Ecosocialism
As rumours abound that the Irish Government will attempt to ratify CETA later this month, Tom O’Connor argues that like many trade deals, the agreement between the EU and Canada is both anti-democratic and gives undue powers to international corporations. Breaking news! The Government has announced that in
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What were they thinking? Eighty-one figures from the political, banking and judicial establishment were present at an Oireachtas Golf Society dinner in Clifden in blatant breach of the public health rules. One man staying in the hotel who had spotted the dinner told RTÉ Radio that he remarked to
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With the recent ruling in the Apple tax case being spun as a “win for Ireland”, Stewart Smyth takes apart the propanganda, arguing that this is another example of tax-haven Ireland at work. Readers of this website won’t be surprised that the common sense view of a particular
Ecosocialism
The European Green Deal aims to make Europe carbon neutral by 2050. But as Kieran Logan explains, an appointed advisor in delivering the Deal – BlackRock – is the “biggest driver of climate destruction on the planet”. The European Commission unveiled its European Green Deal in October 2019, aimed at making Europe