Don’t blame ‘Magaluf Girl’ – blame society
The ‘Magaluf Girl’ video is one of the disturbing things I’ve ever seen, it’s on a different level. How on earth has society allowed such depraved behaviour into the realm? I’m no moral soldier but …
Opinion
The Candy Bombers – A reflection on one man’s will to give hope.
In early 1945, the combined air power of the Allied forces had laid waste to Berlin. Tens of thousands of tons of allied ordnance had fallen on the crippled city, turning the once majestic German …
Do we rely on our phones too much
Have you ever lost your phone? Have you thought about losing your phone? Have you ever realised the massive influx of power that little wallet-sized machine has on our daily lives? I recently lost my …
50 Shades of Treason – A nation’s betrayal
Rialtas stood over Éireann. A tattoo of a harp on his body, a three-leafed shamrock on hers. Two starcrossed lovers, their fates forever intertwined, twisting and dancing around each other’s histories like crawling ivy. He …
Successive failed governments have left Ireland as a ‘Crutch Nation’, writes Fernando Sanchez
Rags flutter over the hollow windows of half-finished, vacant houses. The wraiths of shattered dreams dwell within, like phantoms of a nowhere place. Ghost estates dot the Irish landscape. They can be found up and …
Our Pornified Culture and the “Just Turn it off” Mentality
While travelling on public transport in Dublin City centre recently, I overheard a group of teenage boys engaged in some adolescent banter. What struck me about their conversation however was the highly pejorative nature of …
15 Reasons to not vote Fine Gael or Labour on Friday
1. Water charge 2. Household tax 3. Universal Social Charge increase 4. Medical Cards from OAP’s and sick children 5. FG broke pro-life promise, what other promise will they break? 6. Enda Kenny trying to …
The Irish bank guarantee – A night of infamy
It’s now one hour to midnight. Sixty minutes to destiny. It’s the last night of September, 2008. On this night, Government Buildings play silent witness to the unravelling of Irish history. The drama unfolds as …
Let Peaches Geldof Rest In Peace! It’s Time To Have Some Respect
TheLiberal.ie learned late last night the apparent reason for Peaches Geldof’s death. We could have easily been one of if not the first to post it online. The London Times broke the story in their …
