Category Archives: Ireland

Seven Muslims Arrested For Plotting To Kill Swedish Cartoonist

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Glenn Church

Any image of Mohammad is supposed to be blasphemy, but is a cartoonist really a threat to Islam? Cartoonist Lars Vilks has a $100,000 bounty on his head with a 50% bonus if his throat is slashed. He has been … Continue reading →

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Member of Irish Parliament Speaks His Mind With Profanity

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Glenn Church

I bet a lot of politicians have wanted to speak their mind as Green Party member Paul Gogarty does in this video from the floor of the Irish Parliament. Too bad there were not more members present to hear Gogarty’s … Continue reading →

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Ireland Has A New Blasphemy Law That No One Wants

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Glenn Church

Ireland has a new blasphemy law, and no one is happy about it. It came about because the 1937 Constitution says there should be a law, and there was not one. The Catholic Church did not want it. Even the … Continue reading →

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Ireland Considers Blasphemy Law

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Glenn Church

Dermot Ahern, Ireland’s Minister of Justice, wants to bring the laws up to date with the country’s constitution. Normally, that is a commendable idea. However, when the constituion is a few centuries behind modern standards, then it is not such … Continue reading →

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Nude Pictures Of Irish Prime Minister Lead To Censorship

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Glenn Church

When pranksters installed nude artworks of Prime Minister Brian Cowen at the National Gallery, some considered it funny, including Irish National Broadcaster RTE. The government did not consider it quite so funny and pressured RTE to apologize for a light-hearted … Continue reading →

Posted in Brian Cowen, Charlie Flanagan, Ireland, Liz McManus | 2 Comments

Ignore Irish Vote Says EU Leader

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Glenn Church

Irish voters recently rejected the Lisbon European Union Treaty. This treaty was a redrafting of the Constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters three years ago. Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, former French President and drafter of the EU Constitution, has suggested … Continue reading →

Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, France, Ireland, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Václav Klaus | 2 Comments