Make the Irish language optional
Wide debate has recently started about whether the Irish language is ‘dying’. Apart from a minute number of every day speakers, Irish is soon forgotten once you hand in your Paipear 2 in the Leaving …
Articles by James Brennan
Video Games: How Much Is Too Much?
In 2011, a 20-year-old man from the U.K. died from a blood clot after spending 12-hour sessions on his Xbox. His father told “The Sun” newspaper, “He lived for his Xbox. I never dreamed he …
3 Years On… Are You Better Off?
On the 25th of February 2010, Ireland elected the present coalition. With promises broken, emigration still soaring and morale bottomed-out, Ireland is in the same if not worse state than it was previously. Read some …
Kenny Egan Getting Into A New Ring
Well they’ve pulled no punches here… Kenny – excuse me, Kenneth Egan, who admits he knows little to nothing about politics, has been announced as a Fine Gael candidate for the local elections in Clondalkin. …
Ireland Struck By Super-Storm
The country bore the brunt of a horrendous storm this week. With last weeks flooding taking their toll in Cork and Limerick, the wind added its two cents this week by creating havoc to many …
The stupidity of Neknomination
Two deaths in this country alone, and STILL a massive growing number of teens and young adults taking part in an Internet challenge called “NekNomination.” Some reports suggest the game originated in the U.K. as …
Gay marriage – a fair debate?
In Irish society, the word “debate” has been badly tarnished. We’re having a debate, we’re told, about the issues of the day, but that’s not really the case. Political correctness has taken a vice-like grip …
Success for The Reform Alliance
The Reform Alliance’s Conference was nothing short of a resounding success. A packed RDS was left feeling thirsty for a new political force to enter the political arena and shake things up a little. Lucinda …
The Reform Alliance Conference
These days, many people won’t enter the Irish political arena quite simply because they’re too honest and hold principles firm. That may sound facetious but in actuality it’s the truth. More and more people are …
Do you have trust in Irish charities?
With recent revelations about fundraising going straight into “charity” directors’ pensions – do you feel confident that the money you throw into the bucket is going to the needy or just the down right “wanty”? …
