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 […]

The post Joe Loughnane Returns: Disgraced PBP Candidate Returns to Galway Activist Circuit appeared first on The Burkean.

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 […]

The post Ceannas House: Transatlantic Funding for a United Ireland? appeared first on The Burkean.

22 July 2026

Like Manna from heaven, Tara Street;s Conor Gallagher has published yet another investigation, this time into the use of Spanish password management company Passwork, its ties to Kremlin intelligence services and the exposure of various state agencies from using their […]

The post “Conor Gallagher Investigates….” How USAID Influenced Irish Times Aughinish Coverage appeared first on The Burkean.

17 July 2026

The Dublin administration has assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. With it comes the usual language of influence, leadership and national prestige. For six months, from July to December, the Free State will chair meetings, host […]

The post The Presidency of What?: Ireland’s €293 Million Brussels Performance appeared first on The Burkean.

13 July 2026

More has been said in private about journalist Aoife-Grace Moore than is ever likely to make it safely into print here at The Burkean. We will leave it at that. The Derry-born scribe has carved out a prominent media profile […]

The post Aoife Moore Risks Her Backside: Derry Journo Takes Up Joe.ie Editorship appeared first on The Burkean.

6 July 2026

A sloppy statement from Labour HQ in defence of party golden girl and new mayor of Galway, Cllr Helen Ogbu, is likely to engender less media attention than it actually should following media questioning of the timeline by which she […]

The post Labour Party Spins Ogbu’s Dodgy Dates? appeared first on The Burkean.

30 June 2026

A political iceberg, arguably so gargantuan that it would sink Northern politics in its entirety if fully vindicated and take a chunk of the post-Brexit UK’s with it, is passing by our very eyes as PSNI/MI5 operatives, respected columnists and […]

The post Jeffrey Donaldson Blackmail Claims Add Dark Reality to United Ireland Push appeared first on The Burkean.

29 June 2026