House of Burke: The Problem of Exaggeration
Sean Burke, patriarch of the infamous family, is in prison for assaulting a police officer in court. That is, after he refused a suspended sentence and told the court he…
Death to Diplomacy: The Ireland-Israel War
‘Irish Twitter’ rocked with moral self-aggrandizement yesterday on the news that Israel will close its embassy to Ireland. This follows an ever-growing list of diplomatic offenses by Ireland to Israel,…
Hayes-gate: Crisis Management in Reverse
As the scandal around Eoin Hayes continues into eternity, it seems as though Irish politicians are in a competition for the worst crisis management strategies. Mere weeks ago, Simon Harris…
Eoin Hayes and the Palantir Problem
Another election, another major scandal involving the Social Democrats and the Middle East. During the Local Elections in June, the party came under fire for deselecting a Jewish candidate for…
Sinn Féin: The Perennial Opposition?
Another election, another ‘FFFG’ government. Sinn Féin is in with a real shot at government for the first time since 1918, but only as a minor coalition partner. For eight…
Irish Conservatism is dead. Long live Irish Conservatism!
After three days, the count is finally over. There was one big loser in this election and it wasn’t the Green Party. It was Irish conservatism. The semblance of a…
It’s Election Day!
Election Day is here and we’re at the end of a pretty uneventful campaign. Despite everything that is on the line domestically and internationally in this election, all parties stayed…
Trump and the Future of the Irish-American Relationship
Pundits and politicians have warned us for months of the apocalyptic outcome of a second Trump presidency in the US. They have told us that Trump’s America First policies would…
Incumbency
People don't like change. Incumbents will stay in power unless a challenger provides a compelling case for their ouster. But in the year of elections, this trend has been turned on its head. How will this effect the 2024 Irish General Election?