Posts Tagged ‘ Politics of the Republic of Ireland ’

An Evening With Kevin Rafter

February 1, 2010
By Stephen
An Evening With Kevin Rafter

I have seen posters for this around Cork, and I think a few readers may be interested. Thurs 11th Feb :: 8pm :: Jurys Western Road Following the success of our recent non-fiction evenings at Jurys, we have invited Kevin Rafter, writer, broadcaster and lecturer to give his assessment of Ireland present and future against the background of his new book Party at the Crossroads, which tells the remarkable story of the Fine Gael comeback and provides an authoritative...

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The Elephant in the Room

January 28, 2010
By Stephen
The Elephant in the Room

Image via Wikipedia There is a very large elephant in the room in Irish politics. It is a very important issue and it cause fierce tensions and divides, but not only in Ireland. I blogged a few years back that Ireland needs an Abortion Act and recent events are making that point more necessary! The recent poll in the Irish Examiner showing that “60% of young people want abortion legalised here” shows that young people do care about this...

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