The real cost of tax dodging

What have Bermuda, Ireland and the Cayman Islands got in common?

According to a high profile US Senate investigation we are all tax havens.

The dishonesty of political science – another reply to Eoin O’Malley

In the latest installment of our conversation on the Meath East by-election Eoin O’Malley expanded on three of his initial arguments. He prefaced his remarks by accepting that as a political scientist he should be judged as such. So lets put his scientific method to the test.

Bad Science

RTÉ kicked off their coverage of the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis today with a preview piece on Morning Edition exploring the state of the party in advance of the Castlebar conference.

Politics the big loser in Meath East by-election

What really happened in the Meath East by-election? Are we witnessing a return to dominance of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael? Or is something else taking place?

Hatred of Democracy

What should we do when faced with the blind fury of the horde? How should we respond to those too ignorant to understand the necessity of austerity?

Across Europe backward people are brazenly rejecting the carefully constructed consensus of the technocrats.

Fianna Fáil, not fit for government

So Micheál Martin, flush with his recent opinion poll numbers, says he wouldn’t form a coalition with Sinn Féin.

Is he having a laugh? Does he really think that Sinn Féin is interested in participating in a government led by his party?

Micheál Martin – opportunism and cynicism of the very worst kind

The award for opportunist of the week must surely go to Micheál Martin. His hastily written opinion piece in Wednesdays Irish News was a timely reminder of Fianna Fáil’s cynical approach to both the peace process and to politics.