There are moments in a nation’s life when the decisions taken in its halls of power feel distant, technical, and abstract—until they are not. This Wednesday, in Seanad Éireann, I am introducing a private member’s bill that asks the Government to stop and think before it does something irreversible: abolishing Ireland’s triple lock. For those who have never heard the term, the triple lock is a simple but profound safeguard. It means that before a single member of Ireland’s Defence Forces can be deployed overseas on a formal international military mission, three separate conditions must be met: the mission must…

In a recent conversation with CNA, Armela Krasniqi, the Director of the Audio-visual Media Authority (AMA), offered a clear and thoughtful look at how Albania is confronting the growing challenge of disinformation in the audiovisual space. Her remarks came at a time when public trust in media is being tested by viral falsehoods, foreign interference, and the sheer speed of online information. For many citizens, it can feel impossible to know what is real and what is deliberately distorted. Krasniqi’s message, however, was not one of alarm but of structured, careful response. She explained that when content falls under AMA’s…