The Brighter Side Of This Recession

IRELAND INC may be in shite (with worse to come before it gets better), but there are still some good things happening which we need to focus on… Read more

Recession-O-Meter: The Service Industry Switcheroo!

IF EVER you needed a clear sign that the recession is here in full force then look no further than the new McDonalds burger joint in Ennis, County Clare. Read more

Irish Broadband Subscribers Continue To Get Shafted!

ONCE AGAIN it seems Ireland is leading the race to the bottom of the pile when it comes to the provision of quality broadband services. Read more

Back To Whatever Passes For Normality…

WE’RE BACK from the American Odyssey, still in one piece (well sort of!) and trying to adjust to being home again… it may take a few days!! So – what did I make of the good ‘ol US of A this time around? Well to start with – I’m surprised they let me in at all… Read more

Looks Like The Lisbon Treaty Is Going Down In Flames…

I KNOW the polling is not complete yet, but early indications are that despite huge pressure from the combined mainstream political parties for a ‘YES’ vote, the nation seems to have given them, and by association Europe, a big Fuck You! as far as the Lisbon Treaty is concerned. Read more

487 Million Europeans Will Be Gagged On June 12th

PROTESTS ARE BEING HELD outside 40 Irish embassies this weekend congratulating Ireland on holding a referendum denied to 487 million Europeans. This is because the upcoming Treaty of Lisbon referendum is only being put to the vote in Ireland. Read more

80% Of Irish People Do Not Understand Lisbon Treaty

A SURVEY released by the Referendum Commission today shows that – shockingly – approximately 80% of people surveyed do not yet understand what the Lisbon Treaty is about.

This is one of the most important treaties that Ireland has had to consider thus far in relation to European influence over our economic and military affairs, it’s due to go to a referendum in just under seven weeks… and yet most Irish people haven’t got a clue what it’s about yet.

It seems that just 5 per cent said they understood the treaty, while 15 per cent answered that they understood it to some extent. A total of 30 per cent did not know the name or subject of the referendum. I suspect, given recent polling on the topic, that the referendum is going to be one of the closest in living memory, considering the current difference between the Yes and No camps is only a few percentage points, and it’s pretty certain that this situation is only continue to change as the voting day looms ever closer. Read more