Lisbon Treaty – No-one in the Government has read it!

I’m shocked to hear that neither the Taoiseach nor the Tánaiste has read the Lisbon Treaty, yet they urge us to support it. The Tánaiste in particular made a right fool of herself by saying that large countries had more than one EU Commissioner, which in fairness used to be true, but not for several [...]

Charlie McCreevy on the Galway Races Tent

Fianna Fáil announced last night that they were stopping the tradition of having a fundraising tent at the Galway Races. Responding to the announcement, Charlie McCreevy “said he had found the tent to be a pain in the arse, adding that he was allowed to use such language as it had been sanctioned by the [...]

Young people, drugs, and alcohol

There’s a new study by a researcher at UCD out today which shows that 50% of 15-19 year olds have used drugs, and a massive 86% drink alcohol.
I’m not surprised by this at all, and anyone who is surprised, quite frankly, needs to get out more.
This issue is a bit of a personal fixation of [...]