Left in the Lurch

22/06/2026

I was in the Irish Examiner on Friday with an op-ed on how communities have organised to resist the far right and repair the damage left behind once politicians have lost interest and the press have moved on to the next story

When the far-right started organising in Clonmel in 2024, Dean Buckley wasn't an activist. Learning from Roscrea's experience, his community fought back

02/06/2026

I wrote a long overdue debunking of Eoin Lenihan's constant lies about his "Antifa" study, because he keeps threatening to sue people who say an article he wrote is a load of sh*te.

It seems very obvious to me the only purpose of getting this study published in a peer-reviewed journal at all was to give Lenihan’s allegations against journalists he disliked an undeserved …

24/04/2026

The Bar of Ireland has released a statement confirming Monday's talk by Leah Saffian at the Law Library has been cancelled by the event organisers.

22/04/2026

My latest in The Ditch:

Ghislaine Maxwell's close friend and lawyer Leah Saffian will address the Bar of Ireland next week about her efforts to secure Maxwell's release from prison.

Her talk is part of a session referring to “Witch Hunts”.

“It would not be appropriate for me to comment on ongoing legal matters," said an Irish barrister.