The Second Star to the Right

On Ireland's homing condition, and the children who will not forgive us

Aug 13 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

101

34

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July 2026

Am I A Spy? And Other Conspiracies

Why we look for conspiracies that aren't there, while we miss the ones that are.

Jul 31 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

68

13

6

Eight Ways a Railway Dies

How Ireland's railway upgrade will likely die a long, slow death.

Jul 24 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

89

18

11

Ireland's Delivery Inability

Why Ireland fails to deliver its reforms, and pretty much everything else.

Jul 16 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

280

82

58

On Irish Sovereignty

A discussion of the Irish Triple Lock, power, and the freedom to choose

Jul 2 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

68

28

5

June 2026

Neutrality, and the Things We Tell Ourselves

On Ireland's definition of defense neutrality, and what that means about the story we tell about ourselves

Jun 23 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

163

66

19

Kaleidoscopes

How the Irish state defends itself against being fixed.

Jun 2 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

144

44

18

May 2026

I is for Immigration

How Ireland's lack of immigration strategy has produced cruelty in every direction

May 12 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

247

58

40

April 2026

Ireland's Failure Premium

How public money becomes private wealth when the state builds nothing

Apr 28 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

391

96

64

Mind the Gap

Ireland is the second richest country in Europe, and this week a single protest shut it down. Here's why.

Apr 13 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

527

96

121

Further from Earth

On Artemis II and the meaninglessness of the space industry

Apr 2 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

38

13

5

March 2026

Trickle-Down Gastronomy: Japan

How Japan solved the problem that Western dining is only now discovering

Mar 17 • Sinéad O’Sullivan

29

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