In 1979 Pope John Paul II visited Ireland; the first Pope to do so. British authorities were annoyed and fearful for his safety in...

“…it is the duty of the majority to leave no stone unturned, no means unused, to conciliate the reasonable or unreasonable prejudices of the unionist minority…it has been undoubtedly true that every Irish patriot has always recognised… that until the prejudices of the minority are conciliated…Ireland can never enjoy perfect freedom …so long as there is this important minority who consider rightly or wrongly… that the concession of legitimate freedom to Ireland means harm and damage to them.”

Ambassador O’Malley will share his perspectives on serving as the United States Ambassador to Ireland, as well as discuss current issues facing the Irish government and the continuing relationship between Ireland and the United States.

This march harkens back to decades of sectarian rule and the divisions that defined one of the darkest periods in Irish history ...

"Data centres are consuming a quarter of our electricity, and it's time they paid their fair share. Irish households should not be subsidising the energy use of tech giants. Our levy would raise around €100m a year, ring-fenced for the grid upgrades data centres have made necessary. We cannot keep socialising the costs and privatising the profits."