In 2004, the Irish Government proposed the construction of a motorway through the culturally significant Tara Gabhra Valley. To facilitate this, a bill to legalize the demolition of historic sites by ministerial decree was passed in 2004.  

We launched a website to oppose the demolition of monuments in the Tara Gabhra Valley, but sadly, the motorway project went ahead and was completed in 2009.

The Irish Bulletin is a small family group from Dublin, Ireland that has been making videos at intervals for many years. We have backgrounds in history, sociology and other academic disciplines. We are wholly independent of any political affiliation and do not have outside funding.

We named our present website after a government bulletin produced by Dáil Éireann from 1919-1921. It circumvented British censorship and exposed the imperial tactics of terror to the outside world. The Irish Bulletin was edited by Erskine Childers and Desmond Fitzgerald.

In 1906, Arthur Griffith coined the term "Paper Wall" for the control that the British propaganda machine exerted over foreign perception of Ireland and the Irish perception of the outside world.

One of our members wrote her MPhil thesis on propaganda during the Irish civil war.

When the state's bank guarantee was implemented in 2009, it gave bank debtors unrestricted support. Because the expenses of property debts were passed on to the taxpayer, the national debt essentially doubled overnight, sparking a surge of austerity measures.  

Road builders and property speculators destroyed many Irish cities and towns  The integrity of our streetscapes and historic structures was further threatened by the succeeding property boom, which lasted from 2010 to 2022. Developers were using similar speculative tactics and operating unchecked in Ireland's cities.

The ongoing cultural and environmental harm is criminal, as it endangers both designated buildings and our natural surroundings. Monuments and structures that are officially protected by Irish law are now in danger, adding to the growing threat to Ireland's cultural legacy.

Our website is divided into broad categories representing the past (Irish Bulletin) and the present (Paper Wall). We produce documentary-style videos, shorts and presentations and write articles and blogs.

In addition to reporting on the urgent issues named above, we plan to provide practical planning and transportation alternatives. We also work to promote Irish history, culture, and landscapes in order to deepen understanding of our past and promote discussion of these important topics.

We aim to comply with the Press Ombudsman's code of practice and apply standards of ethical reporting, good research techniques and good faith. 

We equate ourselves with the so-called "mosquito press" of the revolutionary period in that reliable sources are the basis of our writing, but encroaching censorship and the privitisation of formerly public media necessitate our existence.