The Stalemate that was the Elections
“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” If you seen the film Network you would be familiar with that line. Howard...
Current Loopholes in Party Donations Procedures Open Way for Corruption
Sick of hearing about elections? Yeah, I feel the same. The problem with the run up to the election and politics in general is that...
What the Youth See as the Key Issues in This Election
During the course of canvassing for this election, one of the rising points is that Ireland’s forgotten youth who left for a better life...
The Curious Case of Barrett Brown
House of Cards fans will be familiar with the name, or should be anyway. The hacker Gavin Orsay, played brilliantly by Jimmi Simpson,...
Is the Left-Wing Killing Pluralism and Freedom of Speech?
On Saturday, I had the morning off. It gave me the opportunity to borrow books from the Trinity Library. As I was about to leave town, I...
From Syria and Iraq to Clonskeagh; ISIS, The West and Islam
Introduction Much has been made in recent months of the rise of ISIS and the subsequent rise in refugees coming from countries affected...
Irish Water Protesters; They Haven’t Gone Away You Know
Back in November last year, I started compiling pie charts on what people were tweeting with #ge2016. I probably have a bit too much free...
Gun-Toting Americans
By Patrick Brogan "In one hand I've a Bible In the other I've got a gun Well, don' you know me, I'm the man who won." Outlaw Man by...
A New Year’s Resolution That Would Benefit Us All
THE RESOLUTION IS SIMPLE. DEMAND MORE FROM THE MEDIA. The mainstream media should be the best source of information there is, but all too...
What is the Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things is a term we will be hearing a lot over the next few years. Before we delve into what it is and what it could...
