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How do we achieve a Border Poll when the Taoiseach behaves like a Partitionist?

2 weeks ago | irishborderpoll.com | Kevin Rooney

Tuesday May 20th, 7pmGrimond Room Portcullis HouseWestminster, London SW1A 2JRSDLP MP Colum EastwoodSinn Fein MP Pat CullenKevin Meagher Author, commentator and writer for irishborderpoll.comIreland’s Future invited We are living in the end days of partition and must prepare for unity referendums this decade, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald declared at an Easter Commemoration in April.
Comeback

3 weeks ago | kdrooney1.medium.com | Kevin Rooney

I coached middle school and high school volleyball for 15 years. When a match started going sideways, a couple of things could happen. First, especially in middle school, the players would become frozen in their spot out of fear. It’s why teams come together in the middle after every point — to check in, connect, and move. If that’s not happening though, other things start to fall apart too.
The People’s’ Priest

Feb 13, 2025 | irishborderpoll.com | Kevin Rooney

You don’t have to look to South or Central America for liberation theology in action. We witnessed it in Ballymurphy. Growing up in West Belfast in the 1970s at the height of the Troubles, my family attended 8.30 am Sunday Mass in Corpus Christi church in Ballymurphy. One Sunday, a small group of nuns I hadn’t seen before appeared in the pew next to us. They were dressed in white saris with a blue trim. They started to come every week, always taking the same pew next to ours.
Don’t count the Shinners out yet in the Irish General Election….

Nov 14, 2024 | sluggerotoole.com | Kevin Rooney

In the year of elections worldwide, now comes the Irish one at the fag end of the year. Táoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheal Martin kept saying the polls would be in the New Year, but the dogs on the street knew it would be this side of Christmas, especially with Sinn Fein in permanent crisis mode recently. So, who will make up the next Dáil parliament at Leinster House? For as long as I can remember, the Irish administrations have all been coalitions, and that will not change anytime soon.
Democrats must rid themselves of metropolitan mindset elitism…

Nov 6, 2024 | sluggerotoole.com | Kevin Rooney

So now the dust has settled on the 2024 US presidential election. And who would have predicted such a comfortable Donald Trump victory with the popular vote and electoral college secured. Also, the Republicans secured the Senate and at time of writing still stand a good chance of gaining the House of Representatives too. A clean sweep is a distinct possibility. The Democrats are in the doldrums with countless post mortems no doubt trying to ascertain why it all went so wrong for them.
ISLAND VIBES AND FLORIDA FLAVOR

Nov 1, 2024 | bonitaesteromagazine.com | Kevin Rooney

Fifth Ave’s Must-do Dining Experience is Keewaydin’s on FifthWhen you think of Southwest Florida and all it has to offer, there are always those places that are on the “where to go” and “where to eat” lists. Dining on Fifth Avenue is definitely on the “where to eat” list, and visiting Keewaydin Island just north of Marco Island is certainly a “where to go” destination. Keewaydin’s on Fifth combines the two, giving diners a taste of laid-back island ambience on the prestigious Naples avenue.
Ireland: Who are the populists and how popular are they?

Oct 14, 2024 | irishborderpoll.com | Kevin Rooney

Four years ago the Irish establishment was rocked when Sinn Fein topped the poll in the General Election. Working class and young people unable to afford rents or homes voted for the party in huge numbers. Dubbed left wing populists by the media, pundits warned that if the party got into government the Republic it would end up like Venezuela as Mary Lou was pronounced the Irish Trump. Fast Forward June 2024 and SF collapsed in local and European elections with just 12% of the vote.
The ballad of Kevin Barry - ingrained on Irish American minds

Sep 4, 2024 | irishcentral.com | Kevin Rooney

The Irish rebels song of Kevin Barry, who was executed in 1920, spurred many to action and countless others to support action being taken. The ballad of Kevin Barry was written shortly after his execution on Nov 1, 1920, by an unknown author and it spread like wildfire. Of course, nowadays we have the internet and Facebook and Twitter where songs or stories go "viral" as we say.
Our Moment

Jul 16, 2024 | kdrooney1.medium.com | Kevin Rooney

I spent an hour last night down in my basement with my family, pets and all, as we waited while 10 tornadoes apparently touched down in Chicago. I've lived in this city for 32 years, almost to the day, and all 5 times I've had to seek shelter have been in the last 5 years. It's the new normal and it can be scary. We are living in an uncertain and rapidly changing world driven for the most part by technology and globalization. Times of change provide for limitless possibility and opportunity.
I’m a Republican but I’ve always loved the bonfires and flute bands

Jul 10, 2024 | irishborderpoll.com | Kevin Rooney

The ‘11th Night’ is here and that means controversy follows. Huge bonfires placed too close to people’s houses. Sinn Fein, SDLP election posters and Tricolours burnt on the pyre. The negative environmental impact of the bonfires. And what about the potential for sectarian songs, the blue bag brigade and drunk and disorderly behaviour? There’s no shortage of things to condemn.