News Why Is Ireland Acting As A Lobbyist For Tax Dodgers? The Irish government is mustering support for digital media companies to face down an EU proposal for a turnover tax. In response to public pressure that has grown after the 22 Mar 2018
Reproductive Rights Voting Against Democracy: We Don’t Trust The People Half of Fianna Fail TDs in Dail Eireann and one Sinn Fein TD, voted against holding a referendum on Repeal of the eight Amendment. It was a vote against democracy, 22 Mar 2018
Reproductive Rights Anti-Choice Campaign Hires Ex Cambridge Analytics Operative The anti-abortion campaign is employing the same tactics that were used in Trump’s election campaign. They have hired Thomas Borwick, a former employee of Cambridge Analytics, to run their 21 Mar 2018
News Why Was Prosecution Of Clery’S Boss A Botched Job? In June 2015, 460 workers at Clery’s were made redundant, after their company was sold as a going concern to a property investment grouping. The workers received little notice 21 Mar 2018
Education Gerry Carroll Expresses Concern About School Closures PARENTS of children at special educational needs schools in Belfast are worried about plans to merge seven special needs schools in Belfast. “I have been contacted by parents who are 20 Mar 2018
News Where Is The Recovery For Workers? We Need A Pay Rise New evidence has emerged that the economic recovery is not benefitting workers sufficiently. A survey by Social Justice Ireland has indicated that a single person would needs a minimum disposable 20 Mar 2018
News Remember Sheila Hodgers Today is the anniversary of her death, thirty five years ago. Sheila lived in Dundalk with her husband, Brendan. They had two daughters, aged eight and seven. They were considering 20 Mar 2018
News “Like A Young Fella Trying To Get His Dad Interested In His Homework” This is how the Irish Independent described the demeanour of Leo Varadkar when he meet Donald Trump. He was a fawning weakling who was eager to please a bully. This 16 Mar 2018
Education Support Trinity Students Occupation Trinity College students who are occupying the college may be igniting a new wave of student radicalism. Their protest began over a decision by the authorities to introduce a special 15 Mar 2018
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