Ould Ireland embraces its first internet election
“I met wit Napper Tandy, and he took me by the hand, and he said ‘How’s poor ould Ireland, and how does she stand?” – The Wearin’ o’ the Green (Irish Ballad) January 25th marked the beginning of the...
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In Ireland, citizens are exercising their democratic right to vote. This election, however, is not a typical. Ever since the 2008 economic crisis that shook Europe, Ireland has struggled to keep its...
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Since last October, several investigations showed that Google created legal arrangements enabling it to avoid taxes – to the tune of one billion dollars per year. It involved several subsidiaries...
View ArticleThe Tweet That Killed A Presidential Campaign
Last week the people of Ireland went to the polls and elected Michael D Higgins, a 70 year old former Minister for the Arts and poet, as their ninth president. Just a week earlier Higgins had been...
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