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Coronavirus Causing Commercial Collapse
COVID-19 has been dominating our news cycle. Each day we see headlines of new cases coupled with pictures of empty supermarket shelves. In…
Liberty and Democracy
Mar 25, 2020
If We Are Not Together
If We Are Not Together
If 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…
Liberty and Democracy
Jan 1, 2020
Will Santa Find Me?
Will 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…
Liberty and Democracy
Dec 24, 2019
Every Cloud has a Red Lining
Brexit will likely happen on 31st January under the terms of Boris Johnson’s deal. There will quite likely be a recession caused by this…
Liberty and Democracy
Dec 13, 2019
A Massive Election
A Massive Election
On 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…
Liberty and Democracy
Nov 23, 2019
Altered Carbon Tax
Altered Carbon Tax
It’s generally agreed that a carbon tax is the best way of disincentivizing fossil fuel usage, but it often is regressive and…
Liberty and Democracy
Oct 25, 2019
Tír na nÓg
Most 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…
Liberty and Democracy
Oct 5, 2019
War is Imminent
War is Imminent
1945. War is over. Following two devastating atomic bombs, Japan surrenders. Left behind, is broken buildings, orphaned children, widowed…
Liberty and Democracy
Sep 14, 2019
Oh…. Jeremy Corbyn
Oh…. Jeremy Corbyn
The House of Commons is in recess. Regardless, politics doesn’t take holidays. A vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson is looking certain…
Liberty and Democracy
Aug 19, 2019
The Bartender and the Thief
2008. Ireland, just like many other countries, was facing the biggest recession since the Wall Street Crash. The bubble of the Celtic…
Liberty and Democracy
Aug 4, 2019
Bumbling Boris and the Brexit Buffoonery
Bumbling Boris and the Brexit Buffoonery
As you all should be aware, Boris Johnson has recently become the British Prime Minister. Boris is regarded by many as an idiot. He’s often…
Liberty and Democracy
Aug 1, 2019
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