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More an immigrant holiday, St. Patrick’s Day has come home to Ireland

CS Monitor, March 17, 2013 Writer Jason Walsh in Dublin says he cannot recall the modern-day holiday hoopla in the Ireland of his youth. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent

Will this year’s Turner Prize winner stand among the all-time greats?

The Independent, October 2, 2012 Whichever the year, whoever the artists, the Turner Prize always brings us back to the same old, endlessly fascinating question: what makes great art?

Decline of the Euro vacation

CS Monitor Weekly, August 28, 2012 (dated week of September 3) Click here to download PDF

Checklist for disaster first-responders: food, blankets – and wi-fi

CS Monitor, August 14, 2012 An Irish-based aid agency has developed a wi-fi system for use immediately after a natural disaster, when communications can be near-impossible. The US Navy is testing it this week. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent /August 14, 2012

The man who made the case for discrimination

Spiked, August 10, 2012 Farewell Robert Hughes, the brilliant and stinging critic of the cultural left and its descent into non-judgemental, multicultural hogwash. By Jason Walsh

No small potatoes

CNBC European Business magazine, July 10, 2012 In the boom years their industry was rubbished. Now farmers are being asked to clear up Ireland’s economic mess By Jason Walsh

The snobbery of the anti-Titanic crew

Spiked, April 17, 2012 The only thing more absurd than the recent outbreak of Titanic mania is the anti-Titanic tut-tutting.

Europe’s Internet revolt: protesters see threats in antipiracy treaty

CS Monitor, February 11, 2012 Anger over proposed antipiracy treaty ACTA was expected to bring thousands to Europe’s streets today. Supporters say it will better protect intellectual labor, while opponents see free speech threats. By Jason Walsh, Correspondent / February 11, 2012

Immaterial world

PressEurop, January 27, 2012 Kodak’s filing for bankruptcy protection should give us pause for thought when it comes to our brave, new online world, says Jason Walsh.

Pinker’s biological optimism

Spiked, January 27, 2012 There’s more to progress than biology Steven Pinker’s new book certainly does much to suggest that humanity is progressing rather than regressing. It’s puzzling then that he gives people so little credit.