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Telling the truth is a no-no in Irish politics

Opinion

Telling the truth is a no-no in Irish politics

It’s a truth rarely acknowledged in Irish politics that, well, the truth is rarely acknowledged in Irish politics. Families are ‘hardworking’, even those who aren’t. All pensioners are lonely and impoverished. The middle classes are ‘squeezed’, even when they demonstrably are well able to afford two cars and three holidays a year. The over 70s [...]

2018-01-25T18:00:02+00:00 January 25th, 2018|Categories: Opinion|Tags: bank of mum and dad, building, capitalism, class, deposit, Hilary Quinn, houses, housing market, inherited wealth, Leo Varadkar, middle class, mortgage rules, mortgages, property ladder, social housing, society, The Herald, Winning Streak, young people|

"It's a disgrace"… or is it?

Opinion

"It's a disgrace"… or is it?

We had a call on the show today from Anne, who wanted to discuss emigration. Earlier on in the show, Jerry had been speaking to myself and PJ about the same topic. He maintained that emigrants should vote on Twitter and Facebook, because if they voted for Sinn Féin, SF would create a country they would [...]

2018-12-01T09:54:47+00:00 February 5th, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: #ge16, Education, election, emigration, General Election, Ireland, jobs, London, opportunities, Sinn Féin, young people, youth|