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EASTER 1916 REMEMBERED? The primary cultural event in Ireland in 2016 was the remembrance of the Easter Rising in 1916, when a band of rebels took on the might of the British Empire, setting in motion a sequence that would … Continue reading State of the Irish Nation 2017
‘A National Treasure’ ‘One of the Architects of Modern Ireland’ ‘As fine an Irishman as there has been’ The plaudits continue to arrive in tribute to TK Whitaker who was easily the most influential civil servant in the history of … Continue reading The Legacy of the Legendary TK Whitaker
The combination of a very weak and likely short-term Government and an improving economy has led to that most volatile of political situations: Strikes in the Public Service. It is startling the degree to which some sections of the Civil … Continue reading Opinion: Some Striking Public Servants Need To Get Real While Others Deserve A Big Pay Raise
Reports from property portals Daft and MyHome suggest that the Irish property market is set to increase by an average of 5% in 2016. There was a big disparity in the locations of the price rises with the Daft report … Continue reading Homelessness at Crisis Point as Property Market Surges
In a bizarre sequence of events that has made international news the Irish Government is actively refusing 13BN Euro in back-taxes from the Apple Inc. The maker of the iPad and iPhone has been accused by the European Commission (EC) … Continue reading Ireland Refuses 13 Billion Euro from Apple in Bizarre EU Standoff
The fallout from the participation of the Irish Olympic squad at the Rio Olympics continues with the news that the Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey will likely face the evidence that has been assembled by Brazilian police soon. … Continue reading Success, Fury and Scandal for the Irish at Rio Olympics
STATE OF THE IRISH NATION 2016 1916 Anniversary When the rebels had been defeated in the GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell Street and the damage to the already shambles of a city was surveyed the soon-to-be martyrs were pilloried as traitors … Continue reading The State of the Irish Nation 2016