Why Galway needs to talk about Columbus and slavery

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

In Galway, a debate over the historical correctness of the monument to Christopher Columbus in the Spanish Arch has been raised by People Before Profit.

The City I Want Galway to be After Covid-19

Thu, Jul 02, 2020

Kenny Deary
CEO of Galway Chamber

The City I Want Galway to be After Covid-19

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

Niall McNelis
Labour Galway City West councillor

After Covid-19 - an opportunity to do things differently, and better

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

During these past months of Covid-19 Lockdown there has been a growth in media commentary about how, some day, the Irish economy and business model will return to normal, when the virus is brought under some measure of control.

Ireland needs to tackle the racism on its own doorstep

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Ireland, claims Joyce's Mr Deasy, has the honour of being the only country which never persecuted the Jews. Yet it is an empty boast, as it turns out the bigoted Deasy has a punchline: "She never let them in."

The Kind of City I Want Galway to be After Covid-19

Thu, Jun 18, 2020

Hildegarde Naughton
Fine Gael Galway West TD

The City I Want Galway to be After Covid-19

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

Niall Ó Brolchain
Research Associate, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway

Will councillors provide the strong leadership needed after Covid-19?

Thu, Jun 11, 2020

It has been more than 12 months since the local elections and Insider is assessing how the members of the current Galway City Council have performed and how the council has done.

The City I Want Galway to be After Covid-19

Thu, May 28, 2020

Fergal McGrath
General manager, Town Hall Theatre

Is Fianna Fáil really the future?

Thu, May 28, 2020

Micheál Martin’s appearance on last Friday’s The Late Late Show was eagerly anticipated by many Fianna Fáil supporters. Since the earliest opportunity after the February's General Election, it was clear that the preference of Micheál Martin was to enter a coalition with FG and others.

Greens select O’Reilly replacement for City Council

Thu, May 28, 2020

Niall Murphy will be the new Green Party councillor for the Galway City West Ward on Galway City Council.

Going like Jacuzzis - a reflection on FF and FG's path to coalition

Thu, May 21, 2020

At the height of our artificially inflated economic boom, or Celtic Tiger, the owners of a prominent builders’ suppliers told a friend of mine that although the year was not yet over they were ‘amazed at the phenomenal amount of Jacuzzis’ they were selling.

Is a second election the answer to Government formation stalemate?

Thu, May 21, 2020

The first 100 days is traditionally the point at which a new government gets its first provisional review and points to achievements to show it has hit the ground running.

The Advertiser debate: Should the Greens enter Government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael?

Thu, May 14, 2020

'Yes' - Peter Butler

Government needs to prepare for, and be honest about, the scale of the coming recession

Thu, May 14, 2020

In mid-March, on introduction of the dramatic measures to contain the spread of Covid-19, Insider remarked that while the health aspects of the crisis would dominate the initial phase of the crisis, in the long run, this would go down as an economic crisis.

Hoade welcomes FF decision to give party members vote in government formation

Thu, May 14, 2020

Fianna Fáil members in Galway have welcomed the decision by the party leader, Michael Martin, to give all members of the organisation a vote in Government formation.

Coronavirus or not, a recession was coming

Thu, Apr 30, 2020

Insider has had a lot of time to think recently, particularly about the narratives that we are all subject to from various sources within society, whether it is Government, the media, special interest groups, or far-right conspiracy theorists.

The challenge of Covid-19 demands a new Government is formed

Thu, Apr 23, 2020

These past few weeks have been a surreal experience for the people of this country. At times it almost feels like the stuff of fiction with, at one stage, Taoiseach Leo Varadkaar’s return to medical duties drawing comparisons with President Whitmore in that 1996 blockbuster Independence Day.

COVID-19 places USA's moral and economic shortcomings in high relief

Thu, Apr 16, 2020

While COVID-19 has taken centre-stage here in Ireland - including shaping debate about Government formation - and there has been a sense of collective effort by all aspects of our polity, other countries, like the USA, have a rather different dynamic.

We are lucky to have Varadkar as our Taoiseach at this time

Thu, Apr 09, 2020

Insider is concerned that some seem to take too much pleasure when viewing our Government, and public behaviour, in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak, and comparing it to the UK.

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