March Articles

Unionists should take control of the agenda, not just react to it

Here’s a suggestion to unionism in dealing with Irish nationalism. Published: 30 March 2021 Stop reacting and take control of the agenda. “How do you feel about a united Ireland these days?” I recently asked a patriotic friend in the Irish Republic who takes more...

The vaccine fiasco threatens to shatter Ireland’s EU delusions

With its open economy, Ireland is particularly vulnerable to Europe’s descent into senseless vaccine nationalism Published: 23 March 2021 If you take the Pfizer vaccine,” said the Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin – one of the sanest voices emerging from the EU, as the...

The falsity of Meghan Markle’s claims are being exposed

When TV presenter Piers Morgan lost his job because he wouldn’t apologise for saying he didn’t believe a word Meghan said in the interview with Oprah Winfrey, there were tens of thousands of complaints about him. Published: 23 March 2021 But hundreds of thousands of...

Alan Rusbridger resigning from his Irish media role doesn’t end questions for him about Greenslade IRA saga

My column last week had the headline ‘Máiría Cahill is a woman who was a victim, Meghan Markle is not’. Published: 16 March 2021 Now Máiría, a victim of IRA child abuse and bullying who uses solid evidence and rational argument to challenge lies, has won a notable...