Tag: #Kathleen Funchion

Hijacking EU Structural Funds a “New Low”

by Martin Banks

An MEP has said the proposed hijacking of structural funds such as regional development funds for possible military use would be a new low in the militarisation of the EU. The comments were made on Thursday by Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion. She was reacting to documents reportedly circulated by the Polish EU Presidency suggesting…

Women in Ireland

by Guest Contributor

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash The situation for women in Ireland is increasingly grim.  Every day, we hear of violence against women: assault, rape, and even murder. Women are unsafe in their own homes, harassed in nightclubs, and assaulted on our streets. If a woman cannot be safe at home, she can be…