‘This is Dave from the bank…’
“Hello, hi there, and thank you for taking our call this afternoon. This is Dave from the bank.”
It was Monday lunchtime and my friend...
Trump continues to prove Obama right
In August 2016, the then US president Barack Obama, did something that seemed at the time extraordinary. He straight-out said that the then Republican presidential...
Phoenix Miracle or Celtic Phoenix, Paddy never learns any lessons
If there really is a recovery, Paddy seems determined not to learn any lessons from the greed and stupidity that drove us to the...
Homelessness just the tip of Ireland’s poverty crisis
Ireland doesn’t just have a homelessness crisis. Ireland has a poverty crisis, writes Donal O’Keeffe
Imagine you’re a single person, with no dependents, living in...
Let’s be honest. We couldn’t care less about the homeless
Since Fine Gael came to power in 2011, homelessness is up 81%. At this stage, we could all save ourselves a lot of energy...
Last call for the Civil War parties
Like the portraits of Dev and Michael Collins, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael may as well hang together, because with Sinn Fein on the...
Why Olympics tickets controversy cannot tarnish Ireland’s reputation
I was listening to The News At One on RTE Radio 1 the other day when I heard Fianna Fáil's Timmy Dooley TD tell...
For survivors, disrespect has become the insult added to unimaginable injury
The Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation dissolves on Friday, but its final report cannot be allowed to stand as the State’s final...
Ten Star Trek instalments to watch before Star Trek: Picard
As Star Trek: Picard is released on DVD and Blu-Ray, Donal O’Keeffe offers a must-see list of recommended episodes and movies before you watch...
