He teaches extreme survival skills: he needs extreme ‘faith’
He has served in the army. He has led dare-devil expeditions. He has taught extreme survival skills – appearing with celebrities in his ‘Mission...
Local news in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising
May 19th-25th 1916
Although Mitchelstown and district was reported as having remained perfectly tranquil throughout the anxious period that had since passed, five men were...
Little Bobby Dylan and his Instant F**king Copyrighting Machine
On Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday, Donal O’Keeffe recalls a meeting with a man Dylan worshipped as a hero.
Liam Clancy was growling at me.
Beneath the...
Local news during the 1916 Easter Rising
May 12th-18th 1916
At Fermoy Board of Guardians a preliminary notice of application was received from Mr A. Carroll, crown solicitor on behalf of Mrs...
Our YES votes brought a lot of happiness to this world
One year on, it’s clear that the Marriage Equality Referendum was about a lot more than just marriage, writes Donal O’Keeffe.
“There is no equivalency...
Local news during the 1916 Easter Rising
May 5th-11th 1916
The death of Mr Richard Kent, Bawnard House, Castlelyons took place at the military hospital, Fermoy after being involved in a shootout...
Welcome to the Oval Office, President Trump
Every time Hillary Clinton points at an imaginary person in the audience, I hear a voice saying “Welcome to the Oval Office, President Trump”,...
Local news during the 1916 Easter Rising
April 28th - May 4th, 1916
Head-constable W. M. Rowe, Fermoy was shot dead when he and a party of constabulary under his command arrived...
Paul Murphy costs us the same as every other TD and...
TDs pretending to be on the average industrial wage or less cost us exactly the same as all the others and they only compound...
Rape Culture in Ireland 2016
The phrase “rape culture” is new enough in public discourse here. What might rape culture look like in Ireland? asks Donal O’Keeffe.
The Oxford English...
