The End of the UK?
James Butler is joined by Dawn Foster and Pat Kane to discuss Scotland, Ireland and the possible end of the UK.
Tag: ireland
The Real Threat to the Union is English Nationalism
Yesterday Nicola Sturgeon announced her intention to bring a second referendum on Scottish independence. Meanwhile politicians in the Republic of Ireland were laying down a roadmap for Irish reunification. But it's English nationalism driving the latest divisions.
The End of a Unionist Majority: Where Next for Northern Ireland?
The northern Irish assembly elections ended the long-term unionist majority in Stormont. Donnacha Kirk on what just happened, what it means, and how things may play out.
Home Sweet Home: Solving Ireland’s Housing Crisis
Ireland is facing the most severe housing crisis in its modern history. Last year fewer than 13,000 new homes were built, while demand is running at 25,000 a year. The Home Sweet Home campaign offers up tangible solutions to the crisis, using direct action to cut through empty political rhetoric.
Rebel City: Dublin 1916-2016
Sunday Long Read: Remembering the Easter Rising should be done with the social context in mind, particularly if we want to draw inspiration to create positive change in cities today.
Magdalene Laundries: ‘My life changed the day the state said sorry’
Three years ago last month, the Irish state formally apologised for the abuse suffered by women institutionalised in the Magdalene laundries. This survivor's account explains what the recognition has meant to her.
Ireland’s Political Stalemate: Can the Left Offer a Way Out?
Long Read: Today Ireland goes to the polls in the shadow of a financial crisis and in the middle of an unequal recovery. Political instability is on the cards, but can the left offer a convincing vision of social transformation?
Irish Election: Austerity to Win, but Left On the Move
After eight years of Troika-enforced cuts it's unsurprising that the Irish general election is being fought out over austerity. A modest left has struggled to gain traction against the historic establishment parties, but their lead is beginning to wane.
7 Key Issues for the Irish General Election
This Friday sees Ireland's first general election since 2011. The Troika may be out but austerity is going nowhere, and while Fine Gael look to remain the largest party, a shifting political party is creating in-roads for the left.
3 Ways to Put Manners on Denis O’Brien
Irish oligarch Denis O'Brien is in the news again for issuing legal threats against satirical website Waterford Whispers. With an election coming up in the Republic how can this litigious billionaire’s influence on public life be curbed?
7 Reasons Irish Water is Doomed to Fail
The Irish Water saga has intensified following a decision by the EU's statistics agency that the company must stay on the state's budget sheet. With recent figures showing a mere 43% payment rate on first bills, will Irish Water survive?
An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’: 8 Reasons it’s Kicking Off in Ireland
In recent months the political maelstrom surrounding Irish Water has dominated the public agenda and rocked the Irish government. As fast as reports of cronyism have spread on social media, so too has evidence of violent state repression against growing public anger.