Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
By Anthony Sheridan On 11 May last Newstalk broadcaster George Hook made some very strong comments about a number of politicians in relation to the non-payment of water charges. I believe Mr. Hook’s comments are in breach of the Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs and, as a consequence, … Continue reading “Broadcaster George Hook accuses politicians of tax evasion”
By Anthony Sheridan There are 167 countries listed on the Corruption Perceptions Index of Transparency International (TI) for 2015. The least corrupt country (Denmark) comes in at number one. The most corrupt is Somalia at 167. Ireland is 18 while Afghanistan comes in as the second most corrupt country at 166. Ireland’s high rating does … Continue reading “Afghanistan/Ireland: Same corruption culture”
Elaine Byrne is, allegedly, an expert on the subject of corruption. She has written a great tome on the subject that involved years of research and writing. She regularly guests on radio and television offering her expert opinion on the subject and writes regular articles in such respected newspapers as the Irish Times and Sunday … Continue reading “Elaine Byrne: Suffering from chronic naivety”
A Dublin-based Dominican girl’s secondary school has cancelled a formal invitation to Atheist Ireland chairperson Michael Nugent to speak to a group of final year students. The comprehensive response by Atheist Ireland to the disgraceful and cowardly decision can be seen here. This refusal to allow Atheist Ireland address students is in stark contrast to … Continue reading “Atheist Ireland banned while Iona Institute enjoys full access to schools”
An ongoing anti-corruption protest in Malaysia tells us a great deal about how far Ireland has to travel before we even begin to tackle the disease of corruption. The protesters are demanding that Prime Minister Najib Razak step down over allegations that he accepted a large payment from unnamed foreign donors. One protester said: There … Continue reading “Malaysia/Ireland: Different responses to corruption”
Here’s an absolute law that applies to all commentators writing about Irish politics. If you write an article analysing any aspect of Irish politics without referring to political corruption or even mentioning the word ‘corruption’, you are wasting your own and your readers time because you are not addressing the raging elephant in the room. … Continue reading “Dr. Weeks: Living in the zone of denial”
Labour Senator Denis Landy is not a fit person to be a public representative. Not only is he a political coward but he has no respect whatsoever for the democratic institutions of our country. It was therefore grotesquely hilarious to hear him whining (Morning Ireland, 10th item) about democracy when water protesters gave him a … Continue reading “Labour Senator Denis Landy: Not fit to be a public representative”
The call by former president Mary McAleese for a Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on same sex marriage is a devastating blow for the No side and, in particular, for militant Catholic and Iona Institute patron Breda O’Brien. Newstalk’s Chris Donoghue did an excellent job of putting O’Brien through the wringer on the whole … Continue reading “Militant Catholic Breda O’Brien put through the wringer”
Here’s one of the comments made by our great leader Enda Kenny in response to John Perry’s latest gombeen escapade. I myself have been very careful over the years to demonstrate that a public job is a public job but personal appointments are personal appointments and I can’t make final decisions in that regard. This … Continue reading “Kenny talks the gombeen talk”
Three conservative, establishment journalists had a cosy chat on RTEs News at One yesterday on the latest scandal involving rape allegations against a former member of the IRA. RTE journalist and presenter of the show Aine Lawlor raised the suspicions of many that there is a media conspiracy against Sinn Finn. Irish Times journalist Michael … Continue reading “Michael O’Regan: A captured journalist?”