“He has indicated that he will do nothing other than launch more attacks on Mr. Justice Moriarty and the entire Judiciary. For our part, we believe the key findings of the report. We, therefore believe that Deputy Lowry should consider his position and resign from Dáil Éireann. If he chooses not to do so we will propose a motion expressing the will of the Dáil on this … [Read more...] about Michael, Micheál, and Schrödinger’s TDs
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Image from RTÉ One Upfront Who is Midlands-North-West even voting for? We know who all the candidates are, but what we don’t know is how they will sit in the European Parliament if they are elected. The political groupings are very important in Brussels, they take in like-minded parties from across Europe and have a major role in allocating committee members and putting … [Read more...] about The key takeaways from RTÉ’s Midlands-North-West debate
Assessing Simon Harris’ first two weeks in office
Image by Simon Harris on Instagram On April 9, Taoiseach Simon Harris sat down to chair his first cabinet meeting in Áras an Uachtaráin, without former boss Leo Varadkar. But even without his Fine Gael ally, Harris seems to have slipped into the glass slipper of the Taoiseach’s office with ease, which is no surprise given that he has reportedly been preparing to take over … [Read more...] about Assessing Simon Harris’ first two weeks in office
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Image by kalhh from Pixabay The Academy Awards are fast approaching with the anticipated ceremony taking place in less than a month on March 10. Knowing the history of the Oscars there’s bound to be some snubs and surprises, so with that in mind lets go through the main categories and see who the academy is likely to give the statues to, but also who they should go … [Read more...] about Oscar picks and predictions
The 10 best albums of 2023
Looking back on a year of music is always an odd endeavour. There is an incredibly wild variety ofmusic, and yet when you pay attention to what is going on in the world of music for a whole year,everything looks almost cohesive. Music does not operate in an independent culture, it’s weavedinto our lives in so many ways that ends up making us look back on the records released in … [Read more...] about The 10 best albums of 2023