by Brendan Ogle | Jan 24, 2021 | Pension swindle
Brendan Ogle on why we should be able to access the state pension at 65 like our hypocritical politicians do. ‘OH NO WE DIDN’T’ – ‘ OH YES YOU BLOODY WELL DID!’ Last Tuesday (21/1/20) Unite’s Irish Executive Council passed a motion committing us to...
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 | 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...
