America deserved better than this contest, and so did the world
Part of me wishes that I could write this piece the day you read it rather than the day before. The fate of the western world, as I write on Tuesday 5th November, lies in the hands of the American voters as it has often done before. Or to be more precise, the fate of […]
Having a million EVs by 2030 is an illusion
In certain parts of the midlands with which I am very familiar, local inhabitants are regularly in receipt of outages notices from ESB Networks notifying consumers that their power supply will be interrupted for lengthy periods (from, say, 10am to 5.30pm) on a particular day. For owners of holiday homes including me, it means that […]
Sinn Féin’s leaders are more like glove puppets for unseen controllers
In the last few weeks, there has been much publicity concerning internal disputes and disciplinary processes in Sinn Féin. Now that we are in an election run-up, some consider that these controversies are sure to damage the party’s prospects on election day. But the cause of a major decline in SF support is longer and […]
Tackling migration requires political courage from EU member states
Germany’s major opposition party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has now taken the position that the right to asylum has been too broadly defined by the courts and needs to “stripped back to its original postwar core if countries were to regain control over immigration”, according to an interview granted to the London Times by […]
Growth of Hamas was observed and encouraged by Israel’s government
It is natural that the public’s attention should, on the anniversary of the barbarous Hamas attack on Israeli men, women and children, refocus on the killing of 1,300 people, and the brutal hostage taking. The unforgivable viciousness of October 7th, 2023 can easily be forgotten in the maelstrom of cruelty that has followed. About 45,000 Palestinians have perished in […]
Sex education cannot be taught on a one-size-fits-all basis
A controversy is brewing over the content of the Social Personal and Health (SPHE) curriculum and materials intended for use in the junior cycle post-primary years for young teenagers. Some commentators are extremely concerned about the underlying value system that is or is not present in the teaching of the subject. The SPHE courses are […]