September, 2026

For decades, Fine Gael—historically branded “The United Ireland Party”—has largely approached constitutional change with measured caution.However, as momentum for an eventual border poll builds, general principles are no longer sufficient.To remain credible, Fine Gael must deliver a truly practical, detailed blueprint that moves beyond standard rhetoric and addresses the tangible mechanics of Irish reunification. A […]

  Have you been watching the Republican convention in Texas?Check it out. Pat thinks they share their teeth and their sister (whatever can he mean?). Should we be worried about a Republican surge in time for the mid-term elections?   Jim O’Callaghan,Minister of Justice in the Three Green Fields has announced that immigrants will have […]

    The Catholic Voice is a right wing fundamentalist magazine which has an address in Knock, Co Mayo. You will find it in some churches throughout Ireland. It is not clear who is distributing this rag or who is funding the outfit which produces it. In the most recent edition the editor advocates a return […]

       Does the BBC and Talkback have reason to rejoice in the programme’s 40th birthday? Why were two great presenters of the programme in the early days not even mentioned? And why did so many Protestants leave the City side of Derry and move to the Waterside? Was intimidation involved? Was that what […]

  I’ve spent the last hour and more watching Talkback coming live from Belfast Central Library. The programme has been on the air for 40 years, so naturally the good things it’s done – allowing the voices of the public to be heard, interviewing journalists and politicians – were celebrated. But the gaps were nothing short of […]

    It’s like community Rip Van Winkle. Unionism and Orangeism awaken, rub their eyes amd declare “We must put Orange feet on Garvaghy Road!” Why has this 28-year-old madness reawakened? Two reasons:  distraction and We are the People. Distraction first. Anyone who can’t spot that Unionism wants us to take our eye off the […]

  The colonisation of Ireland by the British/English has left a huge negative legacy in terms of reactionary ways of thinking and behaving. It caused deep divisions between people with different religious outlooks and social status using the old tactic ‘divide and conquer’. It created a wealthy class and a poor class.  Even though part of […]

by Joe McVeigh   There are 9 Irish people included on the Forbes Billionaire’s List with a combined net worth of approximately $54.8 billion. The Irish list is topped by billionaire Pallonji Mistry, the head of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, a 156-year-old construction and engineering giant that is based in Mumbai. Mistry has a net […]

    The new liberation thinking in Theology has had an influence in organisations like Trocaire where the emphasis has changed from charity to justice. However, without the endorsement of the Irish Catholic bishops the influence of liberation theology on the practice of the Church in Ireland will remain peripheral. It is a great pity […]

  Liberation theology was born on South and Central America and spread to South Africa and some countries in Asia. It emerged from the history of oppression of the poor in many countries. It is a Christian response to capitalist materialism.    Liberation theology’s main focus is the plight of the poor in a world […]