Reports of Micheál Martin’s political demise have been repeatedly overstated in the post-Covid period. The Leesideleader has managed to endure, despite recurring unease among Fianna Fáil’s upper ranks even up until the Jim Gavin fiasco. However, that run of resilience […]

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16 April 2026

The Irish Times op-ed pages have long enjoyed the rare distinction of irritating both left and right, largely through its habit of quietly importing the anxieties of British securocrats and repackaging them as native concerns.  From ritualised scoldings about Ireland’s […]

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12 April 2026

The fuel protests now entering their fourth day are being treated by the 26-County government as a law-and-order headache, a public-order nuisance and, in Micheál Martin’s words, an act of “national sabotage”. That line is not just arrogant. It is […]

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11 April 2026

Dublin enters its third day of partial blockade and slow moving motorcades from hauliers and farmers alike as the government ponders the deployment of the Defence Forces to clear vital arteries. Responding to price spike in the wake of the […]

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9 April 2026

The most immediate impact of the war on Iran for Ireland is not ideological or diplomatic. It is economic. It is measured in the price of petrol, diesel, and home heating oil. As the conflict escalates, energy markets have responded […]

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6 April 2026

The dispute in Lismore, County Waterford, has rightly provoked anger. Hill farmers, some of whose families have worked the same ground for generations, are facing proposed rent increases that in some cases rise to around €5,200. Farmers have described these […]

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31 March 2026

The Irish Right has, in recent years, developed a curious habit. It has begun writing manifestos for a movement that does not yet exist. Policy papers are drafted. Platforms are proposed. Solutions are offered – often thoughtful, often detailed, sometimes […]

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30 March 2026

We’re approaching the sixth anniversary of a veritable “crime against humanity”. Previously, individuals, communities, or races had been targets of crimes; in March 2020, a crime was perpetrated against the entire human race, excluding, of course, the accursed perpetrators. And […]

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28 March 2026

If Ellen Coyne was trying hard not to sound startled this week then it clearly isn’t working. The Joe.ie turned Irish Times corridor whisperer took to print and podcast to passively aggressively condemn the launch of Women’s Coalition on Immigration […]

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23 March 2026

A feature of Irish politics is the propensity of political parties to have splits usually resulting in resignations or expulsions. This is a feature of the Irish tendency towards hierarchy and collectivism. In order to function a political party requires […]

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20 March 2026