George Simion: the football ultra who nearly took Romania
Bucharest, Romania Surely it’s only a matter of time before someone writes Children of the Deal: a portrait gallery of populists,…
Romania’s Europhiles have bludgeoned the populists
Bucharest, Romania Moments before Romania’s exit poll was announced, George Simion, the nationalist firebrand and presidential hopeful, was tapping his…
What Micheal Martin gets wrong about the 1916 proclamation
As thousands of protesters thundered through central Dublin over Easter weekend, waving a sea of tricolour flags, Ireland’s anti-immigration movement…
Ireland has a serious case of ‘keffiyeh brain’
As Irish households glowed with lights and festive cheer ahead of Christmas day, the Taoiseach of Ireland made time for…
Ireland’s voters have chosen to stick with the devil they know
At first glance, Ireland’s general election has bucked global trends: the centre has held. If the exit polls are borne…
Ireland can’t blame the Rwanda plan for its immigration woes
‘When in doubt, blame Britain’ has, since Brexit, become something of an iron law of Irish politics. So it came…
Leo Varadkar’s days were numbered
Leo Varadkar’s abrupt resignation today left even his closest allies perplexed. ‘I was very surprised, I didn’t expect it at…
