by Brendan Ogle | Mar 8, 2018 | Media Misuse
I’m going to say something good about the Irish media here, so note the time and date because it doesn’t happen often. Insofar as the media has a propensity to become a participant in political affairs here, as opposed to simply reporting and...
by Brendan Ogle | Mar 1, 2018 | Irish Left
There is a legitimate debate taking place within what might loosely be called ‘the Irish left’ at the moment. It takes place within campaigns, within trade unions, in communities, online, in homes, and anywhere that concerned citizens meet. The need for...
by Brendan Ogle | Feb 22, 2018 | Watchdog
Do you remember the infamous ‘Galway Tent’? As a symbol of the sort of gombeenism that pertained as the nation was led to penury, the ‘Galway Tent’ is a good example. Basically, Fianna Fail party fundraisers would hire a marquee at the Galway race...
by Brendan Ogle | Feb 15, 2018 | Repeal the 8th
In 2015 in Croke Park the Unite Ireland Policy Conference debated the issue of Repeal of the 8th amendment to Bunreacht na hÉireann. I was a proud Unite member that day, not only because of the outcome of the debate, but because we had it. As an...
by Brendan Ogle | Feb 8, 2018 | Trade Union, Uncategorized
If, as I wrote last week, there is a reason why ‘Neo-Liberals have anti-trade union positions’, this should not be interpreted as applying to employers only. On the contrary, many employers realise that collective bargaining with their employees through...
