Kevin Myers on Cancel Culture, Media Bias & Free Speech

📌 Join 7,000+ others on Substack for exclusive access to deep dive articles, upcoming talks, and more: https://dub.sh/1215substack Kevin Myers, veteran Irish journalist with a 25-year career at the Irish Times followed by positions at the Irish Independent and Sunday Times, discusses contemporary political and social issues through the lens of his experiences with cancel culture. Expect to learn about Myers' analysis of Charlie Kirk's assassination and its implications for American political discourse, his critique of modern media's abandonment of objective reporting standards, and his perspective on how Ireland's media landscape has been compromised through government funding and ideological conformity. The conversation explores the parallels between contemporary censorship and Ireland's restrictive past, the implications of hate speech legislation, and Myers' concerns about unrestricted immigration policies across Europe. Myers shares his experience of being professionally ostracized following controversial columns, offering insights into how media and political figures coordinate to silence dissenting voices. This discussion provides a candid examination of free speech challenges in modern Ireland from a journalist who continues to write for independent platforms Gript and Brussels Signal after being removed from mainstream media outlets. Get in touch: X (Twitter): https://dub.sh/eddiehobbs-x Newsletter: https://dub.sh/1215substack To engage with Eddie on personal or corporate financial matters, go to his website: https://eddiehobbs.com/ Eddie Hobbs heads up Hobbs Financial Practice Ltd, a private client advisory firm that specialises in strategic positioning of personal wealth. Hobbs Financial Practice Limited is Regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. © 2025 1215 Counterpoint Productions Limited. All rights reserved.