Brexit
On 28 November 2010 the EU "bounced" the Irish government into accepting an E85 billion loan, which it called a "bailout".
The Irish people were told that this was necessary in order to "save the euro". It was nothing of the sort.
This staggering sum of money was used to pay off the debts of the reckless banks that had gambled massively with people's money and had lost. Irish taxpayers were forced to pick up the tab for the speculators.
This has caused immense suffering for individuals and families, and untold damage to our essential services, and the suffering goes on.
Gemma O'Doherty has pointed out that "our national debt costs E20 million a day in interest alone." E20 million a day! Think what a caring government could do with that money.
O'Doherty points out that "we make up less than 1% of Europe’s population. But Ireland must foot the bill for Europe’s banking crisis to the tune of almost 40%." She puts it down to the apathy and corruption of our political elite.
Why are the people not rebelling against the way they are being duped by successive governments and EU bureaucrats?
Because, says O'Doherty, "the media, and RTE in particular, have been treating them like mushrooms for years – keeping them in the dark and feeding them manure."
Now we face the Brexit crisis. In less than 180 days the UK and the North will regain their independence and the island of Ireland will once again be divided by a border.
Politicians and the media get agitated, asking if it will be a "hard" or a "soft" border. But does anyone know what this question even means? Is it not just a diversion, designed to distract us from the real issues?
Those negotiating on behalf of Irish interests are the same bureaucracy that forced the E85bn gamblers' debts on us. Can we really believe that they care tuppence about us when the crunch comes?
Meanwhile Varadkar & Co watch from the sidelines. Working on behalf of Brussels, their principal job is to keep us on side with the EU, whatever the huge cost may be to us this time.
The Irish people were told that this was necessary in order to "save the euro". It was nothing of the sort.
This staggering sum of money was used to pay off the debts of the reckless banks that had gambled massively with people's money and had lost. Irish taxpayers were forced to pick up the tab for the speculators.
This has caused immense suffering for individuals and families, and untold damage to our essential services, and the suffering goes on.
Gemma O'Doherty has pointed out that "our national debt costs E20 million a day in interest alone." E20 million a day! Think what a caring government could do with that money.
O'Doherty points out that "we make up less than 1% of Europe’s population. But Ireland must foot the bill for Europe’s banking crisis to the tune of almost 40%." She puts it down to the apathy and corruption of our political elite.
Why are the people not rebelling against the way they are being duped by successive governments and EU bureaucrats?
Because, says O'Doherty, "the media, and RTE in particular, have been treating them like mushrooms for years – keeping them in the dark and feeding them manure."
Now we face the Brexit crisis. In less than 180 days the UK and the North will regain their independence and the island of Ireland will once again be divided by a border.
Politicians and the media get agitated, asking if it will be a "hard" or a "soft" border. But does anyone know what this question even means? Is it not just a diversion, designed to distract us from the real issues?
Those negotiating on behalf of Irish interests are the same bureaucracy that forced the E85bn gamblers' debts on us. Can we really believe that they care tuppence about us when the crunch comes?
Meanwhile Varadkar & Co watch from the sidelines. Working on behalf of Brussels, their principal job is to keep us on side with the EU, whatever the huge cost may be to us this time.