So occasionally, we try to balance things out.  This is tough.  At least with Cóir, we have a crazy extremist religious group to make fun of.  The ‘Ireland for Europe’ campaign is as vacuous and meaning-free as any campaign I have ever seen.  This leaves only one option… [nggallery id=8] I freely admit these aren’t [...]

Would you find it acceptable for teachers to ask children to write essays about Europe, in the middle of a referendum campaign, and reject the work if it was negative about the EU?

This post will look at some of the Lisbon Treaty referendum posters from two groups, Cóir and ‘We Belong’ critically assessing some of them and then making fun of the rest.

Brian Cowen, Ireland’s Prime Minister, has ‘not given up hope’ on finding a buyer for the beleaguered nation, as evidenced in photos on the website of the Roinn an Taoisigh.

When dealing with a party of sick moronic hacks like Libertas, there’s no need to really apply one’s intellect. Instead, let’s turn to the basic politics of gut reaction. A bunch of opportunists initially concerned about various aspects of the Lisbon Treaty (who wasn’t?) in Ireland (who cares?), they have decided to set up shop [...]