John Finucane resolutely denies any commercial connection with Daniel Kinahan or the criminal cartel synonymous with the South Dublin family.  Any topic broaching this topic must begin with that fact. That being said, public facts remain slightly more complicated than […]

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4 September 2026

Despite lacking the gunsmoke of Sinn Féin, the organisational nexus actually running People Before Profit (and various spinoffs) away from the Oireachtas benches has often sparked controversy on the left, not least amid a new split reported in the mainstream […]

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26 August 2026

Five months on, the fiscal dividend of Ireland’s April fuel protests appears to be materialising, with the government confirming that the planned phased restoration of fuel excise in September and October will not go ahead.  To recap, temporary reductions (totalling […]

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24 August 2026

Bertie Ahern riled up IBEC and revolutionary Marxists alike when he announced in November 2004 his commitment to the socialist creed. “I am one of the few socialists left in Irish politics,” the Drumcondra man told the Irish Times, pinning […]

The post Why an Anti-Capitalist Right in Ireland is Doomed: A (Polite) Libertarian Critique appeared first on The Burkean.

22 August 2026

Nigel Farage’s bid for re-election was both a gamble and a foregone conclusion. The result, while never really in doubt, failed to bury the parliamentary investigation into his personal finances, opening the door to another, more damaging Clacton by-election in […]

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18 August 2026

Court reporting in Ireland is a gnarly affair at the best of times. From defamation risk to the protection of minors and victims, the profession is arrayed with a multitude of legal tripwires designed to bring down not just individual […]

The post Media Hush Over Galway Migrant Gang Rape? appeared first on The Burkean.

15 August 2026

More than six years after being publicly defrocked from People Before Profit amid controversy over an alleged violent incident involving his then-girlfriend and subsequent Galway SU President, Joe Loughnane appears to be re-emerging as a prominent figure on the Galweigan […]

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5 August 2026

The story told in the book of Genesis is among the most harrowing and heart-rending of the Old Testament tales. Harrowing, because it tells of how God commanded Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, the son for whom he had […]

The post Sacrificing Issac: Abortion and Reflections on Ireland’s 3-Day Wait Removal appeared first on The Burkean.

3 August 2026

Political and institutional loyalism never operates more than a stone’s throw away from the UK security apparatus. Ever since Carson loaded rifles on the Larne right through to decades of collusion and contemporary spats between narco gangs in East Belfast, […]

The post The UDA’s Antifascist Feud: More than Meets the Eye? appeared first on The Burkean.

25 July 2026

It would be hard to avoid the fact that the six counties are in political flux as of late. From the murky downfall of Jeffrey Donaldson, to nativist rioting in Belfast nevermind the gradual economic cleavage of the region from […]

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22 July 2026