Category Archives: Politics

Constitutional Convention: Dail Electoral Reform, Part Two

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

Continuing on from my last post, here are some more brief thoughts on some general topics related to the reform of the Dail electoral system. Single-Seat Constituencies An interesting idea, to be sure. Ireland’s current system allows for larger constituencies … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention: Dail Electoral Reform

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Its constitutional convention time again, as “ccven” gears up for the first of two meetings to discuss the issue of Dail electoral reform. Seeing as how the convention will be taking two meetings to discuss this topic, I figured I … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention: Same Sex Marriage

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

This one is a little different to the last few issues the constitutional convention has discussed, in that it is actually an important issue that deserves some constitutional discussion. This is going to be a short and sweet post, because … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention: Role Of Women And Women In Politics

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

So, session two. Both of the issues up for discussion concern women in politics, though only one of them is of any real importance. Role of Women This one, to the best of knowledge, concerns Article 41 of the constitution … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Convention: The Voting Age And Presidential Term Limits

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

The constitutional convention is currently holding its first working meeting. Such is the lack of publicity, that it has somewhat blindsided me, hence the late write-up. The lack of publicity might well be explained by the topics being discussed, which … Continue reading →

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The Constitutional Convention

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

So, the constitutional convention is upon us, meeting for the first time tomorrow, with the first “working” meeting coming in January. The words “constitutional convention” invoke images of political grandeur, of widescale reform and complicated meetings. I suppose you can … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Remembrance: The Poppy

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Ah, the poppy. Now there is a unique symbol of war remembrance. A simple red flower taken from the fields of France and Belgium that became overgrown so quickly in the aftermath of World War One, covering over the mud, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On “Pillar Of Defence”

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

On Wednesday I was so wrapped up in Irish news that I missed Israel re-starting large-scale military operations in Gaza. The following is an expanded version of my thoughts that I shared on social media throughout yesterday, so forgive me … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Rights Referendum: Aftermath

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

When I decided I was going to write something about the last few days of the Children’s Rights Referendum, the vote itself and what it all I meant, I could have had no inkling on the storm that would overtake … Continue reading →

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The Children’s Rights Referendum: A Government Balls-Up

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

It has been a long accepted thing, that “neutral” leaflets from a government are anything but. I spoke about this issue briefly, in the aftermath of the Fiscal Compact referendum. The “neutral” information given out by the referendum commission for … Continue reading →

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