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 | Jan 13, 2020 | Election 2020
The General Election is already effectively underway and it looks like it will be formally announced in the coming days. It’s already being pitched by the media as a presidential style election whose main purpose will be to decide if Leo Varadkar or...
by Brendan Ogle | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Brendan Ogle: On Friday we go to the polls in local and European elections, and Unite members do so on the back of an exciting and radical 2019 Irish Policy Conference last week. In addition to two exciting new initiatives in the areas of mental...
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 | 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...
