Let’s remember the agony of Ann Lovett and Miss X as we debate the forthcoming referendum
Much has been written about the outcome of a high-profile Belfast court case this week. But there was another case in Belfast in the last couple of years which should command our attention over the coming weeks. If the Eighth Amendment is not repealed, the Irish state will never be in a position to decriminalise […]
Has the train already left the station on the Metro Public Consultation process?
When the Luas Green Line was first announced and planned, its route was right beside where I live. I welcomed the project then and still have good feelings about it. Those, like me, who live near it are entirely used to it, including peak-time noise levels which are certainly no louder than road traffic in […]
The government should have the courage to create time and space for the passage of the repeal proposal
The firing of Rex Tillerson and the appointment of former CIA chief Mike Pompeo to the position of Secretary of State is hugely significant in a number of ways. It demonstrates that the White House is now in a permanent state of turmoil and that Trump likes it that way. The US version of the […]
Not every streetscape is improved by a starkly modern addition
I am always a little hesitant about putting my toe into the shark-infested waters of architectural taste and style. All the more so when the precise subject on which I am writing is largely moot because the project is already underway. But here goes! The ESB is currently building a new HQ on the site […]
Weakness and chaos in Washington and London is not good for Ireland – economically or politically
The western alliance has never looked more dysfunctional or out of sorts as it does this Spring. The United States is now democracy’s sick man. The UK is governed by a party at war with itself. Germany has painted itself into a corner in which it is governed by a Chancellor supported by a potential […]
Making a vote to repeal into a vote to endorse the 12 week on-demand regime could be an unforced political error
As someone who believes strongly that the 8th Amendment should now be repealed and that the issues of abortion should be one to be dealt with by laws enacted by the Oireachtas as it considers right and just, I hesitate to become involved in any heated or bitter debate or campaigning because I know well […]