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Brendan O'Neill

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Brendan O'Neill

Kneecap should be mocked, not censored Free Speech

Kneecap should be mocked, not censored

30th April 2025
How Ireland became a cauldron of the culture war Politics

How Ireland became a cauldron of the culture war

28th April 2025
Kneecap make me ashamed to be Irish Politics

Kneecap make me ashamed to be Irish

26th April 2025
The left’s grotesque betrayal of women and Jews Identity Politics

The left’s grotesque betrayal of women and Jews

22nd April 2025
The tragedy of Pope Francis World

The tragedy of Pope Francis

21st April 2025
The hilarious meltdown of men who think they’re women Identity Politics

The hilarious meltdown of men who think they’re women

17th April 2025
The Irish elites will do anything to keep Conor McGregor out of power Politics

The Irish elites will do anything to keep Conor McGregor out of power

16th April 2025
Murray, Rogan and the limits of ‘edgelordism’ World

Murray, Rogan and the limits of ‘edgelordism’

14th April 2025
The cult of <em>Adolescence</em> is out of control Politics

The cult of Adolescence is out of control

11th April 2025
The insane campaign to decriminalise Hamas UK

The insane campaign to decriminalise Hamas

10th April 2025

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Johnny Rotten is right: Hamas is a gang of ‘Jew exterminators’ Culture

Johnny Rotten is right: Hamas is a gang of ‘Jew exterminators’

8th April 2025
Sudan’s ‘forgotten war’ exposes the inhumanity of Israelophobia World

Sudan’s ‘forgotten war’ exposes the inhumanity of Israelophobia

6th April 2025
The last thing Britain needs is Trump’s free-speech imperialism Free Speech

The last thing Britain needs is Trump’s free-speech imperialism

2nd April 2025
Sorry, Cynthia, we’re not bowing to nonbinary lunacy anymore Identity Politics

Sorry, Cynthia, we’re not bowing to nonbinary lunacy anymore

1st April 2025
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