Project Fear has been ongoing for some time now. Here’s a poster urging the plain people of Ireland to vote ‘No’ to the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty back in 2008: I suppose you don’t really need me to tell you what happened next. The Lisbon Treaty was eventually passed, after […]
Abortion
Anti-abortion parliamentarians avoid debate by hiding at the back of the room
Last night The Dáil (Irish parliament) had to cut short a debate on abortion — for a second time — due to quorum issues. According to parliamentary rules, at least twenty TDs (house members) must be in attendance for a debate to be held. Otherwise the speaker can be called […]




