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,…
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…
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…
Handshake or Billboard? The Best Strategies for Campaigning
Driving through Pennsylvania during the summer, I was bombarded every mile or so with massive billboards. Some had a bold Trump-Vance logo, others had focus group-tested slogans about Harris-Walz being…
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?