Masterminds of the Right
Back in 1992, Emily O'Reilly published a powerful little book called Masterminds of the Right in which she identified the ideologues...
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Choosing Not to Have Children is Selfish, says Pope, Who Chose Not to Have Children
It was a little disappointing when the secret conclave elected a man to the papal throne who seemed more reasonable...
Fatal Foetal Abnormalities. Irish Politicians Take the Cowardly Option as Always.
Let's be clear about fatal foetal abnormalities. This issue has nothing to do with severe disability, as the anti-abortion extremists would...
Axe-Murderers and Crack Cocaine. The Ionanists Lose the Run of Themselves
Young Ben Conroy is still only an intern in the vast underground complex of Iona Central, even if his mother...
Breda O’Brien and the Twitterverse
Breda O'Brien, self-styled "patron" of the ludicrous Iona Institute, recently wrote a long, confused and rambling article in the Irish Times...
It’s Official. Alabama is More Tolerant Than the Iona Institute
The headline, I'll concede, is a cheap shot, but when you're dealing with people who'll stop at nothing to...
Anti-Equality Lobby Opts For Old Scare Tactic
When all else fails, use the children. That was always the way of the religious Right, not just in Ireland,...
Same-Sex Marriage — Anti-Equality Lobby Recruit The Brady Bunch
Get used to the phrase Mum and Dad. You're going to be hearing it a lot in coming months from the...
2014 on Bock the Robber
It's been a funny old year, hasn't it? A year of three halves, you might say. Ireland won the Six...
Same-Sex Marriage: Rónán Mullen Accidentally States The Case Against Adoption
Rónán Mullen was on RTÉ radio yesterday, expressing his views on same-sex marriage. Or to be more precise that's why...
