Irish Bishops Called on the Carpet

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2010 The long-running clergy sexual abuse scandal within Dublin's Archdiocese is still the Catholic Church's problem, and on Monday, Pope Benedict XVI met with Irish bishops for the first part of a two-day strategy and damage-control session at the Vatican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Irish Abortion Law Is Targeted

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 Human rights organizations are on the offensive as groups mobilize pressure against Ireland's ban on abortion, accusing the government of a deliberate campaign of misinformation and exposing women to undue risk by forcing them to travel abroad for abortions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mrs. Robinson Scores One for Gender Equality in a Bad Way

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jan 14, 2010 So the tables-turned, she-cheated-on-him political sex scandal we've all been waiting for has finally arrived, albeit across the pond. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Larry’s List: Mrs. Robinson Edition

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 While the real-life Mrs. Robinson, an ultraconservative, "sanctity of marriage" homophobe from Northern Ireland, was shtupping a teenager, our feet were all getting bigger. Confused? Head on past the jump for clarification -- and maybe even a little enlightenment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Walls Never Work — in the Middle East or in Ireland

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jan 4, 2010 The story of the Protestant "settlements" in Ireland provides a ghostly narrative of those modern-day "settlements" in the West Bank, where the Israelis insist on fighting the world's last colonial war with the assistance of that great anti-colonial nation known as the United States.The story of the Protestant "settlements" in Ireland provides a ghostly narrative of those modern-day "settlements" in the West Bank. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Report: Irish Catholic Church Kept Child Abuse Secret

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2009 According to a newly released report commissioned by the Irish government, the Archdiocese of Dublin and other Catholic authorities in Ireland kept hundreds of complaints concerning the sexual abuse of children by members of the clergy covered up (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tony Blair, President of Europe?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2009 If all goes according to plan, the European Union will soon have a new honcho, and it looks as if the former British prime minister is the front-runner. But the bloom is definitely off the rose, Tony Blair having been such a Bush lappie during the Iraq war. Even in view of the former PM's pro-war stance, Europe's conservatives are the ones miffed at the idea of Blair possibly becoming the "president of Europe." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ireland Votes to Streamline the European Union

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2009 Sixteen months after rejecting the same treaty, voters in Ireland have emphatically accepted the European Union's Lisbon Treaty -- an agreement that gives more power to the European Parliament and creates the position of the president of the European Council. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Insult to Injury for Irish Church Abuse Victims

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2009 Although the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse found some 2,000 people who described the abuse they suffered at the hands of Catholic church officials in Ireland, resulting in a five-volume study (download the PDF version here), the alleged perpetrators have been shielded from prosecution, thanks to a successful lawsuit that protects their identities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Europe on the Downslide

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2009 Well, it’s official: The European economy is in gloomier territory than previously believed. EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia announced Monday that member economies will shrink by 4% this year, likely taking a further plunge of 0.1% in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The First Step Is Admitting You Have a Problem

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2007 Researchers from Dublin City University already believed that drug use was on the rise in Ireland, but they were surprised when their study indicated that 100 percent of Ireland's banknotes bear traces of cocaine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )