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Grave Robbing.

In Blogby JamLeave a Comment

Pictured: Astronomers have given David Bowie his own constellation. The Iona Institute attempts to keep it current with a bizarre statement on David Bowie’s death with some of their usual pontificating blabber. Here is a summary, if you can’t be arsed reading the full article: To Quinn, Bowie was a poster boy for modern liberalism, especially in his Ziggy Stardust days. The media coverage of his death was huge (bigger … Read More

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More Equal Than Others.

In Blogby FedaynLeave a Comment

I disagree with @simoncoveney – legit to consider special channel for Christians/persecuted minorities if part of wider response to crisis. — Senator Rónán Mullen (@RonanMullen) September 6, 2015 Classic Mullen. The smug face of the religious right is wading in on the refugee crisis calling for segregation based on religious background. Unsurprisingly it’s his first tweet about the refugee crisis – even the death of the born children didn’t stir … Read More

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#spareChange: The Whyona Institute.

In Blogby Colm Quinn6 Comments

An Irish father and retail worker has started the Whyona Institute in an attempt to counter the conservative Iona Institute. Jimi Kavanagh from Limerick is looking for support through crowdfunding campaign which will let the public know more about Iona, its funders, who’s involved with it and counter its conservative output. Colm Quinn grabbed him for a chat. Jimi said that the main aim is really to share ideas that move … Read More

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The Iona Mind

In #rabble8, Politics, Print Editionby Oireachtas Retort12 Comments

Are we living in an Ireland of two halves? One looking towards a future of equal rights for all, free from the clutches of a church bathed in controversy, the other with more of a medieval take on things: anti-women, anti-LGBT, anti-choice. Oireachtas Retort investigates the proportions and finds that it appears to be the minority making the most noise.   It would be easy to think of the Iona … Read More

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Yanking For Jesus

In Blogby Fedayn1 Comment

So it’s marching season once again. The Vigil 4 Life is taking place tomorrow at Merrion Square albeit with less hype than previous years. We thought we’d have a quick look at the support online and it’s surprisingly non-native! The official Twitter account is @NatVigil4Life and has been quiet for almost a year. It cranked up again 9 days ago with a few tweets about free buses for the elderly … Read More

David Quinn’s Short Memory

In Blog, Politicsby Oireachtas RetortLeave a Comment

It has been two months since Michelle Hennessy at The Journal started reporting on sex, lies and sellotape. At this stage we almost have the full set with Youth Defence caught claiming ‘women have a way of shutting it down’, the Precious Life ‘Guide to Sex’ and more recently Prolife Campaign are in on the act with ‘Lifeworks’ and Ronan Mullen promising “accurate, balanced and reliable information on pregnancy, adoption, … Read More

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We Don’t Need Iona Education

In Blog, Politicsby Mourre14 Comments

TheJournal.ie documented a visit by a Catholic-only abstinence group ‘Pure In Heart’ to a Dublin school during which a bizarre ceremony was conducted involving sellotaping students together by the wrists. What else passes as ‘education’ from these groups? rabble reported earlier this month, on Ireland’s no.1 pro-life site publishing under a headline ‘Pregnancy from Rape is Rare’ that following rape women’s bodies  ‘may bring into play some natural defence mechanisms that reduce … Read More

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From The Heart

In Culture, Uncategorizedby Shane Conneely8 Comments

Shane Conneely addresses the current issues around homophobia in Ireland from a personal perspective. Me, and my homophobia. I’d long hair as a kid, apparently that made me gay too, or at least that was what would get shouted before I’d get a punch. When I decided to become a young rocker I’d made a decision to stand out, because there is safety in being part of a gang, I’d … Read More

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#soapbox: Norris Tears Into Iona

In Blog, Politicsby Mourre10 Comments

A typical firebrand speech from Senator Norris as he calls for an investigation into the Iona Institute from the floor of the Seanad.   I listened to colleagues on these benches putting down motions that were effectively Apartheid. Had I been a Roman Catholic, a black person or a Jew and anything was attempted remotely like that the person would have been fired out of this house straight away. Would … Read More

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Have Ye No Homophobia To Go To?

In Blog, Politicsby Fedayn21 Comments

LGBT Noise organised a demonstration showing solidarity with Rory O’Neill (Panti Bliss) and opposing homophobia. The protest Facebook page was shared in the last day or two and a couple of thousand turned up this afternoon on South King St. outside the Gaiety Theatre. If Lucinda Creighton and the other anti-choice, anti gay rights advocates had organised a crowd a third the size of this after spending thousands of euro … Read More