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Dublin: “A Tale of Two Cities”

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

A number of years ago, while still a fledgling theologian in seminary, a friend made a passing comment on the oddity of sectarianism in Northern Ireland that has been stuck in my head ever since. It was the Reverend Barry … Continue reading →

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Unemployment and Economic Fallacy

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Europe and North America are at present suffering the ill effects of a severe economic downturn which is most visible in the rising levels of unemployment. To the economist and government policy maker, on the one hand, the question of … Continue reading →

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A Spectre is Haunting Ireland – the Spectre of Fascism

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

One cannot help but be wryly amused by the accusation that the government and police authorities are fascists during this time of social discontent and upheaval. It sounds vaguely reminiscent of the language of the European student revolutionary movements of the … Continue reading →

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News in Brief: Such a Lot of Rogues in a Nation

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

On Sunday 28th November 2010 the Fianna Fáil government of Ireland, which now governs without the mandate of the electorate, signed a contract with the International Monetary Fund which guarantees a crippling debt burden for the Irish taxpayer to bailout the financial institutions … Continue reading →

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