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Strike Off the Band

Cowardly Irish folk band Dervish bows to leftist pressure not to play in Israel; now the Jewish state views Ireland as the most hostile member of the EU

May 29, 2012

Counterpoints·Ireland·Israel

Truths Stranger Than Fiction

Lionel Shriver's new novel brilliantly describes the problems of on-the-spot reportage, a journalistic difficulty negotiated deftly in two recent books about The Troubles

April 24, 2012

Books·Ireland

Dublin’s Disappointment

‘The tone in the parks and pubs was that of disappointment. One man was ready to admit – through clenched teeth – that he wished the Brits would take over again’

October 22, 2009

EU·European Eye·Ireland

The Terrorist Threat to Business

Luke Johnson, entrepreneur and business commentator, discusses terrorism's growing menace with historian Michael Burleigh and Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson

November 24, 2008

Academia·Dialogue·Economy·History·International·Ireland·Islam·Media·Military·Northern Ireland·Policing·Political Correctness·Politics·Publishing·The West·TV·UK Politics·War on Terror