Direct Democracy Ireland

Mar 13, 2013 No Comments

Direct Democracy Ireland is a new political service whose aim is to restore the provisions of direct democracy to the people of Ireland. What does that mean? Well, by giving the people the power to call a referendum (a power that was in the Free State Constitution) and the power to ‘recall’ elected delegates who don’t [...]

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Law of the Somali (A Tribal Law Like Our Own)

Mar 10, 2013 No Comments

  For any reform to be permanent and enduring, it must be based on and rooted in the principles of the aboriginal institutions.[1] People have lived according to tribal customary law since time immemorial. The statutory system of legislation enforced by a central authority is a relatively new creation and a legacy of colonialism.[2] Such [...]

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Bunreacht na hÉireann: A Study of the Irish Text

Oct 04, 2012 No Comments

“…the text in the national language shall prevail.” Expert in the Irish language, Micheál O’Cearúil’s: “Bunreacht na hÉireann: A Study of the Irish Text”; produced on behalf of the All Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution with foreword by Brian Lenihan T.D and then chairman of the Committee, sets out to remedy perceived deviations between [...]

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History Of Copyright Law: Rooted In Ireland

Jul 19, 2012 2 Comments

Introduction Copyright law is a hot topic these days as it is used as a means to censor the internet, but where did it all begin? It is a little known fact that the history of copyright law begins with the Brehon Laws of Ancient Ireland over 1000 years before it appeared in English legislation. [...]

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A Plant Of Rapid Growth

Jul 13, 2012 No Comments

As usual, Mark Twain was right. “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to reflect.”    Now don’t get the impression that Mr Twain is saying you should be the kind of full-up twat who goes around starting arguments for the sake of it. That’s just childish. He was talking [...]

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Austrian Economics Would Save Europe: Nigel Farage Debunks Keynesians

Jun 17, 2012 1 Comment

It’s a royal irony that if Brussels somehow found a way to impose political union on the people of Europe, anti-EU iconoclast and UKIP leader Nigel Farage would be its most popular candidate. His speeches regularly become YouTube hits. Widely scorned by [...]

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Brehon Law: An Introduction To The Laws Of Ancient Ireland

Jun 17, 2012 1 Comment

Introduction Ancient Ireland was home to one of the most forward-thinking systems of law of its time and possibly even today. There were no prisons, no police force and no government enforcement. The laws carried force by virtue of their morality and by the will of the people who respected and revered them. These laws [...]

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Internet Privacy

Mar 09, 2012 1 Comment

  This Blog includes information on the Firefox Internet Browser and some add-ons to increase your privacy online. Many of these features show as a discreet button on your browser. I link to older versions as they were working fine before all that corporatism stuff was included.     A Working Browser Version. If you [...]

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Liberal Education: The Lost Tools of Wisdom?

Oct 05, 2011 4 Comments

Seven Liberal Arts: Trivium & Quadrivium “To learn six subjects without remembering how they were learnt does nothing to ease the approach to a seventh; to have learnt and remembered the art of learning makes the approach to every subject an open door.”  - Dorothy Sayers Liberal education is made up of the three subjects [...]

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Claiming I Owe You? Show me the IOU!

Oct 05, 2011 5 Comments

One way of looking at banking, the mainstream view; which I believe we have been conditioned towards, is the belief that we go into a bank, we apply (beg) for a loan, we accept the terms and therefore we should be liable to pay. Many people I’m sure would agree with the view that we [...]

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