The president offers his condolences, but that’s enough about you
The president of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, offered his condolences over the massacre of worshippers at a church in Owo, Nigeria. News Letter reports, Forty people were killed in the attack at the...
View ArticleSolved: the Scottish referendum issue
In 2014, Scotland had a “once in a lifetime” referendum on independence. And now, some of them want another one – a “neverendum” as it sometimes known. The UK government is disinclined to give them...
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Thoughts on the death of David Trimble
I first became aware of David Trimble some time in the early 1990s. I was impressed. He was way more impressive in his media appearances than any other unionist of the time. I was so impressed that –...
View Article“When will Ireland admit that rent controls are a catastrophe?”
A couple of months ago John McGuirk asked that question: Landlords have fled the market. They are selling up at an unprecedented rate, or finding other uses for their accommodation. There has been an...
View ArticleWho would be a landlord in Ireland when they could Airbnb?
There is much anger in Ireland over the country’s ongoing housing crisis. The Dail put in place an eviction ban over the winter. It got them some good headlines for a while, but the ban had the usual...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – Irish repression edition
Reporters without Borders seem to be of a similar mindset — they don’t know how anyone could object to these laws either and can’t see how anyone could consider them limiting. Is their assessment of...
View Article“What we do is restrict freedoms”
"We are restricting freedom for the common good": Irish Green Party Senator Pauline O'Reilly says that her government's hate speech bill is about "restricting freedom," and censoring views on gender...
View ArticleFree speech and privacy are under siege across the Anglosphere
Here are three articles I saw over the last couple of days, one about Canada, one about the UK, and one about Ireland. Jordan Peterson writing in the Telegraph: As a professional, practicing clinical...
View Article“Despite police not revealing the suspected knifeman’s identity or motive”
“Violence in Dublin after five hurt in knife attack” reports the BBC: There are violent scenes in Dublin after an earlier knife attack in the city centre in which five people were injured It is not...
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day – misrepresenting the earthquake in Ireland
The Irish government would have us believe that the most destructive riot in Dublin in living memory was not a symptom of failed governance, but the result of an ideological fringe group going on a...
View ArticleListen to victims*! Tell their stories! (*Approved categories only)
For any Irish readers asking themselves, “What is a victim impact statement?”, the office of Ireland’s Director of Public Prosecutions has guidance: If you are the victim of a crime you may make a...
View ArticleJeremy Corbyn meets some new friends
JEREMY CORBYN MEETS KNEECAP Last week, @jeremycorbyn sat down with @KNEECAPCEOL for a quick chat about their music and the importance of artists to speaking up for Palestine. #MusicForACeasefire Just...
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