by Brendan Ogle | Mar 29, 2019 | Hubris
March 29th: Hubris, ‘excessive pride or self-confidence’, is defining the current leadership of the state. It is increasingly manifest in the actions of the Taoiseach and Tánaiste and it is now not only apparent domestically, but on the...
by Brendan Ogle | Feb 15, 2019 | Maurice McCabe
Brendan Ogle: ‘The Final Verdict’ edition of Michael Clifford’s book A Force for Justice – the Maurice McCabe Story is jaw-dropping. Throughout its 370 pages, Clifford paints a picture of the dreadful Ireland we all fear exists,...
by Brendan Ogle | Nov 29, 2018 | Public Housing
‘Dublin’s landlords would rather put their properties on Airbnb than rent to local families’ These are the first words in an article published in ‘The Guardian’ newspaper this morning. That’s ‘The Guardian’, in Britain. Sometimes it takes an...
by Brendan Ogle | Nov 16, 2018 | Brexit
Brendan Ogle: This week’s developments in relation to Brexit have brought the interaction between Britain, Ireland and Europe centre-stage again. The European Union’s approach to these matters sometimes doesn’t get the same notice here as that of our...
by Brendan Ogle | Nov 1, 2018 | Anti Poverty Paper
Unite are delighted to accede to a request to publish this paper for information and discussion. While the paper itself is not a Unite paper it is a very necessary contribution to a vital debate on the ideological changes in how our communities are...