The Island That Went First
So imagine this. A political movement based on a doctrine of acceptance, the kind described in our previous article, gains power in Ireland. Not in …
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The Acceptance
There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a conversation when everyone in the room knows the same thing and nobody is willing …
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The Blue Line in the Sand
On Sunday morning, an Indonesian peacekeeper was killed by a projectile that struck a United Nations position near the village of Adchit Al Qusayr, in …
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The Ladder They Pulled Up
Ireland's government wants more professional landlords. Ireland's young people can't find jobs. These are not two stories. They are one policy, viewed from opposite ends …
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The Machine That Cannot Say No
The dominant AI safety conversation, the one consuming billions in research funding and generating thousands of column inches, is about containment. How do we keep …
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Your TD Is a Landlord. Here's How They Voted on Housing.
At least 19 sitting TDs have declared property interests in the Register of Members' Interests. One owns 27 properties. Another resigned as a minister over …
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The Tools Already Exist
Ireland has some of the strongest public records laws in Europe. FOI, the Lobbying Act, beneficial ownership registers, planning databases — the infrastructure for accountability …
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