Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsCoronavirus Causing Commercial CollapseCOVID-19 has been dominating our news cycle. Each day we see headlines of new cases coupled with pictures of empty supermarket shelves. In…Mar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsIf We Are Not TogetherIf we are not together, we are alone. I write this article out of hopefulness, perhaps naivety, that in ten years time we’ll look back on…Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsWill Santa Find Me?This Christmas in Ireland there will be over 3,000 homeless children wondering will Santa know where to find them. Two weeks ago, an…Dec 25, 2019Dec 25, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsEvery Cloud has a Red LiningBrexit will likely happen on 31st January under the terms of Boris Johnson’s deal. There will quite likely be a recession caused by this…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsA Massive ElectionOn the 12th December the people of the United Kingdom will have the chance to go to the polls and decide what type of country they want to…Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsAltered Carbon TaxIt’s generally agreed that a carbon tax is the best way of disincentivizing fossil fuel usage, but it often is regressive and…Oct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsTír na nÓgMost of us know of the story of Oisín and Tír na nÓg. The daughter of the King of Tír na nÓg, Niamh, went to Ireland in search of the…Oct 5, 2019Oct 5, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsWar is Imminent1945. War is over. Following two devastating atomic bombs, Japan surrenders. Left behind, is broken buildings, orphaned children, widowed…Sep 14, 2019Sep 14, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsOh…. Jeremy CorbynThe House of Commons is in recess. Regardless, politics doesn’t take holidays. A vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson is looking certain…Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
Liberty and DemocracyinThe Occasional NewsThe Bartender and the Thief2008. Ireland, just like many other countries, was facing the biggest recession since the Wall Street Crash. The bubble of the Celtic…Aug 4, 2019Aug 4, 2019
