Mo Borders, Mo Troubles
Wrt Brexit’s Irish Question… During “The Troubles“, there were 3,600 people killed, over 50,000 injured, and thousands of bombs (this is only a small sample of notables). By the 1990s, the impact and economic...
Tagged: Ireland
Bono: U2 Not Paying Tax To Ireland Helps Ireland
At the heart of the Irish economy has always been the philosophy of tax competitiveness. Tax competitiveness has taken our country out of poverty. People in the revenue accept that if you engage in...
The Shannon Gulag
Dublin High Court rejects US arrest warrant. Snowden may get to stopover in delightful Shannon and see first-hand, earlier than expected, what a gulag looks like. If it is the case that the offences...
Dirty Oul’ Town
In the early summer of 1956, an epidemic of poliomyelitis broke out in the city of Cork. It was not unexpected. The Irish medical authorities had noted the two-year gap between previous outbreaks, and...
Sunday Money Sunday
From day one of the public hearings held in Derry’s ornate Victorian Guildhall, the Bloody Sunday inquiry has served as a cash cow for the army of solicitors and barristers involved. Official figures show...