Fermoy volunteers making a real difference for Cork’s homeless
“I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and...
My favourite comic-book
It’s a funny thing for a man of my age to admit to having a favourite comic-book, but at this stage there’s little point...
Old England is dying: The Disunited Kingdom of Brexit
Still he sings an empire song
Still he keeps his navy strong
And he sticks his flag where it ill belongs
Old England is dying
Hothouse Flowers played...
When was the last time a man was asked in a...
By Donal O’Keeffe
Imagine the scene. A rape trial. A young woman says she met a man at a nightclub and they kissed. She says...
Remembering Stan Lee, Marvel’s anti-hero
Perhaps, in the final analysis, Stan Lee was neither hero nor villain. Perhaps he was that most Marvel of characters, an anti-hero, writes Donal...
Taken Down: Why Irish children with Irish accents are not Irish...
I vaguely remember from my childhood something about Ireland being the land of a hundred thousand welcomes, and something too about a crock of...
Taken Down: for some a first glimpse into Direct Provision
By Donal O’Keeffe
Last Sunday night saw the launch of RTÉ’s new fictional crime series, Taken Down. Set largely in a Direct Provision centre, it...
Good riddance to Peter Casey, Ireland’s Micro-Trump
Whether he meant to or not, presidential candidate Peter Casey should not be forgiven for the racial hate he stirred up in the bloodpot...
Sympathy for the Devil: Why I agree with Bishop Phonsie Cullinan
Whatever Bishop Cullinan’s thoughts on Satan, I still prefer him to Bouncy Castle Catholics, says Donal O’Keeffe.
A Catholic bishop has announced the establishment of...
