US politicians are now realising that rhetoric can inspire violence
Trump has promised to use a speech to ‘bring the country together’. Just imagine if he mustered the moral courage to say violence is never acceptable and he will accept the results of the election
It’s as if we’re seeing Kamala Harris for the first time
If not now, if it’s too soon for a woman president, if the stakes are too high this time, when will it be her time?
Defence Forces personnel must be held to higher standards and scrutiny than any other servants of the State
Complaints about feeling collectively demonised amid allegations cannot be entertained given the pledge of the Defence Forces to the people
Tories’ Project Fear is last, desperate act of a party about to plunge off a cliff
Conservative Party faces losing so badly it won’t have enough seats to mount an official opposition. No wonder Tories are suddenly panicking about democracy
Nina Carberry’s vanishing act is a sign of casual disregard for European Parliament
The European Parliament is an increasingly powerful institution from which a huge share of our laws and regulations derive – so why do some politicians seem to regard it as expensive training wheels?
I ranked among that much derided category of people who spoil their vote
I gave the most obnoxious candidate 27, then started down from number 1. But a final review revealed I had awarded two number 12s
The chasing and jostling of Simon Harris blurred the line between protest and harassment
There are two responses to the harassing of the Taoiseach in Mayo. Some despair at the protesters, others ask why Harris ran scared
The normalisation of hate-speech in Ireland is almost complete
Gardaí are seeing ‘a huge rise in the level of aggression’ at anti-immigration protests despite a sharp decline in such gatherings
‘Celebrity’ election candidates: On the campaign trail with Ciaran Mullooly, Nina Carberry and Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Mullooly and Carberry are contesting the European elections in Midlands-North-West, Mhurchú in the South constituency
Beware of simplistic appeals to ‘common sense’ on issue of immigration
Time was in the US when ‘common sense’ informed the notion that the Irish were violent, drunken apes responsible for driving down wages and taking all the jobs
If you’re shocked to learn that conspiracy theories are gaining traction, you’re in a bubble
Finding that a third of respondents believed it was definitely or probably true that a “small, secret group of people is responsible for making all major decisions in world politics” should dent some general complacency
Not-quite-Independents are emerging as the new political force
One startling fact: the number of Independents elected to the Dáil in recent years has exceeded the combined number elected to all other EU member state parliaments
Politics attracts some idiots and narcissists - but most are still driven by a desire to do good
To step forward and declare you want to serve in spite of all the abuse requires brave, old-fashioned character
Whose needs would a Progressive Democrats 2.0 serve?
In much of the commentary following the recent referendums, the phrase 'enough is enough' was often heard – the implication being that great numbers of people have made enough huge sacrifices by voting for compassion and understanding but that’s all over now
I split my house with my daughter, without government help. Stop shaming ‘empty nesters’
The annual finger-jabbing ignores the fact that there are no meaningful incentives on offer