Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
October 6th-12th 1916
After a long time during which he had received no word from him, Mr Denis E. Sullivan of Castletownbere received a letter...
The Tuam Babies: two years on, hard questions remain
As archaeologists excavate the Tuam Mother and Baby Home site where 796 children are believed to be buried, questions remain unanswered, writes Donal O'Keeffe.
Last...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising
September 29th - October 5th, 1916
The body of Mr Laurence Eager, Queen's Square, Fermoy was found in the River Blackwater, a short distance below...
And Now For Something Completely Horrible
Terry Jones' place in the history of comedy and popular culture has been secure for fifty years or more, but his brilliance - and...
Local news in the Aftermath of the 1916 Rising
September 22nd-28th 1916
Having been arrested under the Defence of the Realm Act on a charge of wearing the Irish Volunteer Uniform, Mr W.J. Ryan...
If there’s such a thing as bad publicity, this sexist Moose...
Is there such a thing as bad publicity?
In the age of social media, was Oscar Wilde right about the only thing worse than...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 rising
September 15th-21st 1916
Under the Defence of the Realm Act, Mr W.J. Ryan, shopkeeper, Lower Cork Street, Mitchelstown was arrested and conveyed to the local...
Just what the abortion debate needs: another middle-aged man dictating women’s...
I'm a middle-aged man, writes Donal O'Keeffe. I'm not even sure I have any right to talk about women's reproductive rights.
I'm so old I...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising
September 8th - 14th, 1916
At Kilfinane Petty Sessions, a respectably dressed man named Patrick Malone was charged that on the 9th August at Ballyferode,...
In the Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen’s Depression is...
That a celebrity has depression is not the story, writes Donal O'Keeffe, the story is that the celebrity is telling the world about his...
