the capacity to reach the United States and the United Nations once more is called into focus. Will the Security [...]

There will be an election within the year. People who claim knowledge of these things say it will most likely take place around next Easter.
Lots of bloggers have been commenting on the political parties’ maneuverings as they try to position themselves. I’ve never been that interested in that side of things- polls, photo ops, the [...]

I’ve spent the last half hour staring at a blank page and thinking about what I should write. There are so many things playing on my mind at the moment – world cup politics, Charles Haughey, Big Brother, an historic parades agreement in Northern Ireland but still the page remained blank because what I really [...]

RTE are reporting that a prisoner was seen being brought through Shannon. It seems the prisoner was a US Marine for minor offensives. However the Irish Government was not informed of this as they are supposed to be. The American ambassador has apologised for this but the cabinet has expressed “gravest concern.” In a statement [...]