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The Rainbow Spring
On the 27th of March last, during oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States on the constitutionality of the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), United States v. Windsor, Chief Justice John Roberts, a conservative, said As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the […]
Posted in: L.G.B.T
A Difference of Beliefs
May 29, 2013
The battle to reform the Vatican was never going to be an easy one, and this week we saw for the first time signs that the doctrinal wing of the Holy See would not be yielding unconditionally to Pope Francis just yet. Francis, elected in March, promised to return the Church to a more simple, […]
Posted in: Vatican City
Silly Shatter
May 20, 2013
Why is it that when it comes to politicians slipping up, the Irish immediately jump to the insane? The Minister for Justice tells people that Gardaí exercised discretion when dealing with a traffic offence committed by a TD and, almost immediately, it seems that every opponent of the Government has come out of the woodwork […]
Posted in: National Issues
Waning Catholic Ireland
May 15, 2013
Ireland has been, for centuries now, famously Catholic though it was never actually the official religion of the country. In fact, from its break with the Catholic Church until 1871, the official religion of Ireland was an Anglican one – the Church of Ireland. Despite this, however, the Irish people, or at least the vast […]
Posted in: National Issues
Obituary: Margaret Thatcher
April 9, 2013
You’ll be hard pushed to find someone in the United Kingdom or Ireland who is merely indifferent in their opinion of Baroness Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister. Her death yesterday at the age of 87 reinforces that reality; when it came to the Iron Lady you either loved her, or loathed her. Her death […]
Posted in: United Kingdom
Chris is a blogger from Ireland. He is an occasional contributor to online magazine Ramp.ie, and to TeaandToast.ie. You can contact him at chris@cdgbarrett.com
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