Gardaí say that it’s a miracle nobody was seriously hurt in the Son of God’s apparently politically motivated attack on a public information meeting last night. The vicious attack, in which tables were turned over and punches thrown, broke out after a member of the audience made jokes about the religious motivation of the Christian [...]

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.

The most amusing thing about the nascent referendum campaign in Ireland is the approach of the two sides. It’s not as oppositional at least in spirit as you might think. The Pro Lisbon lobby are smug. They got a second referendum, meaning they have lots of fun canvassing and self-righteous posing to do before the [...]